Portable Unmanned Aircraft System Concept Investigation,

Abstract

This report investigates the feasibility of a portable unmanned aircraft system (PUMA) for deployment in various close range (up to 30 km) reconnaissance and surveillance missions, which would provide a capability, estimated to be 50 to 60% of the performance of much larger and significantly more expensive systems. The PUMA would have a total mass of 10-12 kg and a 3 kg electrically powered flying wing configuration, which could be launched by a rubber bungee and captured by either a net or a special arrestor. The primary sensor would be a charge coupled device camera with either a second or third generation image intensifier. Navigation and control of the vehicle could be performed by an inexpensive attitude and heading reference system combined with a small global positioning system receiver. Data would be transmitted over very high frequency channels, which could be accomplished by employing data compression techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA301271

Entities

People

  • Keith Cameron
  • Victor Kowalenko

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • All Wing Aircraft
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Data Compression
  • Frequency
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Navigation
  • Reconnaissance
  • Surveillance
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Very High Frequency

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites