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AFRL researcher impacts community with runtime assurance

Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Controls Engineer Capt. Christian Potts, left, and Program Manager Amy Burns, right, watch from the simulation control room at AFRL’s Aerospace Systems Directorate while 2nd Lt. Ryan Collins demonstrates automatic fly up maneuvers in a virtual flight simulator generated by the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, or Auto GCAS, Dec. 6, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Auto GCAS is a software update developed by AFRL, Lockheed Martin and NASA that prevents an aircraft from impacting the ground by automatically pulling the aircraft up before an accident can occur. Kerianne Hobbs, safe autonomy and space lead with the Autonomy Capability Team, or ACT3, for the Sensors Directorate at AFRL, was the lead author of a 38-page spread in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Magazine, titled Runtime assurance for safety-critical systems: An introduction to safety filtering approaches for complex control systems, for her extensive research in runtime assurance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL researcher impacts community with runtime assurance

2nd Lt. Ryan Collins demonstrates an automatic fly up maneuver generated by the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, or Auto GCAS, in a research flight simulator, Dec. 6, 2022, at the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Aerospace Systems Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Auto GCAS is a software update developed by AFRL, Lockheed Martin and NASA that prevents an aircraft from impacting the ground by automatically pulling the aircraft up before an accident can occur. Kerianne Hobbs, safe autonomy and space lead with the Autonomy Capability Team, or ACT3, for the Sensors Directorate at AFRL, was the lead author of a 38-page spread in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Magazine, titled Runtime assurance for safety-critical systems: An introduction to safety filtering approaches for complex control systems, for her extensive research in runtime assurance. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL researcher impacts community with runtime assurance

F-35 test pilot Dan Levin, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force, flies an Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System, or Auto-GCAS, test flight in an F-35C on a low level through West Virginia, June 17, 2019. Flying the low level helps stress the Auto-GCAS software to confirm there are no false collision warnings while flying as close to the ground as operationally representative. Kerianne Hobbs, safe autonomy and space lead with the Autonomy Capability Team, or ACT3, for the Sensors Directorate at AFRL, was the lead author of a 38-page spread in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Magazine, titled Runtime assurance for safety-critical systems: An introduction to safety filtering approaches for complex control systems, for her extensive research in runtime assurance. (Courtesy photo / Dane Wiedmann)

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AFRL welcomes new commander

Maj. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, left, and Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain, right, listen to remarks from Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, during a change of command ceremony for the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, where Pringle relinquishes command to Cain, while Chief Master Sgt. Bill Fitch, AFRL command chief, stands behind them at the National Museum of the U.S Air Force, June 5, 2023. Cain was chosen to be the 13th commander of AFRL and said he looks forward to the new position. He previously served as director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations at Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL welcomes new commander

Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, left, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, passes command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, to Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain, right, during a change of command ceremony, while Chief Master Sgt. Bill Fitch, AFRL command chief, stands center at the National Museum of the U.S Air Force, June 5, 2023. Cain was chosen to be the 13th commander of AFRL, having previously served as director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations at Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL welcomes new commander

Maj. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, right, relinquishes command back to Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, left, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, during a change of command ceremony for the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, while Chief Master Sgt. Bill Fitch, AFRL command chief, stands center at the National Museum of the U.S Air Force, June 5, 2023. Pringle retired after 32 years of service. She relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain and assured him that AFRL is ready for his guidance and leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL welcomes new commander

Maj. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, second from right, relinquishes command back to Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, left, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, during a change of command ceremony for the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, where Richardson then passes command to Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain, far right, while Chief Master Sgt. Bill Fitch, AFRL command chief, stands center at the National Museum of the U.S Air Force, June 5, 2023. Cain thanked Pringle for her years of leadership and said he is honored to serve in the new role. He previously served as director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations at Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL welcomes new commander

From left: Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command; Chief Master Sgt. Bill Fitch, Air Force Research Laboratory command chief; Maj. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, outgoing AFRL commander; and Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain, AFRL commander, stand before the audience during a change of command ceremony for AFRL at the National Museum of the U.S Air Force, June 5, 2023. Cain was chosen to be the 13th commander of AFRL and said he looks forward to the new position. He previously served as director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations at Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command. (U.S. Air Force photo / Keith Lewis)

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AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA staff adjust Campos, a fire and rescue training manikin, in the seat at the sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17, 2023. AFRL and NASA, along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, tested the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used on the Orion spacecraft during the next mission to the moon under the Artemis Program. The manikin used in the testing was Campos, named after the legendary Arturo Campos, an electrical engineer who was instrumental to saving the Apollo 13 crew. Campos is accurately weighed and has the appropriate density of a human for testing. (U.S. Air Force photo / Rick Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission

Campos, a fire and rescue training manikin, at the sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17, 2023, where Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA staff test the seat and flight suit for safety measures. AFRL and NASA, along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, tested the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used on the Orion spacecraft during the next mission to the moon under the Artemis Program. The manikin used in the testing was Campos, named after the legendary Arturo Campos, an electrical engineer who was instrumental to saving the Apollo 13 crew. Campos is accurately weighed and has the appropriate density of a human for testing. (U.S. Air Force photo / Rick Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA staff prepare Campos, a fire and rescue training manikin, in the seat at the sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17, 2023. AFRL and NASA, along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, tested the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used on the Orion spacecraft during the next mission to the moon under the Artemis Program. The manikin used in the testing was Campos, named after the legendary Arturo Campos, an electrical engineer who was instrumental to saving the Apollo 13 crew. Campos is accurately weighed and has the appropriate density of a human for testing. (U.S. Air Force photo / Rick Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA staff adjust Campos, a fire and rescue training manikin, in the seat at the sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17, 2023. AFRL and NASA, along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, tested the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used on the Orion spacecraft during the next mission to the moon under the Artemis Program. The manikin used in the testing was Campos, named after the legendary Arturo Campos, an electrical engineer who was instrumental to saving the Apollo 13 crew. Campos is accurately weighed and has the appropriate density of a human for testing. (U.S. Air Force photo / Rick Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA staff hoist Campos, a fire and rescue training manikin, into the seat at the sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17, 2023. AFRL and NASA, along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, tested the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used on the Orion space capsule during the next mission to the moon under the Artemis Program. The manikin used in the testing was Campos, named after the legendary Arturo Campos, an electrical engineer who was instrumental to saving the Apollo 13 crew. Campos is accurately weighed and has the appropriate density of a human for testing. (U.S. Air Force photo / Rick Eldridge)

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AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA work together at the sled test facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17, 2023, along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the next replica of a seat and flight suit that will be used on the Orion space capsule during the next mission to the moon. (U.S. Air Force photo / Rick Eldridge)

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Biomaterials Research Scientist

Bioinformatics Team Lead Dr. Blake Stamps pipettes biological samples for use in a DNA sequencer, an instrument that researchers in the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate use to read DNA samples and generate high-quality electronic data pertaining to the muskox genome, in the Synthetic Biology Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 10, 2023. Scientists are most interested in the genomic information most closely associated with the thinness of muskox wool fibers, as thinner fibers provide greater thermal insulating properties. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jonathan Taulbee)

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Biomaterials Research Scientist

2nd Lt. Evon Delisle, a Biomaterials Research Scientist, prepares muskox guard hair samples to test their break force, or load that the material can sustain before breaking, in the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Biomaterials Laboratory of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 12, 2023. Researchers involved in this facet of the muskox wool keratin fiber project seek correlations between animal age, fiber diameter and break force, and examine how those characteristics are associated with different keratin genes. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jonathan Taulbee)

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AFRL Quantum research advances capabilities for command, control and communication in future Air, Space and Cyber Force operations

Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y. are advancing quantum technologies from the individual quantum bit or qubit, level to the system level, where different qubit types must interface for future capabilities for the US Air Force.

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AFRL, University of Arizona foster collaboration at tech collider event

Participants attend the University Tech Collider Working Group at the Rotunda at Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 13, 2023. The event aimed to develop and improve knowledge of career opportunities for University of Arizona students, advance technological development in the state of Arizona and expand science, technology, engineering and math education outreach initiatives throughout the Arizona educational system. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AFRL, University of Arizona foster collaboration at tech collider event

Participants attend the University Tech Collider Working Group at the Rotunda at Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 13, 2023. The event aimed to develop and improve knowledge of career opportunities for University of Arizona students, advance technological development in the state of Arizona and expand science, technology, engineering and math education outreach initiatives throughout the Arizona educational system. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AFRL successfully field-tests AI robot to improve DAF manufacturing capability

A multidisciplinary development team, comprised of Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, depot, industry and academia representatives, observes the successful first demonstration of an autonomous robotic incremental metal forming prototype, nicknamed AI-FORGE, at Warner-Robins Air Logistics Complex, Georgia, in late January 2023. Personnel from AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Ohio State University, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, Yaskawa Motoman, and CapSen Robotics collaborated to develop the robotic blacksmithing system, which uses incremental forming, a heat-assisted metalworking process that permits users to manufacture small lots of customized manufactured parts for military aircraft. During its initial test run, the artificially intelligent system operated autonomously without human interruption for over six hours.

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