In-situ observation of stratospheric aerosol using balloon assisted gliding UAV

为了发展平流层气溶胶观测，开发了一种新的低成本观测平台，该平台能够在边界仪器和样品上进行恢复。一个小型无人驾驶滑翔机与观测仪器和导航系统是由小橡胶气球发射。然后无人机与气球分离，通过自动导航滑翔到地面站。在日本九州和北海道设计和测试了每个组成部分，并于2013年1月在南极洲昭和站进行了实际观测。成功地进行了5次上升、小气球发射、气球分离、自动导航滑翔等过程的观测，最高观测高度达到平流层10公里。

In order to evolve stratospheric aerosol observations, a new low cost observation platform, which enable to recover on bord instruments and samples, has been developed. A small unmanned glider with observation instruments and navigation system is launched with small rubber balloon. Then UAV is separated from the balloon and glide to ground station by auto navigation. Each components have been designed and tested in Kyushu and Hokkaido, Japan and actual observations were carried out at Syowa station, Antarctica, in January 2013. Observation during ascent, launching with small rubber balloon, separation from balloon, and gliding flight with auto navigation were successsfully performed five times, and the highest observation altitude reached 10 km in the stratosphere.