Conceptual Design Requirements of a Newly Developed UAV as a ...

electronics avails higher performance and lower weights sensors, cameras and processors.
As shown in Figure 2, compared to conventional UAV's, the payload-to-gross weight ratio
% Payload/gross Weight
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
PAYLOAD vs Endurance
0
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Endurance (h)
Figure 2: Payload vs Endurance of available Known Conventional
UAV’s ( 4)
Ceiling (feet)
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
Present UAV
Service ceiling of UAV's
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Endurance (h)
Present UAV
Figure 3: Ceiling vs. Endurance of available Known Conventional
UAV’s 4
is average, however the endurance places the present UAV among the top of the group 4 .
The ceiling is among the majority of UAV’s of its endurance category, Figure 3.
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SSAS UAV Scientific Meeting & Exhibition, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (June 6, 2006)
Paper No. SSAS-2006-051