International Range Technology WorkshopA Concept Worth Exploring

Presented By Tim Chalfant

US Air Force Flight Test CenterEdwards AFB, CA

2007 European Test and Telemetry Conference, Toulouse, France

Approved for public releaseDistribution: unlimitedAFFTC case # 07180

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Shortfall• Ranges challenged to meet expanding customer

requirements on a shrinking budget• Ranges becoming more reliant on each other• Int’l Ranges “scientifically disconnected”

– Results in inefficiencies like:• Duplication of developments• Redundant capabilities• Interoperability challenges• Lack of Trade “technical exchange”

• No International Forum exists to address– Pseudo “International” societies limited

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Recommendation

• Establish an annual International Test Range Workshop as a forum for the advancement of test range sciences (telemetry, instrumentation, safety, scoring, operations, etc) to promote the free exchange of ideas to met increasing international test range customer requirements

• Create a Int’l Board of Range Directors to promote/oversee

• Co-Host this forum with established conferences• Rotated internationally

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“Chandipur Manifesto”

• NACORT 2006 (Chandipur, India)– Inaugural Indian Range Conference– Very Successful– Keynotes from AFFTC (US), Woomera (AUS), ITR

(India) identified shortfalls– Those Range Directors informally agreed to promote

a “Int’l Test Range Workshop” as an international data exchange forum

– Create a “int’l board of range directors” to oversee– Gather other sponsors (RCC/IRIG, ITEA, SFTE,

AIAA, ETTC, IFT…) to promote/participate– Rotate regionally

• Target ETC 2008 (Germany) as first event

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Why Sponsor?

• Test Ranges “unique” in World– US RCC Standards widely utilized– No path for Internationals inputs to Standards

• Would help expand Ranges Technically– More exposure to international range R&D– Larger Tech base for Std reviews

• Expanded international “interoperability” – Access to capabilities not available nationally– Easier for adminstrations to work internationally

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IBORDINTERNATIONAL BOARD OF RANGE DIRECTORS

• Membership- 1 per country– Rep appointed by each Country– Chairman rotate among members

• Meet annually (during ITRW)– Organizes/manages ITRW– Address range cooperation issues– …Publishes Guidelines for International

Range Interoperability…

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ITRWINTERNATIONAL TEST RANGE WORKSHOP

• Data exchange on range technologies• Rotates between existing conferences

– ITC (US)– ETC/ETTC (Germany/France)– SETE (Australia)– NACORT (India)

• Workshop with existing conferences• Technical session on range technologies• Special “Improving Standards” session

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Proposed Host Sites

ITCETCETTC

NACORT SETE

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ITRW Workshop Host Responsibilities

• Establish and advertise a “Range Technologies” track/session in your conference

• IBORD will solicit, select, and provide the session chair

• Include session papers in your proceedings

• You collect fees to cover your costs• You pay IBORD nothing!

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Others to be contacted for Sponsorship

• Conference organizers– ETC (German Society for Telemetering)– SETE (Systems Engineering Society of Australia)– NACORT (Indian MOD/ Defence Research Organization)– ETTC (SEE, France)– ITC (Int’l Foundation for Telemetering)

• Technical “range-related” societies– International Test and Evaluation Assoc.– Society of Flight Test Engineers – Royal Aeronautical Society– Flight Test Society of South Africa

• Others– US DoD– QinetiQ– ??

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ITRW Society Sponsor Responsibility

• No Cost!

• Distribute ITRW Information– Call for Papers– Announcements

• Encourage participation

• Allow ITRW to advertise your sponsorship– use of Logo/organizational information

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Further Action

• Need Conference and ranges to participate

• Is your Range/Test Site interested?

• Contacts:– India- Dr B K Das ( bkdas32@yahoo.com )– Australia – Dr. Gerrie (douglas.gerrie@defence.gov.au)– US – Mr. Chalfant (tim.chalfant@edwards.af.mil)

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Questions?

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Back-ups

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European Telemetry Conference• Germany• Sponsored by the European Society of

Telemetering• Attendance: 200-250• Vendors: 60• Papers: 45• Short Courses: 5• Proposed ITRW Host site: 2008

NOTIONAL

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Systems Engineering, Test And Evaluation Conference

• Australia• Sponsored by Systems Engineering

Society of Australia (SESA)• Attendance: 200-350• Vendors: 25• Papers: 45• Short Courses: 5• Proposed ITRW Host site: 2009

NOTIONAL

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National Conference on Range Technology

• India• Sponsored by Indian Defence Research

and Development Organisation (DRDO)• Attendance: 280-300• Vendors: 75• Papers: 65• Short Courses: 6• Proposed ITRW Host site: 2010

NOTIONAL

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European Test and Telemetry Conference

• France

• Sponsored by

• Attendance: 200-250

• Vendors: 75

• Papers: 50

• Short Courses: 5

• Proposed ITRW Host site: 2011

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International Telemetry Conference

• United States

• Sponsored by Int’l Foundation for TM

• Attendance: 300-350

• Vendors: 95

• Papers: 75

• Short Courses: 6

• Proposed ITRW Host site: 2012

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