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Analysis for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Airworthiness Certification Criteria (소형 무인항공기 감항인증 기술기준 및 에너지 충돌기법 분석 연구)

  • Lim, Jun-Wan;Kim, Yong-Rae;Choi, Byung-Chul;Ko, Joon-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.65-74
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    • 2014
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs) refer to the aircraft which carries no human pilot and is operated under remote control or in autonomous operational mode. As the UAVs can perform the dull, dangerous and difficult missions, various kinds of UAVs with different sizes and weights have been developed and operated for both civil and military application. As the avionics and communication technology related to the UAVs are matured, the demand for the UAVs is dramatically increased. Therefore, It is important to develope airworthiness process and regulations of the UAVs to minimize related risk to the man and environment. This paper describes related regulations and classification of the small UAVs for different international airworthiness authorities. The analysis of the CS-LURS verses Stanag 4702 and Stanag 4703 can provide guidelines for the generation of the airworthiness certification criteria for the small UAVs in civil sector. This paper conducted kinetic impact energy analysis of the loss of the small UAVs control scenarios and of the very small UAVs under 66 joules. Based on the analysis, the energy impact analysis can be considered before the design certification approval for the small UAVs.

20cc-Class Reciprocating Engine Development for a Small Reconnaissance UAVs (정찰 소형무인기용 20cc급 왕복엔진 개조 개발)

  • Chang Sung-Ho;Koo Sam-Ok;Shin Young-Gi;Kim Sung-Nam;Kang Yoo-Won;Yun Yeu-Il;Kim Jin-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.8 no.1 s.20
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 2005
  • Due to small and light mission payloads, subsystems and propulsion system, small sized UAVs come to be available for reconnaissance that have been performed by aircraft and huge UAVs. The objective of this study is to develop an efficient propulsion system for small reconnaissance UAVs. A glow engine was modified for an efficient and robust 4-stroke gasoline engine with carburetor, new electronic control unit and lubrication system. Engine modification technique and small engine performance test stand are capable of economical method for military UAVs.

Development of Ground Control Software Platform for Industrial Application with Multiple small UAVs (복수 소형무인비행체 산업 응용을 위한 지상관제소프트웨어 플랫폼 개발)

  • Lim, Bae-Hyeon;Ha, Seok-Wun;Moon, Yong-Ho
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.75-82
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    • 2017
  • Recently, as the roles and utilization fields of UAV become more diverse, demand for high - level mission has been increasing. To solve this issue, researches on the operation of multiple small UAVs and related systems have been actively carried out. The multiple small UAVs based application system has a problem that the task complexity of control personnel increases because the control personnel must continuously control and manage several small UAVs. Hence, it is necessary to develop a software platform that can perform efficient control in order to employ a multiple small UAVs based application system successfully. In this paper, we propose an effective ground control software platform for application systems using multiple small UAVs. We first analyze the requirements for the software platform, and design and implement software based on the analysis. Simulation using the X-plane flight simulator shows that multiple flight data are effectively displayed and that the image data transmitted from many small UAVs are simultaneously displayed in real time.

Minimum Separation Distance Calculation for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Flight Simulation (비행 시뮬레이션을 이용한 소형 무인항공기의 최소 분리 거리 산출)

  • Junyoung Han
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.15-20
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    • 2024
  • The utilization of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has expanded into both military and civilian domains, increasing the necessity for research to ensure operational safety and the efficient utilization of airspace. In this study, the calculation of minimum separation distances for the safe operation of small UAVs at low altitudes was conducted. The determination of minimum separation distances requires a comprehensive analysis of the total system errors associated with small UAVs, necessitating sensitivity analysis to identify key factors contributing to flight technology errors. Flight data for small UAVs were acquired by integrating the control system of an actual small UAV with a flight simulation program. Based on this data, operational scenarios for small UAVs were established, and the minimum separation distances for each scenario were calculated. This research contributes to proposing methods for utilizing calculated minimum separation distances as crucial parameters for ensuring the safe operation of small unmanned aerial vehicles in real-world scenarios.

Moving Target Indication using an Image Sensor for Small UAVs (소형 무인항공기용 영상센서 기반 이동표적표시 기법)

  • Yun, Seung-Gyu;Kang, Seung-Eun;Ko, Sangho
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.20 no.12
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    • pp.1189-1195
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    • 2014
  • This paper addresses a Moving Target Indication (MTI) algorithm which can be used for small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) equipped with image sensors. MTI is a system (or an algorithm) which detects moving objects. The principle of the MTI algorithm is to analyze the difference between successive image data. It is difficult to detect moving objects in the images recorded from dynamic cameras attached to moving platforms such as UAVs flying at low altitudes over a variety of terrain, since the acquired images have two motion components: 'camera motion' and 'object motion'. Therefore, the motion of independent objects can be obtained after the camera motion is compensated thoroughly via proper manipulations. In this study, the camera motion effects are removed by using wiener filter-based image registration, one of the non-parametric methods. In addition, an image pyramid structure is adopted to reduce the computational complexity for UAVs. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our method with experimental results on outdoor video sequences.

Efficient Detection of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Cluttered Environment (클러터 환경을 고려한 효과적 소형 무인기 탐지에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Jae-Ho;Kang, Ki-Bong;Sun, Sun-Gu;Lee, Jung-Soo;Cho, Byung-Lae;Kim, Kyung-Tae
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.389-398
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    • 2019
  • In this paper, we propose a method to detect small unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs) flying in a real-world environment. Small UAV signals are frequently obscured by clutter signals because UAVs usually fly at low altitudes over urban or mountainous terrain. Therefore, to obtain a desirable detection performance, clutter signals must be considered in addition to noise, and thus, a performance analysis of each clutter removal technique is required. The proposed detection process uses clutter removal and pulse integration methods to suppress clutter and noise signals, and then detects small UAVs by utilizing a constant false alarm rate detector. After applying three clutter removal techniques, we analyzed the performance of each technique in detecting small UAVs. Based on experimental data acquired in a real-world outdoor environment, we found it was possible to derive a clutter removal method suitable for the detection of small UAVs.

A Survey on Moving Target Indication Techniques for Small UAVs : Parametric Approach (소형 무인항공기용 이동표적 표시기법에 대한기술 동향 분석 : 매개변수방식)

  • Yun, Seung Gyu;Kang, Seung Eun;Ko, Sang Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.42 no.7
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    • pp.576-585
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, we survey the Moving Target Indication(MTI) techniques for small UAVs. MTI consists of image alignment phase and frame differencing correction phase, and image alignment has two ways of parametric approach which is mainly focused in this paper and non-parametric approach. Since small UAVs are operated in the low altitude, the parallax is considerable and the epipolar geometry is applied to compensate the parallax. The related works and future works are presented.

Improvement of Communication Reliability of Small UAV by a Tapered Stacked Antenna

  • Kim, Duck-Hwan;Lee, Kyu-Hwan;Kim, Young-Sik
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.796-798
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    • 2006
  • This letter proposes a tapered stacked microstrip antenna for application in small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which has advantages in mountainous terrains. With its tapered structure and increased bandwidth designed to operate at the resonance frequency of 2.4 GHz, the proposed antenna improves directivity, accuracy, and precision of small UAVs. The test flight results show the proposed tapered antenna has a three times higher impedance capability of 350 MHz based on VSWR<2. The transmission pattern is also more reliable than that of previous antenna designs.

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Development of Operation Network System and Processor in the Loop Simulation for Swarm Flight of Small UAVs (소형 무인기들의 군집비행을 위한 운영 네트워크 시스템과 PILS 개발)

  • Kim, Sung-Hwan;Cho, Sang-Ook;Cho, Seong-Beom;Park, Choon-Bae
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.18 no.5
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    • pp.433-438
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, a operation network system equipped with onboard wireless communication systems and ground-based mission control systems is proposed for swarm flight of small UAVs. This operating system can be divided into two networks, UAV communication network and ground control system. The UAV communication network is intend to exchange the informations of navigation, mission and flight status with minimum time delay. The ground control system consisted of mission control systems and UDP network. Proposed operation network system can make a swarm flight of various UAVs, execute complex missions decentralizing mission to several UAVs and cooperte several missions. Finally, PILS environments are developed based on the total operating system.

Development of a SLAM System for Small UAVs in Indoor Environments using Gaussian Processes (가우시안 프로세스를 이용한 실내 환경에서 소형무인기에 적합한 SLAM 시스템 개발)

  • Jeon, Young-San;Choi, Jongeun;Lee, Jeong Oog
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.20 no.11
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    • pp.1098-1102
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    • 2014
  • Localization of aerial vehicles and map building of flight environments are key technologies for the autonomous flight of small UAVs. In outdoor environments, an unmanned aircraft can easily use a GPS (Global Positioning System) for its localization with acceptable accuracy. However, as the GPS is not available for use in indoor environments, the development of a SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) system that is suitable for small UAVs is therefore needed. In this paper, we suggest a vision-based SLAM system that uses vision sensors and an AHRS (Attitude Heading Reference System) sensor. Feature points in images captured from the vision sensor are obtained by using GPU (Graphics Process Unit) based SIFT (Scale-invariant Feature Transform) algorithm. Those feature points are then combined with attitude information obtained from the AHRS to estimate the position of the small UAV. Based on the location information and color distribution, a Gaussian process model is generated, which could be a map. The experimental results show that the position of a small unmanned aircraft is estimated properly and the map of the environment is constructed by using the proposed method. Finally, the reliability of the proposed method is verified by comparing the difference between the estimated values and the actual values.