Feasibility Study of Closed Cycle Propulsion for Unmanned Aerial Systems

As unmanned systems become more intelligent, ground force may be able to interact directly with the UAS, without the need for a human UAS operator as a moderator. We looked at how interaction tools facilitate coordination between commanders and intelligent autonomous UASs. For this a mission execution interface (MEI) was developed. It was added to an existing chat and graphical bi-directional communication interface that was shown valuable for commander-UAS operator interaction. This setup was tested in the battle-lab facility using Wizard-of-Oz technique to generate the intelligent UAS capabilities. Focusing on the utility of the MEI relative to chat alone, or when both communication means are provided, results demonstrate how the MEI was used for mission execution for static or dynamic targets. Design improvements need to be applied to the MEI following the study outcomes and user feedback to make it more effective for conveying the commander’s intent throughout the mission.

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Investigation of Small Scale Pulsed Detonation Engines and Feasibility Study for Implementation with Disposable Unmanned Aerial Systems

SAE International Journal of Aerospace ◽

10.4271/2013-01-2304 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 785-790

Author(s):

Richard Brian Cain ◽

Patrick Browning ◽

Wade Huebsch ◽

Jay Wilhelm

Keyword(s):

Feasibility Study ◽

Small Scale ◽

Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽

Pulsed Detonation ◽

Pulsed Detonation Engines ◽

Aerial Systems

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Human systems integration: A discrete event simulation of operational utility for control of multiple small unmanned aerial systems

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e578862012-006 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

John M. Colombi ◽

Jill R. Ward

Keyword(s):

Discrete Event Simulation ◽

Discrete Event ◽

Systems Integration ◽

Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽

Event Simulation ◽

Human Systems Integration ◽

Aerial Systems ◽

Human Systems

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LIGHTER-THAN-AIR (LTA) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) CARRIER CONCEPT FOR SURVAILLANCE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Seminar Nasional Geomatika ◽

10.24895/sng.2018.3-0.1051 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 1255

Author(s):

Ahmad Salahuddin Mohd Harithuddin ◽

Mohd Fazri Sedan ◽

Syaril Azrad Md Ali ◽

Shattri Mansor ◽

Hamid Reza Jifroudi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽

Disaster Management ◽

Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽

Unmanned Aerial System ◽

Border Control ◽

Aerial Vehicles ◽

Operational Safety ◽

In Situ Methods ◽

Aerial Systems

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has many advantages in the fields of SURVAILLANCE and disaster management compared to space-borne observation, manned missions and in situ methods. The reasons include cost effectiveness, operational safety, and mission efficiency. This has in turn underlined the importance of UAS technology and highlighted a growing need in a more robust and efficient unmanned aerial vehicles to serve specific needs in SURVAILLANCE and disaster management. This paper first gives an overview on the framework for SURVAILLANCE particularly in applications of border control and disaster management and lists several phases of SURVAILLANCE and service descriptions. Based on this overview and SURVAILLANCE phases descriptions, we show the areas and services in which UAS can have significant advantage over traditional methods.

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Implementation of Multiple Model: Simulation and Experimentation for Future State Prediction on Different Classes of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems

AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum ◽

10.2514/6.2021-0449 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

James Z. Wells ◽

Rumit Kumar ◽

Manish Kumar

Keyword(s):

Model Simulation ◽

Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽

Multiple Model ◽

Future State ◽

State Prediction ◽

Aerial Systems

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Reliability of Analytically Redundant Systems for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems

AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum ◽

10.2514/6.2021-1178 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Aditya Kotikalpudi ◽

Edwin A. Williams ◽

Peter J. Seiler

Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽

Aerial Systems ◽

Redundant Systems

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Beach and dune impacts due to Hurricane Florence in Dare County, North Carolina

Shore & Beach ◽

10.34237/1008725 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 44-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Elizabeth Sciaudone ◽

Liliana Velasquez-Montoya

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Prior Knowledge ◽

Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽

State University ◽

National Wildlife Refuge ◽

Sediment Samples ◽

Wildlife Refuge ◽

Full Report ◽

Aerial Systems

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina (NC), a team of researchers from NC State University traveled to Dare County to investigate the storm’s effects on beaches and dunes. Using available post-storm imagery and prior knowledge of vulnerabilities in the system, the team identified several locations to visit in the towns of Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Rodanthe, Buxton, and Hatteras, as well as a number of locations within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (Figure 1). Data collected included topographic profiles, still imagery and video from unmanned aerial systems, sediment samples, and geo-located photography. This Coastal Observations piece presents some of the data and photos collected; the full report is available online (Sciaudone et al. 2019), and data collected will be made available to interested researchers upon request.

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