- Advances in propulsion and structure
- Technological development for guided and unguided systems
- German V-1 "buzz bomb"
- Optionally piloted aircraft (B-17 and B-24) - ANSWERSWorld War II Early Efforts:
1915 - ANSWERSFirst radio controlled, unmanned aircraft invented during the year ______
Cold War - ANSWERS______ era escalated the use of unmanned aircraft
1970s-1980s - ANSWERSTime shift from expendable toward recoverable and reusable UAS;
includes real-time video data link and IR camera:
Abraham Karem - ANSWERSCredited with designing platforms laying the foundation for the
Predator:
- Light weight for higher payload
- Fly over 1200 miles
- Stay aloft for 12 hours - ANSWERSGeneral Atomics (GNAT-750):
civilian interest - ANSWERSAs military UAVs became more proven, ______ peaked
- Precision Agriculture
- Communications
- Utilities Inspection
, - Search and Rescue
- Delivery Services - ANSWERSWhat was once for military use only has become transformational
technology for the public in the following ways:
"system of systems" - ANSWERSUnmanned aircraft were considered a "______ ______ ______"
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - ANSWERSUAV acronym:
Unmanned Aerial System - ANSWERSUAS acronym:
UAV; UAS - ANSWERS(UAV/UAS) is the term to describe the aerial element of a system, and
(UAV, UAS) is the term to describe the total system
- Platform
- Payload
- Control and Communication
- Support Equipment - ANSWERSUAS includes:
sUAS
lUAS
mUAS - ANSWERS______ are between .55 and 55 lbs
______ are above 55 lbs
______ are below .55 lbs
- Computing
- Robotics
- Material Development