DocumentCode
773692
Title
UAVs: the future. [A century of powered flight: 1903-2003]
Author
Schroer, R.
Volume
18
Issue
7
fYear
2003
fDate
7/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
61
Lastpage
63
Abstract
Unmanned air vehicles (UAV) are assuming a prominent role in aviation and the future may have already arrived. Most of us have heard of the Global Hawk and Predator UAVs, which have been collecting real-time battlefield data without risking loss of life. However, the most amazing performance and avionics can be found in airplane-model-size MiniUAVs and insect-like MicroUAVs still on the drawing board. Meanwhile the all-electric NASA Helios "tower in the sky" is moving ever closer to reality.
Keywords
military aircraft; military avionics; Global Hawk; Helios; MicroUAVs; MiniUAVs; Predator; UAVs; avionics; powered flight; real-time battlefield data; unmanned air vehicles; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Airplanes; Military aircraft; Missiles; NASA; Radio control; Testing; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Weapons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8985
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAES.2003.1226537
Filename
1226537
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