Aeronautics and Aerospace UAS

A case analysis was conducted during a recent course in unmanned aerospace systems. The purpose of the assignment was to identify an issue in the current UAS industry and prepare an analysis in response. This post serves as a review of the case analysis’ effectiveness, relevance to my current occupation, and my recommendation for improvement on the process.    The case analysis tool is capable of assisting students in developing research skills as well as strengthens a base understanding of the chosen topic. For me this unfortunately was not the case, however with more time devoted to research, a deep understanding of my single topic is certain. The step-by-step process including the peer reviews allows for development to be gradual and encourages the student to remain on the right path. The peer reviews on my case analysis were helpful, though possibly less critical than they should have been. By my reviewing other peers’ analysis I was able mold my own work according to...

           Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) assisting in disaster response is developing into a relatively common prospect. In this RFI, the focus is on designing a UAS that exhibits design and functionality that supports wildfire response. The ultimate goal is for the UAS to contribute invaluable assistance when manned resources are limited during the aftermath of a natural disaster and provide crew on the ground assistance in critical decision-making that potentially could save homes, businesses, and even lives.              The derived requirements for the UAS are presented below followed by the test requirements. The derived requirements are based off of the baseline requirements and the test requirements are based off of the derived requirements. Both the derived and test requirements emphasize payload, data-link and support equipment. Requirements Payload ·       1. Payl...

UAS have proven to be useful in a vast range of civil missions including the dangerous and the mundane. Fire related missions are becoming more common and the technology necessary for the UAVs to be useful in these missions is progressing as a result.   There are a few platforms that have been used successfully for fire mitigating missions and a variety of technology equipment available to compliment the UAV size and capability.    Fire mitigating UAVs assist in extracting data, processing the information, and providing it to the operator to support rapid decision-making in the disastrous event (Ambrosia, n.d.). With these specific missions UAVs are being outfitted with imagery payloads that often includes thermal imagery technology.   The Predator B is a common platform for fire mitigating missions. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) utilize Altair, the Predator B type UAV that is equipped with high-tech infrared sensors and a near real time...