ITEC 2018 Advanced Engineering Conference

Airbus Defence and Space UK Defence Solutions Centre

Spearheading Innovation in Defence

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Abstract Title:

„Leveraging cross-sector innovation techniques, collaboration

and visualisation within an MBSE framework, for optimised

defence export capabilities‟

Afzal Ali

Expert - Systems Engineering and Simulation AIRBUS

Head of Visualisation - UKDSC

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Background

• The UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC) is an organisation stood up in 2015, to look at UK Defence Export growth providing UK prosperity and skills.

• We have been working on a number of areas for UK Defence Innovation, focusing on innovation, collaboration and exploitation of research, science and technology.

• Within this construct, we have been using a systems engineering approach:

• understand the market baseline develop solution options visualisation stimulate innovation challenges simulation engagement & communication collaboration exploitation develop UK defence export capabilities

• Talk will cover cross-sector innovation and collaboration

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Defence Growth Partnership (DGP)

Context

• The Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) has been

established to maintain and grow the UK‟s long-term

position and competiveness in defence exports. It has three

goals:

• Grow the UK’s global market share, through

increased defence exports

• Foster greater collaboration and innovation across

the defence sector

• Improve competitiveness through the whole value

chain

• DGP represents a commitment from both government and

industry to the UK defence sector

• It enjoys cross-government support and the membership of

15 major defence companies

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“teamUK”

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Cross-Sector & Innovation

• Working with Defence Stakeholders to define future operational needs

• Look outwards (defence, security, aerospace) into non-traditional defence

supply chains

• Cross sector – from fashion, petrochemical, automotive, manufacturing, design,

retail, creative sector……

• To foster eco-systems and provide cross-sector benefits through sharing

requirements and ideas increasing collaboration

• Created a “teamUK” approach – inclusive and collaborative

• Underwater Autonomy – Robotics in harsh environments

• Closing the gap between ROV and UxV‟s

• Collaborating with UK creative sector, developing highly immersive synthetic

environments; re-use techniques in design and development

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High Value Design (HVD) & Advanced Engineering (AE)

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Airbus MBSE example – Digital Mock Up (DMU)

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HVD: Aerospace and Automotive

Use of game technologies, VR, AR, MR for collaboration in the design process and high end visualisation - marketing and customer engagement

All image taken from PiXYZ – used with permission

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Visualisation in the design process

Systems

Architecture/

MBSE

CAD/

CATIA

Game technology

visualisation tools

Engineering

visualisation &

collaboration tools

Cross-sector

collaboration Deliver innovation

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UKDSC Cross-Sector Innovation Framework

Cross Sector Innovation Framework (CSIF) - process

UK Defence Need

<high level req>

Adjacent industrial

sectors

Freedom of

manoeuvre

Increased use of

autonomous

systems

Technology

roadmaps

Capability

development

0-5yrs

Requirements

coherence

Areas to focus

R&T roadmaps 5-

15yrs

Innovation

challenges

Stimulate cross-

sector benefits

collaboration

Increase success

Co-investment

Demonstrate

commitment

Technology

maturation

Mature capability

Capability

development

Go-to market plan

UK prosperity

UK defence &

cross sector

export growth

Demonstrate value

UK Defence &

Cross sector

benefits

Innovation benefits

realisation

Create capabilities

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Requirements

Architectural

framework modelling

Synthetic

Environment use-

case modelling

Lightweight

OA/CONOPS

experimentation

Concept visualisation

Identification of

emergent technology

requirements

Requirements

generation

Stimulate UK MOD

innovation challenges

AI & rules Platform

dynamics

Comms

EM

modelling

Sensors Effectors TTPs Doctrine

CGF models and/or mathematical abstractions

Visualisation

So what? – UKDSC use of MBSE for visualisation

Market Intelligence Cell

(MIC)

DGP

CoI‟s

DIT/DSO

„other‟ e.g.

OSINT

FUSION

MBSE (with M&S)

„model/system -

definitions‟

„deliver capability‟

„emergent

technologies/Innovations

Identify areas of co-

investment

„articulate

requirements‟

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UKDSC use of MBSE - post Ex Unmanned Warrior

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Develop areas for coherence and future needs:

Road-Mapping Themes to 2025

A.1 Sensors Bridging the ROV to AUV gap

Faster acquisition rates

Low power high accuracy GPS-less navigation

A.2 Power & Comms Extended range and operation

Propulsion

Battery technologies and management

Subsea-subsea and subsea-surface comms

Subsea power and comms networks

A.3 Deployment Platform friendly LARS

Swarm launch and recovery

Subsea repowering

A.4 Operations Ways of working

Human/machine interfaces

Autonomous operations and AI

Underwater, surface and air integration

Long term support

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Future Operational Context

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ICElab – Innovation & Collaborative Engagement Laboratory

• An exploitation platform for UKDSC innovation and capability development.

To provide an environment that promotes:

• Innovation • Bringing a diverse range of users/stakeholders together to foster a defence

export focused eco-system and stimulate innovative thinking.

• Collaboration • Enable an environment in which individuals and organisations can openly

collaborate and work on innovative ideas and develop new concepts.

• Engagement • Provide opportunities to present, demonstrate and engage with senior

stakeholders. Enable networking with potential innovation collaborators and potential research/innovation exploitation stakeholders from a diverse range of domains.

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2020V example – Persistent Aerial Surveillance; novel ISR

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Modelling, Simulation, Innovation….. Concept Demonstrator?

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2020V example – Glyndwr innovations

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Afzal Ali Expert – Systems Engineering (Synthetic Environments & Simulation)

Engineering Operations

Airbus (Defence and Space)

Email: Afzal.Ali@Airbus.com

Phone: 07817620717

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Afzal Ali Head of Visualisation

UK Defence Solutions Centre

Email: Afzal.Ali@UKDSC.org

Spearheading Innovation in Defence