26-58170 Mobile Command Centre (MCC) for the Centre for Autonomous Flight Systems (CAFS)

Scope Summary

26-58170 Mobile Command Centre (MCC) for the Centre for Autonomous Flight Systems (CAFS), Drone and Flight Autonomy Laboratory The National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) Drone and Flight Autonomy Laboratory (DFAL) requires one (1) purpose-built Mobile Command Centre (MCC) for its Centre for Autonomous Flight Systems (CAFS), located at the Ottawa Airport adjacent to the NRC Flight Research Laboratory. The MCC is a self-contained vehicle that serves as the ground control, telemetry, safety-monitoring and data-recording facility for flight trials. It must support two lines of work: the flight autonomy and human factors research conducted at CAFS, and the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) operations of DFAL, at field sites across Canada. BACKGROUND: The Centre for Autonomous Flight Systems (CAFS) expands upon the existing capabilities of the NRC Flight Research Laboratory (FRL). It provides an advanced research infrastructure specifically engineered for the development, integration and evaluation of autonomous and optionally piloted aircraft systems. The facility aligns with Canada’s broader defence and aerospace modernization goals, working alongside the Department of Natio

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