UARAD = Miniature Scanning RADAR for use in Collision Detection on an Unmanned Aircraft

我们正在开发小型无人驾驶飞机（UA），用于世界各地的科学，商业（石油，天然气和矿产勘探和生产）和国家（边境巡逻）应用。超视距无人机的最大技术挑战是开发一种有效的碰撞检测传感器。这是我参加的每一次联合国会议上提出的要求。这也是我们的潜在客户的要求，包括辉固航空测量公司和桑德地球物理公司（世界上最大和第二大地球物理测量公司）以及石油、天然气和采矿勘探和生产公司。我们建议调查全球市场的性质以及开发基于使用高精度海洋雷达单元的机载碰撞检测传感器的财务和技术可行性。我们已经确定的缺点与立体视觉用于空中碰撞检测的唯一依赖是与飞行器飞行“出太阳”的检测。美国联邦航空管理局已经允许在国家领空使用amarine雷达单元，因此消除了对在地面应用中使用这种类型的低功率雷达单元的一些担忧。我们的目标，如果市场分析是积极的，将是开发和使用这种系统在超视距飞行的无人机上，使飞机能够检测和避免空中物体，如其他飞机，气球和跳伞者。民航局的Cliff Whittaker建议，一旦得到证实，这种传感器可以在轻型飞机上得到更广泛的应用，从而有助于航空旅行的安全，并使我们能够在英国建立一个世界领先的出口业务。另一个好处是环境，因为UA使用的燃料比载人同行少

We are developing small unmanned aircraft (UA) for use throughout the world in scientific,commercial (oil, gas and mineral exploration and production) and state (border patrol)applications. The greatest technical challenge to the use of UA operating beyond line of sightis the development of an effective collision detection sensor. This is a requirement that hasbeen voiced at every UA conference I have attended. It has also been a requirement of ourpotential customers, including Fugro Airborne Surveys and Sander Geophysics (the largestand second largest geophysical survey companies in the world) and oil, gas and miningexploration and production companies.We propose to investigate the nature of the global market and the financial and technicalfeasibility of developing an airborne collision detection sensor, based on the use of alightweight marine RADAR unit. The shortcoming we have identified with the sole relianceon stereo vision for use in airborne collision detection is associated with the detection ofaircraft flying "out of the sun". The US Federal Aviation Authority has allowed the use of amarine RADAR unit in the national airspace, so removing some of the concerns about the useof this type of low-power RADAR unit in a terrestrial application.Our aim, should the market analysis be positive, would be to develop and use this system onUA that fly beyond line of sight, to enable the aircraft to detect and avoid airborne objects,such as other aircraft, balloons and parachutists.Once proven, it was suggested by Cliff Whittaker at the Civil Aviation Authority, this sensorcould find wider application on light aircraft, so contributing to the safety of air travel andenabling us to build up a world leading export business in this area in the U.K.Another benefit will be environmental, since UA use less fuel than their manned counterpartsper kilometre travelled