Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118866452 ISBN 13: 9781118866450

Publisher: Wiley, 2017

Synopsis

UNMANNED AIRCRAF T SYSTEMS

UNMANNED AIRCRAF T SYSTEMS

An unmanned aircraft system (UAS), sometimes called a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board ??? instead, the UAS can be controlled by an operator station on the ground or may be autonomous in operation. UAS are capable of addressing a broad range of applications in diverse, complex environments. Traditionally employed in mainly military applications, recent regulatory changes around the world are leading to an explosion of interest and wide-ranging new applications for UAS in civil airspace.

Covering the design, development, operation, and mission profiles of unmanned aircraft systems, this single, comprehensive volume forms a complete, stand-alone reference on the topic. The volume integrates with the online Wiley Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, providing many new and updated articles for existing subscribers to that work.

The chapters cover the following items:

• Airframe configurations and design (launch systems, power generation, propulsion)
• Operations (missions, integration issues, and airspace access)
• Coordination (multivehicle cooperation and human oversight)

With contributions from leading experts, this volume is intended to be a valuable addition, and a useful resource, for aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, governmental and industrial aerospace research establishments, airline and aviation industries, university engineering and science departments, and industry analysts, consultants, and researchers.

About this title

About the Author

EDITORS

ELLA ATKINS
ANÍBAL OLLERO
ANTONIOS TSOURDOS

From the Back Cover

UNMANNED AIRCRAF T SYSTEMS

An unmanned aircraft system (UAS), sometimes called a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board – instead, the UAS can be controlled by an operator station on the ground or may be autonomous in operation. UAS are capable of addressing a broad range of applications in diverse, complex environments. Traditionally employed in mainly military applications, recent regulatory changes around the world are leading to an explosion of interest and wide-ranging new applications for UAS in civil airspace.

Covering the design, development, operation, and mission profiles of unmanned aircraft systems, this single, comprehensive volume forms a complete, stand-alone reference on the topic. The volume integrates with the online Wiley Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, providing many new and updated articles for existing subscribers to that work.

The chapters cover the following items:

• Airframe configurations and design (launch systems, power generation, propulsion)
• Operations (missions, integration issues, and airspace access)
• Coordination (multivehicle cooperation and human oversight)

With contributions from leading experts, this volume is intended to be a valuable addition, and a useful resource, for aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, governmental and industrial aerospace research establishments, airline and aviation industries, university engineering and science departments, and industry analysts, consultants, and researchers.

From the Inside Flap

UNMANNED AIRCRAF T SYSTEMS

An unmanned aircraft system (UAS), sometimes called a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board – instead, the UAS can be controlled by an operator station on the ground or may be autonomous in operation. UAS are capable of addressing a broad range of applications in diverse, complex environments. Traditionally employed in mainly military applications, recent regulatory changes around the world are leading to an explosion of interest and wide-ranging new applications for UAS in civil airspace.

Covering the design, development, operation, and mission profiles of unmanned aircraft systems, this single, comprehensive volume forms a complete, stand-alone reference on the topic. The volume integrates with the online Wiley Encyclopedia of Aerospace Engineering, providing many new and updated articles for existing subscribers to that work.

The chapters cover the following items:

• Airframe configurations and design (launch systems, power generation, propulsion)
• Operations (missions, integration issues, and airspace access)
• Coordination (multivehicle cooperation and human oversight)

With contributions from leading experts, this volume is intended to be a valuable addition, and a useful resource, for aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, governmental and industrial aerospace research establishments, airline and aviation industries, university engineering and science departments, and industry analysts, consultants, and researchers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118866452
• ISBN 13: 9781118866450
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 736
• Editor: Blockley Richard, Shyy Wei, Atkins Ella, Ollero Anibal, Tsourdos Antonios