Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) mission management for maritime surveillance

该方案是一项多年期、多伙伴关系的努力，旨在提高加拿大对大西洋沿岸的监测能力。纽芬兰纪念大学的远程航空器环境监测（RAVEN）小组将与工业合作伙伴省航空航天有限公司（PAL），公共合作伙伴国家研究理事会（NRC）和加拿大国防研究发展（DRDC）以及学术合作伙伴卡尔顿大学合作，开发一个使用无人驾驶航空器（UAV）平台进行海上监视的使命管理系统。 一个完全开发的无人机技术是一个安全，可靠和具有成本效益的补充，目前的空中海上监测计划，一直是和目前是省航天有限公司（PAL）的责任。自1986年以来，PAL一直负责通过载人飞行确保对加拿大海洋的监视。该研究计划的最终产品将是一个地面使命控制站，用于在加拿大独特而恶劣的沿海环境中有效操作无人机。研究工作将侧重于海上情报监视侦察任务的创新技术，并将通过提高对加拿大沃茨国内外活动的监测能力，直接促进安全、安保、国家主权和环境保护。 将要求两个NRC实验室的专业知识和资源：航空航天研究所和海洋技术研究所在整个项目的开发过程中提供协助和贡献。预计从渥太华到圣约翰的这一多机构努力将促进无人机技术的民用应用，并提高PAL的近海监测能力。

This program is a multiple year, multiple partnership effort geared towards increasing Canada's monitoring capacity over the Atlantic coast. The Remote Aerial Vehicle for ENvironmental-monitoring (RAVEN)group at Memorial University of Newfoundland will work together with industrial partner Provincial Aerospace Limited (PAL), public partners National Research Council (NRC) and Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC) and academic partner Carleton University to develop a mission management system for maritime surveillance using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform.   A fully developed UAV technology is a safe, reliable and cost-effective supplement to the current aerial offshore monitoring program which has been and currently is the responsibility of Provincial Aerospace Limited (PAL). PAL has been charged with ensuring the surveillance of the Canadian Maritimes via manned flights since 1986. The end-product of the research program will be a ground-based mission control station for effective operation of UAVs in Canada's unique and harsh coastal environment. Research efforts will focus on innovative technologies for maritime Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, and will contribute directly to safety, security, national sovereignty and environmental protection through increased monitoring capacity of both domestic and foreign activities in Canadian waters.   Expertise and resources at two NRC labs: Institute for Aerospace Research and Institute for Ocean Technology will be called upon to assist and contribute throughout the development of this project. It is anticipated that this multi-agency effort which stretches from Ottawa to St. John's will bolster civilian application of UAV technology and enhance PAL's offshore monitoring capabilities.