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AFRL demonstrates new augmented reality capability to improve DAF nondestructive inspections

An Airman from the U.S. Air Force’s 19th Maintenance Group prepares to perform a virtual bolt hole eddy current inspection using the Augmented Reality for Nondestructive Evaluation, or ARNE, system at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, in December 2022. ARNE utilizes augmented reality, or AR, a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image onto a user’s view of the real world. The system projects relevant three-dimensional hologram images onto physical aircraft parts and virtually “walks” technicians through the process of performing a BHEC procedure, a critical aircraft safety inspection used to detect the presence of fatigue cracks in DAF fleets. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AFRL demonstrates new augmented reality capability to improve DAF nondestructive inspections

A senior Airman from the U.S. Air Force’s 19th Maintenance Group tests the Augmented Reality for Nondestructive Evaluation, or ARNE, system using a bolt hole eddy current, or BHEC, inspection review module at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, in December 2022. BHEC inspection is used for safety critical structural applications when other methods do not meet capability requirements, said Dr. Eric Lindgren, nondestructive technology lead, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. As the procedure requires removal of fasteners, it is the method of “last resort” to address safety critical applications, and as such is not frequently performed by many U.S. Air Force NDI technicians. ARNE provides airmen the opportunity to review BHEC inspection procedures virtually to increase confidence. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AFRL researcher impacts community with runtime assurance

Cover of the 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. Dr. Kerianne Hobbs, safe autonomy and space lead with the Autonomy Capability Team, or ACT3, for the Sensors Directorate at Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, was the lead author for her extensive research in runtime assurance. To view the entire 38-page spread, a subscription is required and can be found at https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10081233. (Courtesy image)

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AFRL researcher impacts community with runtime assurance

An F-35 Lightning II from the 461st Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California, soars over the Mojave Desert on a test sortie. Runtime assurance, or RTA, is used in various systems, most notably the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System, or Auto GCAS, which is used in the F-35 to prevent aircraft from ground collision by automatically controlling the aircraft, saving lives and aircraft. Dr. 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 / Chad Bellay, Lockheed Martin)

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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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A Mission Out of This World: The Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first space satellite in decades

The Benefield Anechoic Facility recently tested its first space satellite in decades. Anticipated to launch in late 2023, Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) will be the Department of Defense’s first experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years.

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A Mission Out of This World: The Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first space satellite in decades

Truly a team effort, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory all had critical roles in this historic testing of the NTS-3 satellite.

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A Mission Out of This World: The Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first space satellite in decades

In 2019, the Department of the Air Force designed NTS-3 as one of the three Vanguard programs with the goal of delivering remarkable new capabilities that provide warfighters superior advantages in the battlefield

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A Mission Out of This World: The Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first space satellite in decades

The largest anechoic test facility in the world, the BAF, provides shielding effectiveness that allows GPS tracking and jamming tests without frequency management or regulatory agency approval.

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A Mission Out of This World: The Benefield Anechoic Facility tests first space satellite in decades

After the testing is complete, the NTS-3 will operate for one year in a near-geosynchronous orbit and will broadcast navigation signals from its phased array antenna.

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Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain

Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain

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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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