scholarly journals Electric Ducted Fan (EDF) Rocket Attitude Telemetry Using 2.4 GHz Radio Frequency

2021 ◽  
Vol 2111 (1) ◽  
pp. 012001
Author(s):  
M F Alfatih ◽  
W Hancoyo
Keyword(s):  
Data Transmission ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Telemetry Data ◽  
C Language ◽  
Transmission Distance ◽  
Ducted Fan ◽  
Test Speed ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Ground Control Station ◽  
Rf Signal

Abstract On a rocket, control requires monitoring to determine its position and attitude. Rocket stance includes roll, pitch, and yaw angles. Monitoring can be done manually without the help of tools while the object’s position is still within reach. It is difficult to carry out monitoring when the object is moving far and beyond the reach of the operator. This observation requires a monitoring system to monitor the object further. This research applies a telemetry system to a target tracking rocket. The measurement results from the IMU and GPS sensors on the rocket body will be processed by the ATMega 2560 microcontroller and sent via a 2.4 GHz RF signal. to Ground Control Station. The rocket telemetry data that has been sent to the GCS can be viewed by the operator through the GUI system in a computer program using the C# language in Visual Studio. Tests on latitude and longitude are carried out by tracking the trajectory of objects while testing for roll, pitch, and yaw angles is carried out by placing objects according to the reference angle. The results of the position obtained the values of altitude, latitude, and longitude of 0.5364 m, 0.000012°, and 0.000023°, respectively. An attitude tests for roll position, pitch, and compass heading have values of 0.35°, 0.07, and 2.90°, respectively. The telemetry data transmission distance test is still well-received at a distance of 200 with a test speed of 70 KM/hour.

scholarly journals A Ground Control Station for the UAV Flight Simulator

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Sławomir Romaniuk ◽  
Zdzisław Gosiewski ◽  
Leszek Ambroziak
Keyword(s):  
Flight Simulator ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
C Language ◽  
Aircraft Flight ◽  
Ground Control Station ◽  
Flight Parameters

Abstract In the paper implementation of a ground control station for UAV flight simulator is shown. The ground control station software is in cooperation with flight simulator, displaying various aircraft flight parameters. The software is programmed in C++ language and utilizes the windows forms for implementing graphical content. One of the main aims of the design of the application was to simplify the interface, simultaneously maintaining the functionality and the eligibility. A mission can be planned and monitored using the implemented map control supported by waypoint list.

scholarly journals Horizontal Polarized DC Grounded Omnidirectional Antenna for UAV Ground Control Station

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 2763
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shahzad Sadiq ◽  
Cunjun Ruan ◽  
Hamza Nawaz ◽  
Shahid Ullah ◽  
Wenlong He
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Band ◽  
Outer Cylinder ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Horizontal Polarization ◽  
Structural Shape ◽  
Omnidirectional Antenna ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Ground Control Station ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Operational Frequency

A new slot-based antenna design capable of producing horizontal polarization for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground control station (GCS) applications is outlined in this paper. The proposed antenna consists of oversize coaxial cylinders, slots, and slot-feed assembly. Each of the four vertical slots, arranged periodically around the antenna’s outer cylinder, emits a horizontally polarized broad beam of radiation, in phase, to produce an omnidirectional pattern. The antenna possesses a low-ripple ±0.5 dB in azimuth gain (yaw) due to its symmetric axis shape and an enclosed feed within itself, which does not radiate and interfere with the main azimuth pattern. This is crucial for a UAV GCS to symmetrically extend its coverage range in all directions against yaw planes. Simulation and measurement results reveal that the antenna maintains stable gain in the omnidirectional pattern (+0.5 dB) over the entire operational frequency band (2.55 GHz to 2.80 GHz), where S11 is lower than −10 dB. A further advantage of this configuration is its enhanced polarization purity of −40 dB over the full frequency band. The direct-current (DC) grounding approach used in this antenna is beneficial due to its electrostatic discharge (ESD) and lightning protection. Furthermore, its aerodynamic, self-supporting, and surface-mount structural shape makes this antenna a good and worthy choice for a UAV GCS.

scholarly journals A Robot Operating System Framework for Secure UAV Communications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1369
Author(s):  
Hyojun Lee ◽  
Jiyoung Yoon ◽  
Min-Seong Jang ◽  
Kyung-Joon Park
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Unmanned Aerial System ◽  
Security Framework ◽  
Security Vulnerabilities ◽  
Robot Operating System ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Ground Control Station

To perform advanced operations with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it is crucial that components other than the existing ones such as flight controller, network devices, and ground control station (GCS) are also used. The inevitable addition of hardware and software to accomplish UAV operations may lead to security vulnerabilities through various vectors. Hence, we propose a security framework in this study to improve the security of an unmanned aerial system (UAS). The proposed framework operates in the robot operating system (ROS) and is designed to focus on several perspectives, such as overhead arising from additional security elements and security issues essential for flight missions. The UAS is operated in a nonnative and native ROS environment. The performance of the proposed framework in both environments is verified through experiments.

scholarly journals Improving Human Ground Control Performance in Unmanned Aerial Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Marianna Di Gregorio ◽  
Marco Romano ◽  
Monica Sebillo ◽  
Giuliana Vitiello ◽  
Angela Vozella
Keyword(s):  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Human Machine Interface ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Entire Group ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Ground Control Station ◽  
Machine Interface ◽  
Team Situation Awareness ◽  
Aerial Systems

The use of Unmanned Aerial Systems, commonly called drones, is growing enormously today. Applications that can benefit from the use of fleets of drones and a related human–machine interface are emerging to ensure better performance and reliability. In particular, a fleet of drones can become a valuable tool for monitoring a wide area and transmitting relevant information to the ground control station. We present a human–machine interface for a Ground Control Station used to remotely operate a fleet of drones, in a collaborative setting, by a team of multiple operators. In such a collaborative setting, a major interface design challenge has been to maximize the Team Situation Awareness, shifting the focus from the individual operator to the entire group decision-makers. We were especially interested in testing the hypothesis that shared displays may improve the team situation awareness and hence the overall performance. The experimental study we present shows that there is no difference in performance between shared and non-shared displays. However, in trials when unexpected events occurred, teams using shared displays-maintained good performance whereas in teams using non-shared displays performance reduced. In particular, in case of unexpected situations, operators are able to safely bring more drones home, maintaining a higher level of team situational awareness.

scholarly journals Design and evaluation of UAV ground control station by considering human factors standards and guidelines

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiwo Amida
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Task Load ◽  
Ground Control Station ◽  
Programming Techniques ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
Commercial Off The Shelf ◽  
Nasa Task Load Index

The majority of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) accidents can be directly related to human error. For this reason, standards and guidelines focusing on human factors have been published by various organizations such as Transport Canada, FAA, EASA, NASA and military agencies. The objective of this thesis is to present a methodology for designing a Ground Control Station (GCS) using available standards and guidelines for human factors. During the design process, a detailed analysis was performed using human factors methods to ensure all requirements were met; each phase of the design follows the guidelines presented in the compiled human factors standards and guidelines. The GCS interface was developed using advanced programming techniques and commercial off-the-shelf software. Moreover, an operator workload evaluation was carried out using NASA task load index for validation of design methodology. It was found that the applied methodology not only improved the pilot workload, but also ensured that all user and stakeholders’ requirements are met.

scholarly journals Perancangan Sistem Telemetri Untuk Mengukur Intensitas Cahaya Berbasis Sensor Light Dependent Resistor Dan Arduino Uno

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Arief Rahmadiansyah ◽  
Ele Orlanda ◽  
Merti Wijaya ◽  
Hanif Wigung Nugroho ◽  
Rifki Firmansyah
Keyword(s):  
Light Intensity ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
Maximum Distance ◽  
Testing Tools ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Arduino Uno ◽  
Rf Module ◽  
Life On Earth ◽  
Independent Measuring

Abstract Light is a propagation of electromagnetic waves that spread all directions that play an important role in everyday life because it is an absolute part of life and without the light of life on earth can not develop. The amount of light illuminance is necessary to know because basically humans require adequate lighting. The instrument for measuring light illuminance is a luxmeter or light meter. However, this gauge is difficult to obtain and the price of the tool is expensive so that it can only be found in certain school laboratories or colleges. While telemetry is the process of measuring the parameters of an object (objects, space, natural conditions) that the measurement results are transmitted to other places via data transmission without or using a cable (wireless). The purpose of this study is to measure, to know the conditions of light intensity. This research uses experimental model of light intensity measurement using independent measuring instrument with combination of LDR and Arduino uno consisting of transmitter and receiver. In the transmitter there are LDR, Arduino Uno, and RF Module Board 433 MHz components, while the receiver consists of Arduino Uno, laptop, and RF Module Board 433 MHz. In this design is also done a variety of testing tools using distance variables. Overall this tool is working well. The system has successfully delivered telemetry measurement results with a range of conditions without a wall barrier with a maximum distance of <28 m. And conditions there are obstacles diding with a maximum distance <13.2.

scholarly journals Simulation and Measurement Studies of The Vdes System’s Terrestrial Component

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Bronk ◽  
Patryk Koncicki ◽  
Adam Lipka ◽  
Dominik Rutkowski ◽  
Błażej Wereszko
Keyword(s):  
Data Transmission ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Theoretical Data ◽  
Current Version ◽  
Coding Gain ◽  
Exchange System ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Theoretical Results

Abstract In the paper, the measurement and simulation results of the VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) terrestrial component are discussed. It is anticipated that VDES will be one of the major solutions for maritime communications in the VHF band and its performance will be sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the e-navigation applications. The process of the VDES standardization (ITU R, IALA) has not been officially completed yet, but substantial amount of technical information about the future system’s terrestrial component (VDE-TER) is already available. The paper is divided into three general parts: (a) theoretical presentation of the system’s physical layer and the radio channels applicable to VDES, (b) simulation results (BER, BLER, channel delay between two propagation paths and its influence on bit rates) and (c) measurement results (useful ranges, BER). It turned out that in real maritime conditions, the VDES system can offer ranges between 25 and 38 km for the configurations assumed during the measurement campaign. Those results are generally compliant with the theoretical data in the line-of-sight conditions. In the NLOS scenarios, where fading becomes the dominant phenomenon, the discrepancies between the measurements and the theoretical results were more significant. The obtained results confirmed that VDES provides a large coding gain, which significantly improves the performance of data transmission and increases the bit rate compared to the existing maritime radiocommunication solutions. It should be noted that the results presented in the article were used by the IALA while developing the current version of the VDES specification.

Design and development of an aircraft type portable drone for surveillance and disaster management

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazi Mahmud Hasan ◽  
S.H. Shah Newaz ◽  
Md. Shamim Ahsan
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recovery System ◽  
Ground Control Station ◽  
Autonomous Aircraft ◽  
Aircraft Type ◽  
The Cost

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the development of an aircraft-type autonomous portable drone suitable for surveillance and disaster management. The drone is capable of flying at a maximum speed of 76 km/h. This portable drone comprises five distinct parts those are easily installable within several minutes and can be fit in a small portable kit. The drone consists of a ballistic recovery system, allowing the drone landing vertically. The integrated high-definition camera sends real-time video stream of desired area to the ground control station. In addition, the drone is capable of carrying ~1.8 kg of payload. Design/methodology/approach In order to design and develop the portable drone, the authors sub-divided the research activities in six fundamental steps: survey of the current drone technologies, design the system architecture of the drone, simulation and modeling of various modules of the drone, development of various modules of the drone and their performance analysis, integration of various modules of the drone, and real-life performance analysis and finalization. Findings Experimental results: the cruise speed of the drone was in the range between 45 and 62 km/h. The drone was capable of landing vertically using the ballistic recovery system attached with it. On the contrary, the drone can transmit real-time video to the ground control station and, thus, suitable for surveillance. The audio system of the drone can be used for announcement of emergency messages. The drone can carry 1.8 kg of payload and can be used during disaster management. The drone parts are installed within 10 min and fit in a small carrying box. Practical implications The autonomous aircraft-type portable drone has a wide range of applications including surveillance, traffic jam monitoring and disaster management. Social implications The cost of the cost-effective drone is within $700 and creates opportunities for the deployment in the least developed countries. Originality/value The autonomous aircraft-type portable drone along with the ballistic recovery system were designed and developed by the authors using their won technology.

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