UAV Requirements and Design Consideration

Abstract

This paper deals with the UAV requirements based on the battlefield experiences. UAV roles in tactical areas and constraints. which affect the UAV mission to be conducted; are explained and suggestions are given. Constraints; such as environmental conditions effects on UAV missions. battlefield situations operational restrictions and technological limits are overviewed, Based on the current applications and systems. some remarks are presented. Considering the future requirements; air vehicle performance., data link and expected payload specifications for a general UAV system are addressed. Assessments and recommendations are given for system design consideration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010321

Entities

People

  • Erdal Torun

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Control Systems
  • Costs
  • Data Links
  • Detectors
  • Engines
  • Frequency
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Maintenance
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Turbines
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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