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Technical barriers as reported by the Air4All Consortium
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from Air4All Questionnaire and Workshop, from
http://www.air4all.net/?OBH=314
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Achieving a very high operational reliability, especially in the engine and
airframe
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Development of fail-safe systems, to guarantee high safety confidence levels, in
the event of aircraft failure, or, the loss of all communications with the
Unmanned Aircraft.
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Demonstration of precision flying, in terms of altitude and flight path, over
extended periods of time, in all weather conditions, both day and night.
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Development of very efficient, low vibration, engines and a gyro-stabilised
platform technology, for high resolution imaging and accurate measurements of
gravitational field strength
Development of a Network Centric infrastructure, to enable any member of a team
to control the Unmanned Aircraft and retrieve imagery and sensor information, in
real time.
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Development of a lower data rate mm wave link to compliment the FSO, to be used
in adverse weather conditions, when it is not possible to support a FSO link.
FSO and mm wave communication link re-establishment, after link connection loss
In general, the cost of high performance sensor modules, such as Cesium beam
based magnetometers, must come down, if they are to be used in a fleet of
Unmanned Aircraft.
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Development of a lighter, cost effective, reliable, compact, absolute gravity
measuring instrument (“gravimeter”) and / or relative gravitational field
strength meter (“gradiometer”). Current gravity gradiometers weigh typically
450+ kg…
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Development of an air vehicle sense and avoid system, to enable the UAV to
become aware of its environment, enabling it to take evasive action, if
necessary.
Embedded “sense and avoid” intelligence, coupled with vectored engine thrust,
for enhanced manoeuvrability, small dry propellant rocket assisted emergency
acceleration and fast acting air brakes, to realise an effective ability to
minimise the possibility of a mid-air collision with any other aircraft.
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Development of automated image data compression algorithms, stitching of aerial
imagery, data fusion software intelligently to fuse many pieces of information
from many sensors and subsequent automated, computer based, interpretation of
data.
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The 10 key technologies identified by the EDA in 2005
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From presentation by Colonel Langlois of the EDA at the Unmanned Systems Europe
2007 Conference in Cologne.
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