Transcript Vigilante System Overview SAIC Point of Contact: Thomas Ciarula Vigilante Program Manager 4001 Fairfax Drive, Suite 450 Arlington, VA 22203 703-276-3125 [email protected].

Vigilante System Overview
SAIC Point of Contact:
Thomas Ciarula
Vigilante Program Manager
4001 Fairfax Drive, Suite 450
Arlington, VA 22203
703-276-3125
[email protected]
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What is Vigilante?
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Lightweight, capable UAV based on commercially available Ultrasport 496
Fully capable UAV system including air vehicle and ground support
systems
Easily transported via trailer towed by auto/truck
Reconfigurable
for variety of
datalinks and
payloads.
Can be operated
by as few as
two people
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History
1994
UltraSport
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1995
UltraSport
331
Manned
1996
UltraSport
496
1997
BMDO
Vigilante
1998
331
OPV
Optionally
Piloted
1999
2000
2001
2002
Vigilante
496
Vigilante
500
Vigilante
502
Vigilante
Tagalong
Unmanned
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Vigilante Variants
Vigilante 500 and 502 UAV
Unmanned air vehicle
5 cu ft interior volume
380 lb. max payload capacity
36 gal. fuel capacity
Improved aero performance
Vigilante 496-OPV
Optionally piloted vehicle -orAutonomously piloted with
room for one passenger
12 cu ft interior volume
18 gal. fuel capacity
300 lb. payload capacity
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The Vigilante 500 and 502
The primary difference between the Vigilante 500 and 502 UAVs is the engine
Vigilante 502
Vigilante 500
Hirth F-30
Rotax 914
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4 cylinder, Opposed 2 stroke, EFI
Air Cooled
110 HP @ 6200 RPM
4 cylinder, V-4, 4 stroke, Turbocharged
Water cooled
115 HP @ 5800 RPM (3 minutes)
100 HP @ 5500 RPM (continuous)
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Vigilante Performance
Vigilante 496 Optionally Piloted Vehicle
Vigilante 502 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Unit Fly Away Price $600,000
Max True Airspeed
Ceiling
Main Rotor Diameter
Length (Fuselage)
Length (Overall)
Width (Skids)
Width (Fuselage)
Height
Empty Weight
Max Gross Weight
75 knots
12,000 ft
3,657 m
23 ft
7m
19.8ft
6.0 m
26.1 ft
8m
8 ft
2.4 m
4 ft
1.2 m
7.8 ft
2.3 m
604 lb
275 kg
1,100lb
500 kg
Max True Airspeed
Ceiling
Main Rotor Diameter
Length (Fuselage)
Length (Overall)
Width (Skids)
Width (Fuselage)
Height
Empty Weight
Max Gross Weight
117 knots
13,000 ft
4,000 m
23 ft
7m
20.7 ft
6.3 m
26.1 ft
8m
5.5 ft
1.7 m
2.5 ft
0.8 m
8.0 ft
2.4 m
700 lb
318 kg
1,100lb
500 kg
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300
Maxi,mum capacity of the fuel
tank is currently 35 gallons. It
could be increased to 58 gallons
with a reduction in payload
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Payload (lb)
Payload (kg)
Payload / Range
Payload / Endurance
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Range (nm)
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Endurance (hr)
Estimate based on Vigilante 502 with an empty weight of 700 pounds
•4 gal /hr endurance at 30 to 40 knots
•5 to 6 gal/hr in cruise at 80 knots, 30 minute reserve
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Demonstrated Performance
– Initial Flight Test Program demonstrated
» Speeds up to 50kts and altitudes up to 500 ft (limited by test range)
» Ranges out to 2 miles (link margin calculations suggest that we should be good to
beyond 50 miles LOS. However, we could not operationally fly at greater distances
anyway due to insurance/flight safety/airspace management issues. )
» Over 14 hours of flight time in autonomous flight modes
» Single flight of almost an hour
– Full range of control autonomy modes
» Mode 1: Direct command
» Mode 2: GCS operator flight vector
commands
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Semiautonomous takeoff and landing
Autonomous takeoff and landing
Hover
Forward flight
» Mode 3: Autonomous waypoint navigation
» Mode 4: Lost link Auto recovery
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Vigilante 502 3-View
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Flight Control Architecture
Sensing Subsystem
Control Processor Subsystem
AMC
GPS
Static/Total
Pressure
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Integrated
IMU/GPS/
Air Data
Serial Link
D/A
Flight
Control
Processor
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Sensor
Controls
Mission
Sensor
Pilotage
Camera
Payload Subsystem
AMC
Serial Link
Vehicle H&M Sensor
Tail Rotor
Actuation Subsystem
Communication
Subsystem
Engine
Cutoff
Serial Link
Payload
Datalink
1.2GHz
Collective
Throttle
Serial Link
A/D
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Mission
A/D
Control
Processor
AMC
AMC
Flight Critical Sensor
Vehicle H&M Sensor
Roll
Cmd
Signal
Select
Serial Link
TCP/IP (NRT)
Flight Critical Sensor
AMC
DIO
A/D
Radar Altimeter
Pitch
LVDT
Out
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Fluxgate
Magnetometer
RF Digital
Modem
2.4GHz
RF Digital
Modem
900MHz
Flight
Term. Rcvr
400MHz
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Flight Control System Avionics
• Navigation Sensor Unit
• PC/104 processing suite
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166-266 MHz Pentium
Ethernet
Analog conversion
Anti-alias filtering
Discrete signal conditioning
Additional serial ports
PWM Conversion
Power supply
Rugged “CanTainer”
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Turnkey IMU/GPS
~216 in3
Man-rated
Embedded air data
$60k
• Freewave RF Modems
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900 & 2400 MHz
<= 115 kbps
20 nmi range (with amp)
FHSS
Unique addressing for
security
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Ground Control Station
– Hardware implementation based on
field-proven DDE design
– Complete ground control software suite
» flight systems controls and displays
» data acquisition recording and file
management
» mission management tools
– User-friendly interface permits safe
employment by low-time operators
– Modular design permits rapid
incorporation of specialized interfaces.
– Telemetry capture tools integrated with
complete postflight data analysis
environment.
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GCS Mode 2 Operator Display
Heading
Artificial Horizon
Altitude vs. Airspeed
Engine and Rotor RPM
Air Speed
Adjustable
Numeric
Readout
Panel
Altitude
Ground Speed
Data
Recording
Status
System Health
Annunciators
Engine
Temps/Pressures
Actuator Positions
Comm Link Status
IMU Status
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Mode 2 Operator Controls
• Dual-mode stick provides
the Mode 2 operator with
intuitive controls for both
hover and forward flight.
• Operator merely sets desired
velocity, heading, and
altitude; controller manages
all control activity to achieve
the desired state.
• Stick outputs are nonlinearly
shaped for optimal mix of
precision control and
command authority
• Commands are position- and
rate-limited to ensure
smooth, safe operation
• Displays provide both
commanded and actual
vehicle states for good
situational awareness.
Smart Integrator SI-01
Rate L imit
Stick_Lon
Sha per
K
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F- 01
anti-windup
Mag Limit
Forward_Com
X -Y VEL
X-Y VEL
Stick_Lat
Hover
Y
Sideward_Com
Sha per
F- 02
N
TFS Switch
Stick_Twist
Smart Integrator SI-02
Sha per
F- 03
Rate L imit
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K
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Mag Limit
Heading_Com
anti-windup
X-Y VEL
Sha per
F- 04
Slider
Smart Integrator SI-03
Sha per
F- 06
Stick_Tab
Rate L imit
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Sha per
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F- 05
anti-windup
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X -Y VEL
Mag Limit
Altitude_Com
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New Initiatives
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Lightweight Vigilante
Vigilante 331UAV
Uninhabited Air Vehicle
Max Gross weight 625 lb
Empty wt 325 lb
Fuel 180 lb
Payload 120 lb
5 cu ft interior volume
4 - 5 hours endurance
Cruise 45 kts
Max speed 95 kts
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Vigilante 331 3-View
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Communications Relay
Demonstration
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Border Intrusion System
Fixed or Mobile
4 hours
on station
200-235 Km
radius of action
Common Operational
Picture
Gap Filler
SRI Station
Common Operational
Picture
Task VTOL UAV
Launch
VTOL UAV
airborne radar
Gap Filler
Station
(GFS)
Intruder Acquired
and Tracked
Detection Report
UGS Detect Intruder
Coarse track
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
Unattended Ground Sensors = UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
UGS
First Line
of
Defense
Border
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IAI POP EO/IR Sensor
Representative Vigilante Sensor Options
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IAI TAMAM Plug-In Optronic Payload (POP)
– Presently used on Vigilante
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Designed for UAV and Rotary Wing
Capable of NIIRS Rating Level 6
– IR @ 1 km
– Color @ 2 km
Color daylight TV
15”
– 15 deg to 2.6 deg continuous zoom
– 525 meter - 88 meter @ 2 km
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Infrared (320x240 PtSi) array (5 and 25
degrees)
– 435 meters and 88 meter @ 1 km
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Az range: continuous 360 degree
El range: +40 degrees to -110 degrees
Active Gyro Stabilized w/ 4 shock
absorbers at mounting
– 60 microradian rms LOS jitter
– 60 degree/sec2 motor accelerations
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WESTCAM 12DS
Representative Vigilante Sensor Options
• The visible camera is based on a Sony XC999
interline transfer CCD which is the smallest, lightestweight, one piece camera system commercially
available
• The infrared imager is a repackaged Cincinnati
Electronics (CE) NightMaster 256 x 256 InSb Focal
Plane Array camera sensitive to MWIR (3-5 µm)
radiation. It is a ruggedized, miniature, light-weight
infrared imager designed for military applications.
Specification
Field of regard (degree)
Azimuth:
Elevation:
360° continuous
+90° to -120°
Maximum slew rate (degree/second) Azimuth: 90°/sec Elevation: 90°/sec
Minimum slew rate (degree/second) Azimuth: 0.01°/sec Elevation: 0.01°/sec
Drift (degree/minute)
0.5°/min ½ LSB
Stabilization
<35 microradian RMS on most aircraft
Active Gyro-Stabilization
2 Axis inner (pitch/yaw)
2 Axis outer (AZ/EL)
Vibration Isolation
6 Axis (passive)
Position Feedback accuracy
0.2° nominal
MTBF (hr)
2000 hrs
MTTR (hr)
1 hrs
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