Ground control stations for unmanned air vehicles (Review Paper)

Defence Science Journal

G. Natarajan¹ 

[1]Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore

关键词: Unmanned air vehicle;    Ground control station;    Mission planning;    Data link;    Surveillance;    Reconnaissance;    Military intelligence gathering;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre

【 摘 要 】

"During the last five decades, the worldhas witnessed tremendous growth in the military aircraft technology andthe air defence weapons technology. Use of manned aircraft for routinereconnaissance/surveillance missions has become a less preferred optiondue to possible high attrition rate. Currently, the high political costof human life has practically earmarked the roles of reconnaissance andsurveillance missions to the unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). Almost everymajor country has a UAV program of its own and this interest has spawnedintensive research in the field of UAVs. Presently, the UAVs come inall shapes and sizes, from palm top micro UAVs to giant strategic UAVsthat can loiter over targets for extended periods of time. Though UAVsare capable of operating at different levels of autonomy, these aregenerally controlled from a ground control station (GCS). The GCS is thenerve centre of activity during UAV missions and provides necessarycapability to plan and execute UAV missions. The GCS incorporatesfacilities, such as communication, displays, mission planning and dataexploitation. The GCS architecture is highly processor-oriented andhence the computer hardware and software technologies play a major rolein the realisation of this vital system. This paper gives an overview ofthe GCS, its architecture and the current state-of-the-art in varioussubsystem technologies.

【 授权许可】

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