ForwardObserver Ph II

Forward Observer is an on-board digital assistant that acts as a partner with the sensor operator in executing UAS missions in DIL communications environments. DIL communications environments limit the amount of on-board information that can be sent to the user, and the user’s reactivity in sending commands and responding to information provided by the platform. Forward Observer addresses this through 1.) an adaptable autonomy solution on the platform that can analyze and react to data, while allowing the user to set the level of autonomy for a given situation, and 2.) generation of events and prioritized, compressed output products that support bursty transmission. The combination of these two features allows the system to execute the mission with delayed or high-level commands from the user. It also keeps the user informed about mission execution through novel products that are designed to maximally encode information based on the current tasking and available bandwidth.