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Unmanned Aircraft System Design
Published in R. Kurt Barnhart, Douglas M. Marshall, Eric J. Shappee, Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 2021
The ground control station (GCS), or more simply the control station (CS), is the part of the UAS that provides the control interface to the UA through which the pilot/operator steers the UA or otherwise manages the mission. Commands issued through the CS may range from a pilot manually flying the UA with real-time joystick altitude-control commands in RC mode, to an operator monitoring and interfacing with a highly autonomous system through high-level commands. Figure 9.7 contrasts the STANAG-4671-compliant advanced cockpit CS for the SkyGuardian (Figure 9.7a) with a version of the expeditionary command and control (XC2) CS for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle (Figure 9.7b) where the operator interface is through a tablet computer. Commercial drones commonly use a laptop to provide waypoint navigation for beyond line of sight operations, and video game or RC controllers are used to provide manual guidance. First-person view (FPV) headsets have enabled fast-paced competitions like the Drone Racing League to provide entertainment and advance multicopter technologies.
Communication Systems
Published in Douglas M. Marshall, R. Kurt Barnhart, Eric Shappee, Michael Most, Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 2016
A simple and practical way to introduce UAS communications to the newcomer is through the concept of data links. Data links convey vital information to and from the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the ground control station (GCS), wirelessly in most cases. This information or data are used for controlling the UAV manually or through automation by manipulating control surfaces and throttle. Figure 12.1 illustrates UAV–GCS communication links for a small commercial remotely piloted vehicle. The link is also used for downloading captured images and telemetry data among other things. Enhanced commercial systems may employ the use of satellite links such as the Inmarsat Network which allows UAV and GCS to take advantage of a global IP network (Wagenen 2015, p. 1). For military UAS systems additional complexity and functionality is required in the design of the data link systems stemming from need to access the World Wide Web; resist unintentional interference; lower the probability of interception; security considerations; resistance to deception; and anti-jam capabilities (Fahlstrom and Gleason 2012, pp. 191–204). In other words, the functionality of these links makes them the lifeblood of any UAS system.
Development of Autonomous Vehicles
Published in Diego Galar, Uday Kumar, Dammika Seneviratne, Robots, Drones, UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance, 2020
Diego Galar, Uday Kumar, Dammika Seneviratne
Software is important in controlling a UAV to acquire information from an aerial perspective; such software is also known as a ground control station (GCS). A GCS is typically a software application running on a computer on the ground that communicates with a UAV via wireless telemetry. It displays real-time data on the UAV’s performance and position and can serve as a remote cockpit. A GCS can also be used to control a UAV in flight, uploading new task commands and parameter configurations. Monitoring the live video stream is another common function of GCSs (Liu et al., 2014).
CLEA-256-based text and image encryption algorithm for security in IOD networks
Published in Cogent Engineering, 2023
Snehal Samanth, Prema K V, Mamatha Balachandra
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which are also known as drones, can be categorized into two based on their operating methods: automated and manual (by a pilot). For the two operating modes of flight, a communication link between Ground Control Station (GCS) and UAV is necessary. In the automated operating mode of flight, UAV is navigated through Global Positioning System (GPS) data. In manual flight operating mode, the drone is controlled by a pilot through virtual cockpit control, or Line of Sight (LoS) (Shoufan et al., 2018). Based on the drone-based applications, drones can be categorized into two: civilian drones and military drones (Wang et al., 2019). Civilian drones have got benefits in various applications like search and rescue operations (Saif, Dimyati, Noordin, Alsamhi, et al., 2021), agriculture (Moskvitch, 2015), environmental monitoring (Alsamhi et al., 2019), monitoring of areas affected by natural disasters, recovery operations (Saif, Dimyati, Noordin, Shah, et al., 2021), monitoring of traffic and construction sites (Alsamhi et al., 2021), etc. Military drones have got benefits in applications like tactical reconnaissance, surveillance, combat missions, etc. (Armour & Ross, 2017).
Application of UAVs in the mining industry and towards an integrated UAV-AI-MR technology for mine rehabilitation surveillance
Published in Mining Technology, 2023
Phillip Stothard, Roohollah Shirani Faradonbeh
The main components of a UAV described by Giordan et al. (2020) are: the aerial platform, including the airframe, navigation system, power system, and payload;the ground control station (GCS) allowing the pilot control from a remote location; andthe communication system supporting communication between the other two components.