Design of UAV Systems
Mid Term Project
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Mid-term project
Mid term assignment
Design of UAV Systems
• Write a description of your overall UAV system concept suitable
for use in a proposal. Assume that I have released a request for
proposal (RFP) and that you have been selected to write a
proposal section that describes your starting baseline concept.
The purpose of the write-up is to convince the customer (me)
that you have carefully thought through the system design
concept issues and that your starting system concept is viable.
• Note – there is no requirement that you stick with the system
concept previously submitted as homework. If you have found
some problems with your original concept or think there is a better
starting design, feel free to make a change.
• Submit the write-up as a MSWord email attachment by COB next
Thursday. Be prepared to present a short (10 minute) summary
to the class on Friday. Presenters will be selected at random.
• Remember – the proposal write up must convince me that you (1)
understand my requirements, (2) have a good understanding of
the issues and (3) have selected the best starting concept
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Mid-term project
Outline
Design of UAV Systems
1.0 Overall system requirements – In your own words list what the
UAV has to do (individual defined requirements). Include follow-up
responses to questions asked as defined requirements. Also list
derived requirements and rationale. Include graphics if needed
1.1 Overall system concept – describe the system concept you
propose to meet customer requirements. Include graphics if
needed.
1.2 Alternate systems concepts – describe the alternative system
concepts you considered and your rationale for selecting the
proposed concept. Include graphics if needed.
2.0 Concept of operations – Describe the complete ConOps. Start at
home base and describe what each element does including what
speeds and altitudes UAVs fly, how they perform their assigned
roles, how and when they go back to base, etc.. If you don’t know
the altitude and speed (e.g. cruise out and back speed/altitude or
loiter time), simply define them as TBD. Include graphics if needed
2.1 Alternate ConOps – describe the alternatives you considered,
their strengths and weaknesses and your rationale for selection
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Mid-term project
Outline (cont’d)
Design of UAV Systems
3.0 Communication system requirements – List the communication
system requirements identifying which are defined and which are
derived. Include graphics if needed.
3.1 Communication system concept – describe the communications
system and how it operates (physical and functional description).
Include a description of how ranges, weights, power, etc. were
derived. Include graphics if needed.
3.2 Alternate communications systems concepts – describe the
alternative system concepts you considered (if any) and your
rationale for selection. Include graphics if needed.
4.0 Control station requirements – List the requirements identifying
which are defined vs. derived. Include graphics if needed
4.1 Control station concept – describe the control station(s) and how
it (they) operate (physical and functional description). Include a
description of locations, functions, number and roles of operators,
weights, etc. and how they were derived. Graphics if needed.
4.2 Alternate control station concepts – describe alternative control
station concepts (if any) you considered and your rationale for
selection. Include graphics if needed.
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Mid-term project
Outline (cont’d)
Design of UAV Systems
5.0 Payload requirements – List payload requirements identifying
which are defined vs. derived. Include graphics if needed
5.1 Payload concept – describe all payloads and how they operate
(physical and functional description). Include a description of how
ranges, weights, power, etc were derived. Include graphics if
needed.
5.2 Alternate payload concepts – describe the alternative payloads
you considered and your rationale for selection. Include graphics
as needed.
• Evaluation criteria
• Understanding of the problem – 25%
• Logic and rationale – 25%
• Solution viability – 25%
• Clarity and conciseness – 25%
• Remember – Egbert’s rules rule
• Shoot for 10 Pages total
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Mid-term project
Team project down select
Design of UAV Systems
Project design team down select
Project
First
half
(#)
Next generation + low
altitude pen. TUAV
Maritime UAV
Standoff UAV
Penetrating UAV
Air-ground UCAV
Total
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Mid-term project
8
4
4
8
16
40
Second
half
(#)
2
1
1
2
4
10
Team project leads
Design of UAV Systems
Project design team down select
Next generation + low
altitude pen. TUAV …Cook and Litton
Maritime UAV………..Pouliquen
Standoff UAV………...Anderson
Penetrating UAV…….Cashion and Foxworth
Air-ground UCAV……Simmons, Grossman,
Lin and Straubel
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Mid-term project