AAE 451 - Aircraft Senior Design

1. AAE 451 - Aircraft Senior Design Sumitero (Calvin) Darsono Charles Hagenbush Keith Higdon Seung-il Kim Matt Lewis Matt Richter Jeff Tippmann Alex Zaubi

2. UAS providing continuous coverage for small operations • Business Case • Small portable UAS • Rapid deployment and coverage • Multiple aircraft in system • Little support equipment • Product is entire system • # of planes • Laptops • Communication equipment • Visual or IR Sensors • Storage equipment • Market • Military • Surveillance around temporary base • Forward reconnaissance • Law enforcement and emergency services • Surveillance in assessing hazardous situations before committing personnel Evolution XTS – L3 BAI Aerosystems

3. Competition • Aerovironment - Raven • TOGW – 4.2 lbs • Wing Span – 4.5 ft • Endurance – 1 to 1.3 hours • Range – 6.2 miles • $35k per unit, $250k for total system • >1,300 units sold • Elbit Systems - Skylark • TOGW – 10 lbs • Wing Span – 7 ft • Endurance – 1.5 hours • Range – 6 miles

4. The Raider Manufactured by Farsight Intelligence System Hand launch, electric motors Empty Weight 7 lbs Gross Weight 9 lbs Cruising Speed 40 mph Cost: $10K plus ground station The Marauder Manufactured by Farsight Intelligence System Hand launch, electric motors Gross Weight 10 lbs Cruising Speed 40 mph Cost $10K plus ground station Competition

5. Skyseer Manufactured by Octran Hand launch, electric motor Gross Weight 3 lbs Cruising Speed 23 mph Cost: $30K – fully loaded Competition

6. Current Market • As of 2005, over 800 small UA Systems planned • Over 2500 aircraft • Market is Growing • Armed Forces to spend $20M a year for the next 3 years on small UA Systems • Canada and Great Britain looking to obtain similar systems FPASS Raven

7. Description of Customer - Military • Military Highlights • Deployed with squadron • Launched from location by hand • Monitor area of interests around operations, 5-10 mile range • Recognize vehicles and enemy combatants • Do not need high resolution of plate numbers, faces • 2-4 planes • Design to be transported by backpack, though Humvee will probably be sufficient Elbit Skylark IV (Israel) Aerovironment Raven

8. CONOPS - Military Reconnaissance, Security, and Patrol Missions

9. Law Enforcement Highlights Deployed with SWAT team Launched from location by hand Monitor area of interests around operations, 5-10 mile range Recognize vehicles, people Do not need high resolution of plate numbers, faces Chemical Spill/ Radiation Monitor Search for suspect drug manufacturing Monitor hazardous chemical spill/ radiations Crowd control Monitor peaceful protest 1-2 to planes Designed to be transported in vehicle Description of Customer – Law Enforcement Octran SkySeer

10. CONOPS – Law Enforcement POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

11. QFD • Two separate scoring for each customer • Military Customer Important Attributes • TOGW • Operative Cost • Payload Weight • Number of Aircraft • Law Enforcement Customer Importance Attributes • TOGW • Number of Aircraft • Acquisition Cost • Operative Cost • Payload Weight

12. Design-to Requirements Design-to Requirements Trade Study Constants

13. Weight Fraction Prediction Using Power Regression Weight Fraction Prediction as a function of Gross Weight, Payload, Endurance, Cruise Speed and Cruising Altitude

14. Weight Fraction Prediction Using Power Regression • Regression derived from small UAVs database • Database consisted of 22 UAVs available in the world • Predict Weight Fraction using 5 parameters: • Gross Weight • Payload • Endurance • Cruise Speed • Cruise Altitude • Regression Empty Weight Fraction in 0.5 – 0.6 Range

15. Trade Study - Endurance

16. Trade Study - Endurance

17. Trade Study – Loiter Speed