Proteus DSA control room in Mojave, CA

Proteus DSA control room in Mojave, CA
(L to R)
Jean-Pierre Soucy; Amphitech International Software engineer
Craig Bomben; NASA Dryden Test Pilot
Pete Siebold; (with headset, at computer controls) Scaled Composites pilot
Bob Roehm; New Mexico State University (NMSU) UAV Technical Analysis Application Center (TAAC)
Chuck Coleman; Scaled Composites Pilot
Kari Sortland; NMSU TAAC
Russell Wolfe; Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.

Scaled Composites' unique tandem-wing Proteus was the testbed for a series of UAV collision-avoidance flight demonstrations. An Amphitech 35GHz radar unit installed below Proteus' nose was the primary sensor for the Detect, See and Avoid tests.

Proteus DSA control room in Mojave, CA (L to R) Jean-Pierre Soucy; Amphitech International Software engineer Craig Bomben; NASA Dryden Test Pilot Pete Siebold; (with headset, at computer controls) Scaled Composites pilot Bob Roehm; New Mexico State University (NMSU) UAV Technical Analysis Application Center (TAAC) Chuck Coleman; Scaled Composites Pilot Kari Sortland; NMSU TAAC Russell Wolfe; Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. Scaled Composites' unique tandem-wing Proteus was the testbed for a series of UAV collision-avoidance flight demonstrations. An Amphitech 35GHz radar unit installed below Proteus' nose was the primary sensor for the Detect, See and Avoid tests.

Photographer NASA/Tom Tschida
Location AFRC