Aviation (Mar 2010)

Design and equipment of VUT 001 marabu unmanned aerial vehicle for operation in non‐segregated airspace

  • Miroslav Šplíchal,
  • Jidřich Finda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3846/aviation.2010.04
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1

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The paper describes the design process and the summary of expected requirements for unmanned aerial vehicle operation in non‐segregated airspace and on‐board equipment of the VUT 001 Marabu airplane for experimental operation as a civil unmanned aerial vehicle (CUAV). The VUT 001 Marabu airplane is being developed at the Institute of Aerospace Engineering of Brno University of Technology as a platform for testing of variety CUAV equipment. The testing of CUAV equipment in real conditions is currently impossible, because there does not exist any regulatory requirement for this particular airplane category. The Institute of Aerospace Engineering proposed UAV‐equipment‐testing methodology based on a piloted version of the future UAV aircraft. The pilot has priority in control during flight, which eliminates potential accidents after system failures. Our goal is to ensure technological progress in this area and to develop technology before applicable regulations are introduced. The demonstration of the potential capabilities of the UAV VUT 001 Marabu can motivate other involved institutions and producers to quicken progress in this field. Santrauka Šiame darbe aprašomas projektavimo procesas ir pateikiama santrauka apie numatomus reikalavimus, skirtus bepiločiu orlaiviu (BO) eksploatavimui nekontroliuojamoje oro erdveje bei VUT 001 Marabu orlaivio borto aparatūros, pritaikytos civiliniam bepiločiam orlaiviui, eksperimentiniam panaudojimui. VUT 001 Marabu orlaivis yra tobulinamas Brno technologijos universiteto Aeronautikos inžinerijos institute (Čekijos Respublika) kaip testavimo platforma, skirta ivairios CBO aparatūros tobulinimui. Tačiau šiuo metu CBO aparatūros testavimas realiomis salygomis yra neimanomas, kadangi vis dar nera šiai orlaiviu kategorijai pritaikytu kontroles reikalavimu. Aeronautikos inžinerijos institutas yra pasiūles BO testavimo aparatūros metodologija, pritaikyta būsimo BO pilotuojamai versijai. Sugedus sistemai, pilotas turi pirmenybe skrydžio valdymui, o tai sumažina galimo incidento tikimybe. Tyrimo tikslas yra užtikrinti šios srities technologiju progresa ir pletojima, kol dar nera ivestos atitinkamos nuostatos. Bepiločio orlaivio VUT 001 Marabu galimu pajegumu pristatymas gali motyvuoti institucijas ir gamintojus pagreitinti progresa šioje srityje. First Published Online: 14 Oct 2010 Reikšminiai žodžiai: projektavimas, bepilotis orlaivis, nekontroliuojama oro erdve

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