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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 114 - Cleveland, Ohio - October 2014
Agenda Location	8 SUBCOMMITTEE B – MISSILES AND SPACE 8.1 Tactical Aerial Logistics System (TALOS) for the ONR Autonomous Aerial Cargo / Utility System (AACUS)
Title	Tactical Aerial Logistics System (TALOS) for the ONR Autonomous Aerial Cargo / Utility System (AACUS)
Presenter	Dr James Paduano
Affiliation	Aurora Flight Sciences
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Abstract	Aurora Flight Sciences, along with a number of technology providers, has developed a retrofit perception and autonomy system that allows an unmanned helicopter to land to austere landing sites with high-level input from an untrained operator using a handheld interface. This paper discusses the architecture of the system, the interfaces, and the retrofit integration process. Trajectory planning is briefly discussed, and then integration with the FCS is described. A spline-based integration approach allows the reactive system to constantly update the planned path so that obstacles can be addressed as they appear in the LIDAR field of view. Safety assurance, perception, and interaction with the field operator during the final 90 seconds are briefly discussed, followed by a review of demonstration results. Aurora is now in Phase 2 of this program with the goal of further maturing the technologies and capabilities.