Automated Aerial Refueling Presentation to 2007 ARSAG Conference (Preprint)

Abstract

This presentation was prepared for the 2007 Aerial Refueling Systems Advisory Group (ARSAG) conference to update the status of the Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program at the Air Force Research Laboratory. The AAR technology suite has application to both manned and unmanned vehicles. For unmanned vehicles, AAR allows eliminates the tyranny of fuel, allowing unmanned vehicles to be based, deployed, and employed like manned systems. Furthermore as manned mission durations increase, aerial refueling becomes more and more strenuous on the pilot. AAR seeks to reduce the workload in cockpit and provide a in-weather refueling capability. Also, this technology allows manned or unmanned platforms to fly formation in IFR conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA468985

Entities

People

  • Daniel Schreiter
  • Jacob Hinchman

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Formation Flight
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Refueling
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Simulations
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs