Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Rapid Environmental Assessment and Mine Countermeasures

Abstract

This reports looks at some of the UAV options and sensors which might be of interest in conducting Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) operations or Mine Counter Measures (MCM), and issues governing their use on small naval platforms. Deployment and recovery of UAVs plus the integration of vehicle logistical support and sensor data analysis are more problematic in littoral warfare operations. Some of the traditional airborne electro-optic and electro-magnetic sensors are now capable of being miniaturised to sizes and payloads within UAV limits, but the number and type of sensors chosen for REA can greatly influence the design and overall size of a UAV.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA438960

Entities

People

  • Manuel De Sousa

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Control Systems
  • Deployment
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Magnetic Detectors
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs