Product Development Process for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
Abstract
Over reliance on large UAV for tactical and operational missions has placed financial pressure on the DoD in the upcoming budget cycle. Commercial SUAS components are now at the technology level for acquisition officers and operational users to design a SUAS based around a reference mission to perform reliably as a warfighter tool. This research focuses on developing a product development process using SysML, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Fault Tree Analysis, and operator checklists to document and mitigate design risks to multirotor family of SUAS. SUAS components criticality levels were defined based on impact to the mission and failure rates were documented from available sources. The analysis follows an operator defined ISR mission, and follows the concept design process resulting in a designed SUAS system using commercially available components. SUAS design trades are performed and documented balancing mission requirements and overall system reliability. Results include a documented SUAS system, expected system life, projected cost, and requirement evaluation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1077687
Entities
People
- Jonathan D. Poole
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology