Comparative analysis of the impact of operating parameters on military and civil applications of mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Ramesh, P. S.; Jeyan, J. V. Muruga Lal

doi:10.1063/5.0033989

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“…This paradox underscores the importance of establishing the design criteria for mini UAS applications. The comparative analysis of civil and military applications (Ramesh and Jeyan, 2020b) concludes that mini UAS designed for military applications can meet most of the requirements for civil applications. Therefore, the discussion and analysis will focus more on design criteria for military applications of mini UAS.…”

Section: Research and Application Of Mini Unmanned Aircraft Systemsmentioning

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“…Launch and recovery, location of GDT, operating altitude and its effect on MTOW impact the employment of UAS and in turn the design of the system. Terrain can therefore be a major limiting factor both in the deployment and employment (Ramesh and Jeyan, 2021). Operating altitude has multiple design implications.…”

Section: Levels and Echelons Of Warfare And Its Influence On Unmanned...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Each subsystem impacts both the design and application of mini UAS. The operating parameters of mini UAS affect civil and military applications differently (Austin, 2010;Ramesh and Jeyan, 2020b;Sadraey, 2020).…”

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Evaluation of design criteria for mini unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) applications

Ramesh

Jeyan

2021

AEAT

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Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the factors that dictate the design of a mini unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses various dimensions that dictate the design criteria for a mini UAS. Findings Compared to civil applications, design of mini UAS for military application is much more challenging owing to combat restrictions. Topics related to civil applications dominate research in the field of mini UAS, with over 60% of the papers accounting for civil applications. Limited published articles related to military applications are available. While 86% of the in-production mini UAS is primarily meant for military applications, only 9% of the research is devoted to military applications of mini UAS. Most mini UAS, although designed primarily for military applications, are also extensively used for various civil applications. Critical aspects that influence the employment of mini UAS in the tactical battlespace are area of interest, type of operation, type of operational tasks, terrain and network-centric operations. All these factors collectively impact the design of a mini UAS. Practical implications According to various studies, mini UAS is the fastest growing segment amongst all classes of UAS. This paper will provide vital inputs to the designers and manufacturers of mini UAS for both military and civil applications. Social implications Mini UAS are in the list of “must-have” for modern militaries across the world and is also growing exponentially in the civil domain. Therefore, it is important to understand the critical factors that dictate the design of mini UAS. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, such an analysis is not available in the open domain.

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Evaluation of design criteria for mini unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) applications

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Jeyan

2021

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“…Nowadays, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are not only used in the military, but also in a wide range of civil applications. If we consider their use in aerial work, they can be used, for example, in monitoring, mapping, or surveying purposes in many types of industrial, search and rescue, security, or safety purposes, even in challenging or dangerous conditions [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. The current study also deals with the possibilities of their use in smart cities [ 5 ] and smart buildings [ 6 ].…”

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Indoor Mapping of Magnetic Fields Using UAV Equipped with Fluxgate Magnetometer

Lipovský

Draganová

Novotňák

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Sensors

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used nowadays in a wide range of applications, including monitoring, mapping, or surveying tasks, involving magnetic field mapping, mainly for geological and geophysical purposes. However, thanks to the integration of ultrasound-aided navigation used for indoor UAV flight planning and development in sensorics, the acquired magnetic field images can be further used, for example, to enhance indoor UAV navigation based on the physical quantities of the image or for the identification of risk areas in manufacturing or industrial halls, where workers can be exposed to high values of electromagnetic fields. The knowledge of the spatial distribution of magnetic fields can also provide valuable information from the perspective of the technical cleanliness. This paper presents results achieved with the original fluxgate magnetometer developed and specially modified for integration on the UAV. Since the magnetometer had a wider frequency range of measurement, up to 250 Hz, the DC (Direct Current) magnetic field and low frequency industrial components could be evaluated. From the obtained data, 3D magnetic field images using spline interpolation algorithms written in the Python programming language were created. The visualization of the measured magnetic field in the 3D plots offer an innovative view of the spatial distribution of the magnetic field in the area of interest.

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“…In contrast with the past when unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) were originally used for military operations, such as reconnaissance or surveillance, they are now being proactively employed for civilian purposes. You can easily find in reality a variety of cases where they are put in use, ranging from drones for Amazon Prime Air delivery services in the US which are capable of carrying an item less than 2.26 kgf, through unmanned aerial vehicles from AeroVironment offering observation services and communication support at a fire scene and Google's SkyBender engaging in 5G wireless communication testing, to flying autonomous robots developed by Tevel Aerobotics Technologies to grow fruits without any wastes of human resources by selecting fruits of optimum quality based on their size and conditions [1][2][3][4]. eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) vehicles, including multicopters as most representative, are at the center of the situations where unmanned aerial vehicles are being more widely used in the civil application.…”

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Modeling and Simulation of Heavy-Lift Tethered Multicopter Considering Mechanical Properties of Electric Power Cable

Kwon

Lee

2021

Aerospace

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In case of a fire at a high-rise building which is densely populated, an extension ladder is used to rescue people who have yet to evacuate to a safe place away from the fire, whereas those who are stranded at a height that is unreachable with the ladder should be promptly saved with different rescue methods. In this case, an application of the tethered flight system capable of receiving power over a power cable from the ground to a multicopter may guarantee effective execution of the rescue plan at the scene where fire is raging without any restrictions of the flight time. This article identified restrictions that should be considered in the design of a multicopter capable of tethered flight aimed to rescue stranded people at an inaccessible location with an extension ladder at a fire-ravaged high-rise building and assessed its feasibility. A power cable capable of providing dozens of kilowatts of electricity should be installed to enable the implementation of the rescue mission using the tethered multicopter. A flexible multi-body dynamics modeling and simulation with viscoelastic characteristics and heavy weight of power cable were carried out to evaluate the effects of such cable of the tethered flight system on the dynamic characteristics of the multicopter. The results indicate that as for a heavy-lift tethered multicopter designed to be utilized for rescue operations, the properties of the power cable, such as weight, rigidity and length, have a major impact on the position and attitude control performance.

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Comparative analysis of the impact of operating parameters on military and civil applications of mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Cited by 31 publications

References 19 publications

Evaluation of design criteria for mini unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) applications

Evaluation of design criteria for mini unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) applications

Indoor Mapping of Magnetic Fields Using UAV Equipped with Fluxgate Magnetometer

Modeling and Simulation of Heavy-Lift Tethered Multicopter Considering Mechanical Properties of Electric Power Cable

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