Not listed THE NEXTGEN AERONAUTICS (NEXTGEN) TEAM BRINGS THREE UNIQUE STRENGTHS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERSATILE EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMY RESEARCH AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY (VEARAT) - (1) BASSET UAV WITH BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITH SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT BY AFRL (2) MODULAR AUTOPILOT SYSTEM DESIGNED BY OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ONBOARD COMPUTATION AND PLUG-AND-PLAY CONTROL ADAPTABILITY TO PLATFORM AND SENSOR CHANGES AND (3) MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (MDO) ENVIRONMENTS DEVELOPED BY VIRGINIA TECH USING NASA AND AF FUNDING TO MAXIMIZE ADAPTABILITY TO DIVERSE NEEDS OF AUTONOMY RESEARCH TEAMS WITHOUT TIME CONSUMING DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED COST. NEXTGEN IS PROPOSING AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN COMPARED TO THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FOR CONVENIENTLY TESTING AUTONOMY SYSTEMS FOR UAVS. THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN INCLUDE THE POINT OF DEPARTURE DESIGN (BASSET UAV) WHICH IS A MODULAR UAV WITH QUICK ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY AND REPLACEABILITY OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL PARTS AS WELL AS A LARGE SPACE FOR USER SUPPLIED SYSTEMS. THIS REDUCES PRE/POST FLIGHT TIME SPENT AT THE TEST SITE AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOTAL TESTING TIME AND COST. THE TEAM ALSO BRINGS THE KEY SUBSYSTEM FOR AUTONOMY RESEARCH STABILIS AUTOPILOT PROVIDING ENORMOUS FLEXIBILITY TO AUTONOMY RESEARCHERS. IN CONTRAST TO PROPRIETARY AUTOPILOT SYSTEMS WITH VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO THE DESIGN AND SOFTWARE NEXTGEN WILL PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH EASY CAPABILITY TO TEST THEIR SENSORS SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE. THE SYSTEM WILL COST A FRACTION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE GNC SYSTEMS THAT HAVE LITTLE FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPABILITIES. THE NEXTGEN TESTBED WILL INCORPORATE A FULLY INTEGRATED PARACHUTE BASED FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM THAT INCREASES THE CHANCES OF SUBSYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY AND SHORTENS THE TIME TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TESTING AFTER AN INFLIGHT MISHAP. ($1) 8/9/17 2 THE NEXTGEN AERONAUTICS (NEXTGEN) TEAM BRINGS THREE UNIQUE STRENGTHS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERSATILE EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMY RESEARCH AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY (VEARAT) - (1) BASSET UAV WITH BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITH SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT BY AFRL, (2) MODULAR AUTOPILOT SYSTEM DESIGNED BY OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ONBOARD COMPUTATION AND PLUG-AND-PLAY CONTROL ADAPTABILITY TO PLATFORM AND SENSOR CHANGES, AND (3) MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (MDO) ENVIRONMENTS DEVELOPED BY VIRGINIA TECH USING NASA AND AF FUNDING TO MAXIMIZE ADAPTABILITY TO DIVERSE NEEDS OF AUTONOMY RESEARCH TEAMS WITHOUT TIME CONSUMING DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED COST. NEXTGEN IS PROPOSING AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN COMPARED TO THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FOR CONVENIENTLY TESTING AUTONOMY SYSTEMS FOR UAVS. THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN INCLUDE THE POINT OF DEPARTURE DESIGN (BASSET UAV) WHICH IS A MODULAR UAV WITH QUICK ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY AND REPLACEABILITY OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL PARTS AS WELL AS A LARGE SPACE FOR USER SUPPLIED SYSTEMS. THIS REDUCES PRE/POST FLIGHT TIME SPENT AT THE TEST SITE AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOTAL TESTING TIME AND COST. THE TEAM ALSO BRINGS THE KEY SUBSYSTEM FOR AUTONOMY RESEARCH, STABILIS AUTOPILOT, PROVIDING ENORMOUS FLEXIBILITY TO AUTONOMY RESEARCHERS. IN CONTRAST TO PROPRIETARY AUTOPILOT SYSTEMS WITH VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO THE DESIGN AND SOFTWARE, NEXTGEN WILL PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH EASY CAPABILITY TO TEST THEIR SENSORS, SYSTEMS, AND SOFTWARE. THE SYSTEM WILL COST A FRACTION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE GNC SYSTEMS THAT HAVE LITTLE FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPABILITIES. THE NEXTGEN TESTBED WILL INCORPORATE A FULLY INTEGRATED PARACHUTE BASED FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM THAT INCREASES THE CHANCES OF SUBSYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY AND SHORTENS THE TIME TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TESTING AFTER AN INFLIGHT MISHAP. Funding Only Action ($1) 8/9/17 1 THE NEXTGEN AERONAUTICS (NEXTGEN) TEAM BRINGS THREE UNIQUE STRENGTHS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERSATILE EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMY RESEARCH AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY (VEARAT) - (1) BASSET UAV WITH BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITH SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT BY AFRL, (2) MODULAR AUTOPILOT SYSTEM DESIGNED BY OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ONBOARD COMPUTATION AND PLUG-AND-PLAY CONTROL ADAPTABILITY TO PLATFORM AND SENSOR CHANGES, AND (3) MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (MDO) ENVIRONMENTS DEVELOPED BY VIRGINIA TECH USING NASA AND AF FUNDING TO MAXIMIZE ADAPTABILITY TO DIVERSE NEEDS OF AUTONOMY RESEARCH TEAMS WITHOUT TIME CONSUMING DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED COST. NEXTGEN IS PROPOSING AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN COMPARED TO THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FOR CONVENIENTLY TESTING AUTONOMY SYSTEMS FOR UAVS. THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN INCLUDE THE POINT OF DEPARTURE DESIGN (BASSET UAV) WHICH IS A MODULAR UAV WITH QUICK ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY AND REPLACEABILITY OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL PARTS AS WELL AS A LARGE SPACE FOR USER SUPPLIED SYSTEMS. THIS REDUCES PRE/POST FLIGHT TIME SPENT AT THE TEST SITE AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOTAL TESTING TIME AND COST. THE TEAM ALSO BRINGS THE KEY SUBSYSTEM FOR AUTONOMY RESEARCH, STABILIS AUTOPILOT, PROVIDING ENORMOUS FLEXIBILITY TO AUTONOMY RESEARCHERS. IN CONTRAST TO PROPRIETARY AUTOPILOT SYSTEMS WITH VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO THE DESIGN AND SOFTWARE, NEXTGEN WILL PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH EASY CAPABILITY TO TEST THEIR SENSORS, SYSTEMS, AND SOFTWARE. THE SYSTEM WILL COST A FRACTION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE GNC SYSTEMS THAT HAVE LITTLE FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPABILITIES. THE NEXTGEN TESTBED WILL INCORPORATE A FULLY INTEGRATED PARACHUTE BASED FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM THAT INCREASES THE CHANCES OF SUBSYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY AND SHORTENS THE TIME TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TESTING AFTER AN INFLIGHT MISHAP. Funding Only Action $0 8/2/16 Not listed THE NEXTGEN AERONAUTICS (NEXTGEN) TEAM BRINGS THREE UNIQUE STRENGTHS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERSATILE EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMY RESEARCH AIRCRAFT TECHNOLO $0 8/2/16 Not listed THE NEXTGEN AERONAUTICS (NEXTGEN) TEAM BRINGS THREE UNIQUE STRENGTHS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERSATILE EXPERIMENTAL AUTONOMY RESEARCH AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY (VEARAT) - (1) BASSET UAV WITH BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITH SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT BY AFRL, (2) MODULAR AUTOPILOT SYSTEM DESIGNED BY OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ONBOARD COMPUTATION AND PLUG-AND-PLAY CONTROL ADAPTABILITY TO PLATFORM AND SENSOR CHANGES, AND (3) MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (MDO) ENVIRONMENTS DEVELOPED BY VIRGINIA TECH USING NASA AND AF FUNDING TO MAXIMIZE ADAPTABILITY TO DIVERSE NEEDS OF AUTONOMY RESEARCH TEAMS WITHOUT TIME CONSUMING DESIGN MODIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED COST. NEXTGEN IS PROPOSING AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN COMPARED TO THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FOR CONVENIENTLY TESTING AUTONOMY SYSTEMS FOR UAVS. THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN INCLUDE THE POINT OF DEPARTURE DESIGN (BASSET UAV) WHICH IS A MODULAR UAV WITH QUICK ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY AND REPLACEABILITY OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL PARTS AS WELL AS A LARGE SPACE FOR USER SUPPLIED SYSTEMS. THIS REDUCES PRE/POST FLIGHT TIME SPENT AT THE TEST SITE AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOTAL TESTING TIME AND COST. THE TEAM ALSO BRINGS THE KEY SUBSYSTEM FOR AUTONOMY RESEARCH, STABILIS AUTOPILOT, PROVIDING ENORMOUS FLEXIBILITY TO AUTONOMY RESEARCHERS. IN CONTRAST TO PROPRIETARY AUTOPILOT SYSTEMS WITH VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO THE DESIGN AND SOFTWARE, NEXTGEN WILL PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH EASY CAPABILITY TO TEST THEIR SENSORS, SYSTEMS, AND SOFTWARE. THE SYSTEM WILL COST A FRACTION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE GNC SYSTEMS THAT HAVE LITTLE FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTIVE CAPABILITIES. THE NEXTGEN TESTBED WILL INCORPORATE A FULLY INTEGRATED PARACHUTE BASED FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM THAT INCREASES THE CHANCES OF SUBSYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY AND SHORTENS THE TIME TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TESTING AFTER AN INFLIGHT MISHAP. Not listed $400.0k 9/22/15