Conceptual Design Requirements of a Newly Developed UAV as a ...
Conceptual Design Requirements of a Newly Developed UAV as a ...
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I. Introduction<br />
HE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (<strong>UAV</strong>) is a remotely piloted or self-piloted aircraft that<br />
can carry camer<strong>as</strong>, sensors, communications equipment or other payloads. <strong>UAV</strong><br />
technology and usage actually extends beyond Military and defense market. Many<br />
Universities around the world have their own <strong>UAV</strong> development program such <strong>as</strong><br />
University <strong>of</strong> Sydney, Clark University, Cranfield University, Georgia Tech. University 1 ,<br />
Berkeley University, Simon Fr<strong>as</strong>er University 2 , and others.<br />
For Example University <strong>of</strong> Sydney <strong>UAV</strong> fleet 3 is composed <strong>of</strong> five different flying<br />
<strong>UAV</strong>’s: KCEXP-series, Ariel (Figure 1), Brumby, T-Wing, and Bidule miniature Air<br />
vehicle. This besides all other <strong>UAV</strong> still under development such <strong>as</strong> The Solar powered<br />
High Altitude Endurance (HALE) meteorological <strong>UAV</strong>. The University <strong>of</strong> Sydney enjoys<br />
the funding from different organizations like Booing, and BAE.<br />
Figure1: Sydney University <strong>UAV</strong> examples: the Ariel (left) and the Brumby (right).<br />
King Fahd University <strong>of</strong> Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is encouraging<br />
multidisciplinary projects where different department contribute and integrate a system in<br />
a specific technology field. KFUPM encouraged faculty to work towards a vision that may<br />
contribute to the well fear <strong>of</strong> the surrounding society and the enhancement <strong>of</strong> the<br />
dissemination <strong>of</strong> knowledge. The development <strong>of</strong> <strong>UAV</strong> in KFUPM h<strong>as</strong> the following<br />
mission:<br />
1. Develop know-how <strong>of</strong> <strong>UAV</strong> for local applications<br />
2. Provide experimental platform for multi-disciplinary research related to <strong>UAV</strong><br />
applications<br />
3. Provide a tool for academic excellence in different are<strong>as</strong>.<br />
The specific <strong>UAV</strong> should satisfy the following:<br />
• able to accommodate for equipments related to multi-disciplinary research and<br />
development work.<br />
• safe to operate<br />
• reliable for local environment<br />
• comply with local regulation <strong>of</strong> communication<br />
Building a <strong>UAV</strong> demands a v<strong>as</strong>t knowledge <strong>of</strong> b<strong>as</strong>e vehicle platforms, flight dynamics,<br />
control theory, and real-time s<strong>of</strong>tware in a network environment. The flight system enables<br />
the aircraft platform to serve <strong>as</strong> the autonomous agent. It requires sophisticated navigation<br />
2<br />
SSAS <strong>UAV</strong> Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (June 6, 2006)<br />
Paper No. SSAS-2006-051
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