Situational Awareness with Layered Visualizations for Operators of Unmanned System Aggregates (SALVO-USA) Navy SBIR FY2012.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2012.2 Topic No.: N122-124 Topic Title: Situational Awareness with Layered Visualizations for Operators of Unmanned System Aggregates (SALVO-USA) Proposal No.: N122-124-0277 Firm: CHI Systems, Inc. 1035 Virginia Drive Suite 300 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034-3107 Contact: Benjamin Bell Phone: (215) 542-1400 Web Site: www.chisystems.com Abstract: As deployed UxVs and the range of their applications continue to increase, the responsibility of the UxV operator has likewise shifted to encompass simultaneous control of an aggregate of multiple vehicles from multiple warfare domains. In this new aggregated paradigm, replanning, retasking, and reassignment must be supported by solutions that enable a single operator to maintain awareness of the overall tactical situation as well as status and threats associated with individual UxVs. CHI Systems and its partner, Lockheed Martin, are pleased to propose Situational Awareness with Layered Visualizations for Operators of Unmanned System Aggregates (SALVO-USA). The SALVO-USA effort will involve principled identification of mission-oriented requirements for situational awareness, associated user interface and interaction needs and relevant technologies, and analysis of the replanning process including specification of replanning triggers and evaluation of replanning technologies. SALVO-USA will provide operators with an intuitive interface consisting of multiple coordinated layers of information for individual vehicles and the battlespace as a whole. These new approaches will empower the individual operator in a multi-vehicle multi-domain environment. Benefits: The primary long-term result of the proposed effort will be an approach to enhancing situational awareness during operations with UXV aggregates, including operations involving unmanned systems from different warfare domains (air, ground, surface, subsurface). More broadly, development of a mature SALVO-USA capability will enable more efficient and effective control of all types of robotic and uninhabited vehicles. In the defense sector there is a direct need for increased robotic/UxV autonomy and enhanced human-robotic control. Non-military agencies also present key commercialization opportunities. US Customs and Border Patrol (UAVs) and FEMA (search and rescue robots) are two examples. Commercial potential for SALVO-USA technology includes commercial licensing of directly to robot and UxV manufacturers, as well as custom application sales to specific vertical industries which use robotic vehicles to mitigate human risk in dangerous working conditions (e.g., nuclear power plants, chemical manufacturing sites, and petrochemical refineries). Return