Mini UAV Payload Options

Requirements Proposed

• Operational Range up to 10 Km

• Day & Night sensors

• 5 oz. To 1 lb. payloads

• Silent Electric Operation

• Active Controls for Stable

Image

• 1000 FT AGL

• Low Power - Line of Sight

Communications

• Single Man Portable, Deploy,

Launch, and Recover

• GPS Flight Route Control

• Automatic and Manual Search

Patterns

• 26”-36” Wingspan

• 600ft Recognition Range

• Standard RS170 Video display

• E-O ? Visible CCD
  • Very Small
  • Very Light Weight
  • Lowest cost
  • Daytime Use Only

• SWIR ? 2-2.5 ?m TE Cooled
  • Good for Dynamic Scenes
  • Snapshot mode
  • TE Cooler
  • Energy Starved Under Some
    Conditions

• Uncooled IR ? 8-12 ?m Bolometer
  • Long Wave - Most Conditions
  • Good Sensitivity at 30 Hz
  • Cost Effective/Commercial
  • Low Power
  • Sensitive with Long Integration
  • Poor for Dynamic Scenes
  • Larger optics (weight & volume) for
    small FOV

Sensor Selection/Combination Determined byScene Dynamics & Sensitivity Requirements

Sensor Technology Options

• Acoustic
  • Long Range Target Cueing
  • Requires Quiet Operation

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