Introduction to Unmanned Vehicles

March 22, 2014

Darien Men’s Association

Modern UAV Introduction by PBS

• 2:00 – 8:58

Reporting for Duty 1968

USS Mansfield

QH-50 DASH and Snoopy on the USS Mansfield

South China Sea 1968

Types of UAV’s

• Target and Decoy

• Reconnaissance

• Combat

• Research and Development

• Civil and Commercial

Benefits

• Eliminate a person in the cockpit

• Inexpensive compared to manned missions

• Endurance

• Precision

• Elusive

• Layers of Oversight

Hewitt Sperry Automatic Airplane(1st Cruise Missile)

Royal Navy’s Queen Bee

AQM-1 Ryan Firebee

Israeli Scout circa 1970’s

MQ-9 Reaper

Predator and Hellfire Missile

US Army RQ-11 Raven

Optical Developments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBfSbdAC-3k

Sikorsky Unmanned Blackhawks

Boeing

http://www.boeing.com/stories/videos/vid_10_littlebird.html

Drawbacks to Drones

• Air-space (FAA will regulate in 2015)

• Accidents

• Loss of Control

• Too Much Information

• Too easy to go to war

• Due Process

• Privacy

FAA Test Sites

• University of Alaska: Intends to develop standards for categories of unmanned aircraft and conduct research on principles of future drone operations.

• State of Nevada: Plans to focus on certification requirements for remotely controlled aircraft, and how they will fit into the nation's air-traffic-control system.

• New York's Griffiss International Airport: Will work on sensors to prevent airborne collisions, in addition to research on integrating drones into congested airspace.

• North Dakota Department of Commerce: Plans to develop highly reliable communications links between ground controllers and drones.

• Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi: Will concentrate on developing tests to certify airworthiness of future unmanned aerial systems.

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: With Rutgers University, intends to conduct research on failure modes and technical risks associated with drones.

Militants, Poachers and Pirates

Inexpensive Drones help Police and Fire Departments

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qQLnhL_bMcs

Model Police Drone

RCMP Zenon Draganfly

Record Setter over the Alps

Insect Drone

1.5 LB Drone Used for Land Mapping

Smart Phone Controlled Helicopter

Do It Yourself

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jplh7uatr-E

Under Water• Started as Mine detectors.

• Grew into a hobby.

• Small companies dominate.

• Electronic communications is difficult in salt water.

New Applications

• http://live.wsj.com/video/underwater-drones-make-a-splash/343C93C5-8D89-4C28-A455-DD4E32C65730.html#!343C93C5-8D89-4C28-A455-DD4E32C65730

$3,000 DeepTrekker

Boeing’s unmanned underwater effort

http://www.boeing.com/stories/videos/vid_20_echo_ranger.html?cm_ven=Paid+Search+Google&cm_cat=Innovation&cm_pla=Aviation&cm_ite=UAV+EchoRanger

What is the most widely used attack drone WSJ Video

http://live.wsj.com/video/what-is-the-most-widely-used-attack-drone/506559CD-4CD9-4052-8360-A7D46470C20F.html#!506559CD-4CD9-4052-8360-A7D46470C20F