25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-1.1.1

LOW COST, FLEXIBLE PLATFORM FOR IN SITU REMOTE SENSING

M. Dekaban, M. L. Fotia, P. Kriznic, E. Savory
The Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada

Keywords: Remote Sensing, UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Autonomous

An unmanned aerial vehicle design for civilian resource survey operations is presented in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the minimization of operational costs and the maximization of applicability to the civilian market. The design study included comparisons between common and more unconventional technologies, as they relate to aircraft design.

view full paper