HAWKEYE III Technical Specification - TASUMA (UK

1 1/9 HAWKEYE III Technical Specification February 2006 TASUMA UK LTD 2/9 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Overview .. 3 2 HAWKEYE III .. 3 3 GCS .. 3 Mission .. 3 Operational Concept .. 3 Type of system ..4 4 system Description .. 5 system Configuration .. 5 GCS .. 5 GCS .. 5 Functional Capability .. 5 Mission Planning .. 5 Flight Control Digital Map Display .. 6 Real time Image display & position display .. 6 Touch monitor & Panel .. 6 Communication Unit .. 6 Digital Map .. 6 Aerial Vehicle (A/V, HAWKEYE III) .. 7 Picture of the Aerial Vehicle .. 7 Functional Capability .. 8 FCC (Flight Control Computer) .. 8 Communication Units .. 8 Payload .. 8 5 Technical Specification .

2 9 6 Optional facilities for Abbreviation UAS Unmanned Aerial system GCS Ground Control Station A/V Aerial Vehicle DLTV Daylight TV FLIR Forward Looking Infrared UHF Ultrahigh Frequency 3/9 1 Scope The Following Specification provides a Technical description of HAWKEYE III (Mini UAV) and its related systems. 2 HAWKEYE III HAWKEYE III is a mini - UAV. It can be preprogrammed to fly along pre-selected GPS way points with autopilot flight, and where the GPS waypoints can be updated from the GCS during the mission, or by manual take over at any time. 3 GCS II The GCS II is the portable backpack type ground control station for a two man operational system , which has been developed from the GCS I, the static / cabin enclosed unit which is configurable for use over our full range of surveillance and target UAV s.

3 Mission The system is the tactical imagery intelligence asset for battalion and below operations. It will be able to execute imagery intelligence missions in the full time operations. Operational Concept The system will be an imagery intelligence asset equipped for daylight operation, ( night sensor payload optional extra) to support an Infantry Battalion. It shall conduct battlefield reconnaissance and surveillance to provide early warning and tactical information of the enemy. Man-packed and hand-launched by the mini-UAV team of 2 men, it shall fly to the area of interest to collect real time imagery intelligence. system Configuration The basic system will comprise of 1 x man-portable Ground Control Station (GCS) and 3 x mission aircraft, 3 x Day Camera payloads, a robust datalink subsystem.

4 4/9 Table 1 HAWKEYE III system Items ITEM LIST Quantity Remark GCS (Portable Ground Control Station) 1 Flight Control Unit Rugged flight control Computer Image Processor Units Image Processor Computer Communication Units inc:- UHF Antenna UHF MODEM Antenna Receiver Image Transmitter Antenna Image Transmitter Battery Units Battery Pack Battery Charger 1 1 1 1 1 Backpack A/V (Aerial Vehicle) 3 Airframe Subsystems Airframe / Thrust Motor and Servo Actuator Avionics units inc. FCC Communication units UHF Antenna UHF MODEM Battery units Payload units DLTV sensor Transmitter Antenna 3 3 3 3 3 3 5/9 4 system Description system Configuration system configuration consists of the GCS of backpack type and the A/V for hand or catapult launch.

5 There are communication links between GCS and A/V. TASUMA will provide operating documents with all products. Ground Control Station The GCS II is of backpack type having one ruggedized tablet type computer unit with color display and controller facility. The GCS shall have capability of providing the functionality listed in the Functional Capability sections below. GCS Functional Capability Mission Planning The GCS shall be capable of UAV mission route planning on the digital map using following functions. Flight plan way point data shall be graphically entered It shall be capable of editing old mission plans and storing them on disk for future use Flight plans shall consist of legs such that each leg can be modified, added or deleted Each leg shall be controllable in airspeed, altitude, and payload on/off control.

6 And data link on/off control Entry of up to 100 way points per flight plan shall be possible Mission flight plans shall be loaded into the UAV before or during the flight Flight Control Modes The GCS shall provide the following UAV flight control modes Autopilot Mode Manual control Mode Preprogrammed Mode Point Navigation Mode Return Home Mode 6/9 Digital Map Display The GCS provides a digital map display and overlay the following annotations on the map;: UAV position Payload viewing footprint The trace of UAV flight Mission plan flight path Point Navigation Waypoint Notes Real time Image display & position display The Image Screen on the display unit shall provide an image display of the following: North direction vector.

7 GPS Coordinates date(year, month, day) Airspeed Altitude. Touch monitor & Panel Ruggedized Tablet PC with stylus touch actuation for ease of operation. Communication Unit The Communication Unit consists of the UHF Modem and the Receiver, image transmitter to control A/V and to receive image from A/V. Digital Map The system shall have the capability to load digital raster maps(CVRRG or CADRG) and the digital terrain elevation data(DTED) provided by the customer. Coordinates and elevation of a selected point on the maps shall be displayed on the screen. system shall be able to select appropriate map and the scale to position air vehicle location at the center of the screen.

8 According to search area, map selection shall be done automatically without any need of operator involvement. system shall calculate the coordinates in UTM and geographical coordinate system . system shall be able to transform UTM and GP, MGRS coordinate system to each other and select different map scales. 7/9 Aerial Vehicle (A/V, HAWKEYE III ) The A/V of hand launch type consists of the airframe and avionics, payload systems. The A/V shall have capability of providing the functionality listed in the Functional Capability sections below. Conceptual views of the Aerial Vehicle Aerial Vehicle in flight 8/9 Functional Capability FCC (Flight Control Computer) The FCC is small sized autonomous flight control computer for UAV.

9 It can be interface with Communication unit, GPS/INS, Servo Motor and sensors. Therefore it shall be capable of UAV mission using following functions. It can be loaded mission plan data It has several flight modes such as autopilot flight, knob altitude hold, knob airspeed hold, knob heading/roll, point navigation, preprogrammed flight, return home flight, camera guide flight etc. Communication Units The Communication Unit consists of the UHF Modem and the transmitter to transmit image to the GCS. Payload The Payload system consists of the Camera (DLTV ), Camera Controller for 1 single-axis control and Transmitter/Antenna. Transmitter is very small and transmit analog image to PGCS.

10 9/9 5 Technical SPECIFICATIONS Wingspan : Length : Max Take off weight : Speed : 80 KPH(Max) Range : 10 kms Duration : 60 minutes Motor : Brushless Electric with Li-Pol rechargeable battery pack 6 OPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT system UPGRADES Joy-stick controlled camera movement Camera zoom facility camera facility Extended mission range and duration