Teleoperation of the Spyglass UAV

Abstract

Summary form only given. A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called Spyglass is discussed. The mechanisms and method of control of the UAV are described, from remote or autonomous operation through final rotor blade adjustments to achieve the desired vehicle attitude and position. The Spyglass UAV missions require autonomous operations and an adaptive electronics package which will allow installation of a variety of mission payloads without modification of hardware and software. This can be achieved by an architecture which consists of a core guidance/control subsystem, a low bandwidth tactical data link, a high bandwidth sensor data link, and a modular mission payload subsystem.<>