Title :
From UAV to UAS: A 30 year graduation?
Author :
Mutuel, Laurence H.
Abstract :
Sandwiched in-between November rainstorms, a crew of Rockwell engineers successfully launched and flew the UCLA-Rockwell Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) during tests on Nov. 19 at El Mirage Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert. The battery powered, 40-foot-wing-span craft was released from its remote launch vehicle and flew perfectly for about three minutes at around 100 feet altitude, while jubilant engineers chased the aircraft around across the dry lake in a convertible.
Keywords :
aircraft testing; autonomous aerial vehicles; battery powered vehicles; UAS; UAV; UCLA-Rockwell unmanned air vehicle; battery powered 40-foot-wing-span craft; remote launch vehicle; Aircraft propulsion; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Unmanned aerial vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), 2013 IEEE/AIAA 32nd
Conference_Location :
East Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1536-1
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.2013.6719739
