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Advanced Research Projects Agency<br />
(DARPA) criteria for micro UAVs include<br />
a size of less than 15 cm, a mass of 100 g<br />
or less, a payload of 100 g, a range of 1-10<br />
km, endurance of 60 mins at an altitude<br />
of less than 150 m fl ying at 15 m/s.[9]<br />
A second observation from the table is<br />
that where the mass of the vehicle is less<br />
than 150 kg their use and operations are<br />
governed by local and national regulations.<br />
This is because these types of vehicles are<br />
considered to be in the ‘model aircraft’ class<br />
of vehicles in the U.K., U.S., and Australia<br />
and hence may not require certifi cation<br />
standards similar to those of manned aircraft.<br />
A third observation is that tactical UAVs<br />
that include special task UAVs and<br />
Table 1. Small satellites and UAVs: Classifi cation table<br />
Weight<br />
classifi cation<br />
group<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
Civil category<br />
Molecular / femto<br />
satellites molesat<br />
Pico satellites<br />
picosat<br />
Nano satellites<br />
nanosat<br />
Wet mass<br />
(incl. fuel) kg<br />
Regulation<br />
Broad Military<br />
Equivalent<br />
0.001 – 0.1 ? ?<br />
0.1 – 1.0 ? ?<br />
1 Small aircraft 0 - 20 National CAA<br />
2 Light UAV >20 - 10 -
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