DataHawk Flocks: Self-Contained sUAS Modules for High-Resolution Atmospheric Measurements

Abstract

A portable system for making high-resolution atmospheric measurements was constructed under a DURIP equipment grant. This system consists of four ground support pods, each comprised of a shipping case, up to five DataHawk aircraft, a ground station computer, telemetry antennas and tripods, and a battery charging system. The aircraft are all of the DataHawk 2 design, providing highly rugged airframes that can be disassembled into compact volumes for shipping, second-generation autopilots developed at CU, and triple battery packs for long duration sensing. This system has been used so far in three major field campaigns in Utah, and Alaska, and Japan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 25, 2015
Accession Number
ADA626669

Entities

People

  • Dale Lawrence

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Altitude
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computers
  • Ground Stations
  • Ground Support
  • Ground Support Equipment
  • High Resolution
  • Laptop Computers
  • Measurement
  • Operating Systems
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Solar Panels
  • Tablet Computers
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Vehicles

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