Roving UAV IED Interdiction System

Abstract

In support of the Naval Postgraduate School's Systems Engineering Capstone, a project team was formed from Cohort 311-093A to perform an analysis on the possibility of utilizing Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) in campaign against improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The goal of the project was to determine if a weapon system is feasible to increase capabilities to the warfighter in the fight against the IED threat. The project scope was limited to the UAV classes with local (squad/battalion) control to provide an organic increase in capabilities; specifically Tier I (man-portable) and Tier II (tactical) families of UAVs. Modeling and simulation, warhead analysis, and a cost analysis were used to score the proposed alternatives on specific Key Performance Parameters. This information was analyzed and a recommendation was made to only arm the Tier II UAV using a small missile.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA540926

Entities

People

  • Eric Laskey
  • James Tuey
  • Jill Mcconaghy
  • Kariym Smith
  • Lisa Quade
  • Nathaniel Hathaway
  • Scott Sparrow
  • Trevor Jerdee
  • Wayne Bechtel

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Ear
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Military Science
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Systems Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs