Session E9: PNT for Autonomous Systems

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Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Location: Ballroom B

Session Chairs:

Samir Shammas NIWC Pacific	Natasha Norris IS4S

8:35 a.m.	CompassX GPS-Free Flight: From Launch to the Last Tactical Mile: Don Venable, Mike Veth, Benjamin Deming, AEVEX; Tom Pollard, Michael Braun, Tim Anderson, STR; Mark Smearcheck, Air Force Research Lab
8:55 a.m.	Pathfinder Edge: Making Drones and Aircraft GPS-Independent with Plug-and-Play Computer Vision and Inertial Navigation: Kanwar Singh, Sachin Shah, Stephan Koehler, Skyline Nav AI; Michael Switzer, Simon Khan, Chase Eskridge, US Air Force
9:15 a.m.	Ultra Low SWAP-C Bolt-On Vision-Based Navigation for Attritable Small UAS using Commodity Hardware: Eric Farmer, Jeremiah Ritchey, Frank Cavallaro, and Kevin Betts, Leidos, Inc.
9:35 a.m.	Visual Servoing-Based Autonomous Landing on Austere Runways: Liam McKenna, Clark Taylor, Jeremy Gray, ANT Center, AFIT, Center; Jason Bowman, AFRL/RQ
Alternates
1.	Physics-Informed Computer Vision for Long-Range Aerial Refueling: Nathaniel Vinoya, Jiwoon Yim, Scott Nykl, AFIT
2.	Multi-Camera VBN for Autonomous Low-Altitude GPS-Denied Missions: Mallory Nation, Zach Barbeau, Velislav Stamenov, Matthew Castleberry, Bryce Karlins, and Kevin Betts, Leidos, Inc.

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., Break in Exhibit Hall (First Floor) Sponsored by L3Harris

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