Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Klappentext Covering the design, development, operation and mission profiles of unmanned aircraft systems, this single, comprehensive volume forms a complete, stand-alone reference on the topic. The volume integrates with the online Wiley Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, providing many new and updated articles for existing subscribers to that work. Zusammenfassung Covering the design! development! operation and mission profiles of unmanned aircraft systems! this single! comprehensive volume forms a complete! stand-alone reference on the topic. The volume integrates with the online Wiley Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering! providing many new and updated articles for existing subscribers to that work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors viiForeword xiiiPreface xvPart 1 Introductory 11 UAS Uses, Capabilities, Grand Challenges 3Part 2 Missions 152 Remote Sensing Methodology for Unmanned Aerial Systems 173 Autonomous Parachute-Based Precision Delivery Systems 294 Networked Multiple UAS 535 Weapons Integration 63Part 3 Airframe Configurations 736 Classes and Missions of UAVs 757 Launch of UAVs 858 Recovery of UAVs 939 Development of Centimeter-Sized Aerial Vehicles 101Part 4 UAS Design and Subsystems 11110 Overview of UAS Control Stations 11311 Propulsion Systems 12512 Power Generation and Energy Management 13313 Control System Mechanization 153Part 5 Autonomy 16514 Relative Navigation in GPS-Degraded Environments 16715 Target Detection and Mission Planning Based on Pigeon-Inspired Optimization 17716 Autonomy Architectures 19717 Obstacle Avoidance: Static Obstacles 21118 Guided Weapon and UAV Navigation and Path-Planning 21719 Embedded UAS Autopilot and Sensor Systems 231Part 6 Control 24920 Modeling and Frequency-Domain Parameter Identification of a Small-Scale Flybarless Unmanned Helicopter 25121 Trajectory Planning and Guidance 27922 Sensor Fusion 295Part 7 Human Oversight 31723 Function Allocation between Human and Automation and between Air and Ground 31924 Coordination with Manned Aircraft and Air Traffic Control 32725 Aircraft Pilot and Operator Interfaces 335Part 8 Multi-Vehicle Cooperation and Coordination 34526 Multi-UAV Cooperation 34727 Coordinated Standoff Tracking of Moving Ground Targets Using Multiple UAVs 35728 Distributed Situational Awareness and Control 37129 Cooperative Search, Reconnaissance, Surveillance 38330 UAV Swarms: Decision-Making Paradigms 39731 Integrated Health Monitoring for Multiple Air Vehicles 41132 Cooperative Control for Multiple Air Vehicles 42533 Flight Formation Control 435Part 9 Airspace Access 44734 Operational Profiles of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Context of the US Regulatory Regime 44935 High Altitude: Among and Above Commercial Transport 46536 Low-Altitude Rural to Urban Unmanned Aircraft System Operations 47537 UAS in the Terminal Area: Challenges and Opportunities 48938 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations in US Airspace 50739 Aircraft Communications and Networking 52340 Sense-and-Avoid System Based on Radar and Cooperative Sensors 53341 Standards and Interoperability: A Systems Engineering Perspective 547Part 10 Integration Issues: Safety, Security, Privacy 55942 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) - Regulatory Policy and Processes: A Moving Landscape - A US Perspective 56143 Requirements: Levels of Safety 57944 Insurance as a Mission Enabler 58945 Fail-Safe Systems from a UAS Guidance Perspective 59946 UAS Reliability and Risk Analysis 61547 Sense and Avoid: Systems and Methods 62748 System and Cyber Security: Requirements, Modeling, and Management 63749 Social and Legal Issues 651Subject Index 661...

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EDITORS **ELLA ATKINS
ANÍBAL OLLERO
ANTONIOS TSOURDOS

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Contributors vii Foreword xiii Preface xv Part 1 Introductory 1 1 UAS Uses, Capabilities, Grand Challenges 3 Part 2 Missions 15 2 Remote Sensing Methodology for Unmanned Aerial Systems 17 3 Autonomous Parachute-Based Precision Delivery Systems 29 4 Networked Multiple UAS 53 5 Weapons Integration 63 Part 3 Airframe Configurations 73 6 Classes and Missions of UAVs 75 7 Launch of UAVs 85 8 Recovery of UAVs 93 9 Development of Centimeter-Sized Aerial Vehicles 101 Part 4 UAS Design and Subsystems 111 10 Overview of UAS Control Stations 113 11 Propulsion Systems 125 12 Power Generation and Energy Management 133 13 Control System Mechanization 153 Part 5 Autonomy 165 14 Relative Navigation in GPS-Degraded Environments 167 15 Target Detection and Mission Planning Based on Pigeon-Inspired Optimization 177 16 Autonomy Architectures 197 17 Obstacle Avoidance: Static Obstacles 211 18 Guided Weapon and UAV Navigation and Path-Planning 217 19 Embedded UAS Autopilot and Sensor Systems 231 Part 6 Control 249 20 Modeling and Frequency-Domain Parameter Identification of a Small-Scale Flybarless Unmanned Helicopter 251 21 Trajectory Planning and Guidance 279 22 Sensor Fusion 295 Part 7 Human Oversight 317 23 Function Allocation between Human and Automation and between Air and Ground 319 24 Coordination with Manned Aircraft and Air Traffic Control 327 25 Aircraft Pilot and Operator Interfaces 335 Part 8 Multi-Vehicle Cooperation and Coordination 345 26 Multi-UAV Cooperation 347 27 Coordinated Standoff Tracking of Moving Ground Targets Using Multiple UAVs 357 28 Distributed Situational Awareness and Control 371 29 Cooperative Search, Reconnaissance, Surveillance 383 30 UAV Swarms: Decision-Making Paradigms 397 31 Integrated Health Monitoring for Multiple Air Vehicles 411 32 Cooperative Control for Multiple Air Vehicles 425 33 Flight Formation Control 435 Part 9 Airspace Access 447 34 Operational Profiles of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Context of the US Regulatory Regime 449 35 High Altitude: Among and Above Commercial Transport 465 36 Low-Altitude Rural to Urban Unmanned Aircraft System Operations 475 37 UAS in the Terminal Area: Challenges and Opportunities 489 38 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations in US Airspace 507 39 Aircraft Communications and Networking 523 40 Sense-and-Avoid System Based on Radar and Cooperative Sensors 533 41 Standards and Interoperability: A Systems Engineering Perspective 547 Part 10 Integration Issues: Safety, Security, Privacy 559 42 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) - Regulatory Policy and Processes: A Moving Landscape - A US Perspective 561 43 Requirements: Levels of Safety 579 44 Insurance as a Mission Enabler 589 45 Fail-Safe Systems from a UAS Guidance Perspective 599 46 UAS Reliability and Risk Analysis 615 47 Sense and Avoid: Systems and Methods 627 48 System and Cyber Security: Requirements, Modeling, and Management 637 49 Social and Legal Issues 651 Subject Index 661