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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824619003321

Autore

Fahlstrom Paul Gerin

Titolo

Introduction to UAV systems / / Paul Gerin Fahlstrom, Thomas James Gleason

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012

ISBN

1-118-39681-2

1-283-54266-8

9786613855114

1-118-39678-2

1-118-39679-0

1-118-39680-4

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

Aerospace series

Altri autori (Persone)

GleasonThomas J

Disciplina

623.74/69

Soggetti

Drone aircraft

Cruise missiles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The air vehicle -- pt. 3. Mission planning and control  -- pt. 4. Payloads -- pt. 5. Data links -- pt. 6. Launch and recovery.

Sommario/riassunto

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely adopted in the military world over the last decade and the success of these military applications is increasingly driving efforts to establish unmanned aircraft in non-military roles.  Introduction to UAV Systems, 4th edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all of the elements of a complete Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). It addresses the air vehicle, mission planning and control, several types of mission payloads, data links and how they interact with mission performance, and launch and recovery concepts.