Micro-Air Vehicle-Enabled Remote Environmental and Chemical Sensing (MAVERECS)
Abstract
This final report summarizes the Micro-Air Vehicle-Enabled Remote Environmental and Chemical Sensing (MAVERECS)-enabling technology project. This project demonstrated environmental remote sensing by incorporating a chemical detection module (a miniaturized ion mobility spectrometer) and Gumstix computer (La Jolla, CA) into a compact module that was fully integrated into the T-Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV; Honeywell; Charlotte, NC) electronics. A software implementation of the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) common sensor interface was run on the Gumstix processor to demonstrate this standard interface technology on a working CBRN UAV platform. A real-time chemical contamination mapping capability was coded that output KML files directly into the UAV ground control station to display georeferenced detection heat maps that were readily exportable to any common operational environment, including the Joint Warning and Reporting Network. The fully functional MAVERECS system was operated on several sorties during the Sophos/Kydoimos (S/K) Challenge III event at Dugway Proving Ground, UT in August 2016, and it successfully detected several chemical simulant releases. Three T-Hawk platforms with integrated chemical and radiological sensing and real-time display and reporting capabilities were delivered to the Integrated Early Warning Advanced Technology Demonstration Technical Manager and to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency operational test range team.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 24, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1201889
Entities
People
- Alan C. Samuels
- Brian Hall
- F. M. Von Fahnestock
- Harold Wylie
- John Sparks
- Lester Strauch
- Mark Colgan
- Nader Tubbeh
- Robert Schafer
- Vincent Mchugh
Organizations
- Honeywell International, Inc.