Title :
A UAV avionics system to facilitate VHF depth sounding and SAR
Author :
Blake, William ; Siegele, Kai ; Burns, Robert
Author_Institution :
Kansas Univ., Lawrence
Abstract :
An avionics system for an autonomous UAV platform supporting VHF depth sounding and SAR is under development. The system is divided into navigation, communication, and data processing or logging. This design provides accurate position, velocity, acceleration, and attitude data. It supports over-the- horizon communication via an Iridium satellite link. The data collected by this system will allow for motion effects of the UAV to be compensated for, to enable SAR image formation.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; airborne radar; aircraft communication; avionics; glaciology; navigation; remote sensing by radar; remotely operated vehicles; synthetic aperture radar; AUV communication; AUV navigation; Iridium satellite link; SAR image formation; UAV avionics system; VHF depth sounding; autonomous UAV platform; data logging; data processing; synthetic aperture radar; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft propulsion; Data processing; Global Positioning System; Ice; Remote sensing; Synthetic aperture radar; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Depth Sounding; SAR; UAV;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422878
