KZO Tactical UAV System Overview KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 1
Content System Elements Air Vehicle Ground Control Station Data Link Vehicle Launch Vehicle Refurbishing Vehicle Technical Summary KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 2
Airborne Systems, KZO Tactical UAV System System Elements KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 3
Air Vehicle (1) HW Design (1) Compact Tail-Less Low-Set Wing Configuration Foldable Wings for Transport and Refurbishing Radar Absorbing / Radar Transparent GFRP / CFRP Design Thermal De-Icing through Engine Cooling Air Booster Launch with Booster Drop after Burn-Out Parachute / Air Bag Landing KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 4
Air Vehicle (2) HW Design (2) Front Section of IR-Payload (Camera and Stabilisation Platform) connected to Air Frame by means of a Manacle Ring All Electronics in one Unit for easy Access for Maintenance On-Board Electronic Unit (Flight Control System, Payload Electronics, Video Tracker, Video Data Compression, Video Data Recorder, GPS Receiver) in one Housing ADT-ELU, Crash-Recorder and IMU mounted to Housing of On-Board Electronic Unit Flight Control by Dead Reckoning updated by Rho-Theta Measurement of DLV, Need for GPS only for Reconnaissance Behind the Hill KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 5
Air Vehicle Characteristics Wing Span 3.4m Width (transport) 1.0m Length (flight) 2.3m Height 1.0m Take-Off Weight 161kg Payload Weight 35 Kg KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 6
Air Vehicle Payload Characteristics (2) Camera Infra Red 8-12 µm 96 x 4 Detector Elements 576 x 768 Pixel (Interlaced) Zoom 1:8 with the following pre-selected FOV (v x h) Wide FOV 28,8 x 38,4 Mid FOV 10,1 x 13,5 Narrow FOV 3,6 x 4,8 Video Tracker (Correlation or Cycloid) Digital Video Data Recorder, 10 min Recording Time (Compressed Video Data incl. PID) KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 7
Ground Control Station KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 8
Ground Control Station Characteristics Three Identical Operator Stations for Online / Real Time Mission Planning and Mission Modification, Flight Control and Image Exploitation Sheltered for EMI, NBC and NEMP Protection Air-Conditioned 15ft ISO-Standard Height Adapted to Road-/Railway-Transportation External Power Supply by Towed GPU, Supply during Transport Possible to Handle extreme Temperatures, Internal Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Transportable by Truck (5t Payload) Railway A/C (C130, C160) KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 9
Ground Control Station HW Design and Architecture KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 10
Ground Control Station Function Mission Planning Toolbox with buttons for mission planning Listing of Mission Elements: Shows the arrangement of the mission Map functions Draw function KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 11
Ground Control Station Function Flight Control & Mission Modification Toolbox with buttons for mission planning Listing of Mission Elements: Shows the arrangement of the mission Map functions Draw function KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 12
Ground Control Station Function Exploitation of Recorded Video Image Enhancement Payload Control Video Replay Control KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 13
Data Link Vehicle HW Design KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 14
Data Link Vehicle Characteristics Deployment Time 20 min Evacuation Time 20 min Mast System with Automatic Alignment Capability by Means of Inclinometer (11 m High) Ground Data Terminal Data Link Vehicle Control Unit with Build-In Test and Indication of GDT HW Status / Faulty LRU s I/F to Ground Control Station for Transmission of TM, TC and Video Data to Air Vehicle Connected to GCS by means of Rugged Fibre Optic Cable Autonomous Operation with Internal Power Supply EMV/NEMP, NBC Protection KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 15
Data Link Vehicle Ground Data Terminal Ground Data Terminal for TM, TC and Video Data Transmission to the Air Vehicle Air Vehicle Position Measurement Weight: 164 kg Testability in Accordance to VG 95 287 KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 16
Data Link Telecommand, Telemetry & Video KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 17
Launch Vehicle HW Design KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 18
Launch Vehicle Characteristics Transport of Air Vehicle to Launch Site (Shock and Vibration Isolated) Time for Launch on Launch Site < 10min Launch Control System Automatic Pre-Flight Test of the Air Vehicle before Launch Automatic Launch Sequence Operated by Touch Screen Testability in Accordance to VG 95 287 KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 19
Refurbishing Vehicle HW Design KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 20
Refurbishing Vehicle HW Design 15ft ISO-Shelter Air-Conditioned Height adapted for Road-/Railway-Transportation EMI, NBC and NEMP Protection Truck (5t Payload), Off-Road Automatic Test System for Air Vehicle Test External Power Supply by Towed GPU, Supply during Transport Possible to Handle extreme Temperatures, Batteries for Air Vehicle Engine Start, and Supply of Test System in Case of GPU Failure KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 21
Air Worthiness Certification Requirements for Air Worthiness Certification for Peace Time Operation in Germany Probability to Leave the Assigned Area shall be 1 x 10-5 /h Probability for an Uncontrolled Flight or Crash shall be 1 x 10-5 /h Failure Rate of Flight Path Monitoring shall be 1 x 10-3 /h In Case of a Technical Failure which may Endanger Flight Safety an Emergency Procedure / Emergency Device shall be Foreseen Probability for the Activation of the Emergency Procedure / Emergency Device shall be 2 x 10-3 /h The Failure Rate of the Emergency Procedure / Emergency Device shall be 1 x 10-5 /h Conditions for Air Worthiness Certification Launch and Landing in Restricted Ground Areas Flight in Restricted Air Space KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 22
Technical Summary Day and Night / Nearly all Weather Operation, De-Icing Stealthy Air Vehicle, Radar & IR - Reduction High Precision Navigation and Target Localisation, with and w/o GPS High Jam-Resistant Digital Data Link No Airfield and no Additional Landing Aids Required, Precise Landing Safe and Reliable Start and Landing, Booster / Parachute Highly Automated Mission Planning Computer Aided Sensor Control Target Tracking / Image Enhancement Rapid Deployment of System Hand-Over Operation / Dual UAV Control 24 h Observation Interface to C3I-system KZO TUAV / FTS / 08.02.2006 / Chart 23