Design of a launch and forget aerial relay node integrating advanced control and communications methods

集成先进控制和通信方法的发射即忘空中中继节点设计

• 批准号: 436316-2012
• 负责人: Akhrif, Ouassima
• 金额: $ 3.07万
• 依托单位: École de technologie supérieure
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=553049
• 关键词: Design; launch; forget; aerial; relay

The company Ultra Electronics TCS is developing the Multi-Mission Radio (MMR) designed to, among other applications, maintain broadband inter-connectivity between On-The-Move (OTM) ground vehicles and teams deployed in tactical, logistic, robotic, public safety or disaster recovery missions. All OTM communication systems suffer however from the same limitation: effective range.To increase MMR communication capabilities and improve its market chances, this project seeks to develop specific aerial platform architectures and auto-navigation algorithms that leverage UAV technologies to offer range extension capabilities in support of tactical and emergency communications at a low cost, easy to transport, and no needs of technical training. To reach this goal, the project will proceed in three phases: the first is the aerial relay node design which characterizes the best aerial vehicle architectural approach to satisfy a set of stringent and sometimes conflicting requirements provided by Ultra. The second is the developement and integration of control and communication algorithms designed to provide the aerial node with range extension and auto-navigation capabilities. The third phase is the implementation of the developed control and navigation algorithms on a commercial off-the-shelf prototype in order to test experimentally the performance and limitations of these algorithms. The project, once realized, will significantly boost Ultra TCS image and help them show strong differentiation and clear innovation over the competition.

Ultra Electronics TCS公司正在开发多任务无线电（MMR），旨在保持移动（OTM）地面车辆与部署在战术，后勤，机器人，公共安全或灾难恢复任务中的团队之间的宽带互连。然而，所有的OTM通信系统都有同样的局限性：有效距离。为了提高MMR通信能力并增加其市场机会，该项目寻求开发特定的空中平台架构和自动导航算法，利用无人机技术提供范围扩展能力，以支持低成本、易于运输且无需技术培训的战术和应急通信。为了实现这一目标，该项目将分三个阶段进行：第一个阶段是空中中继节点设计，其特点是最佳的飞行器架构方法，以满足Ultra提供的一系列严格且有时相互冲突的要求。 第二是控制和通信算法的开发和集成，旨在为空中节点提供范围扩展和自动导航能力。第三阶段是实施的控制和导航算法的商业现成的原型，以实验测试这些算法的性能和局限性。 该项目一旦实现，将大大提升Ultra TCS的形象，并帮助他们在竞争中展示强大的差异化和明确的创新。