This picture shows the change in the diameter of the fuselage with each inch (FS). Bottom view of our aircraft and the locations of the components 2.5 System and Operation Conditions The entire unmanned aircraft system, from the sensor payload to the ground station, was chosen under careful consideration. The team made choices based on the cost, weight, and size of each individual component. On the other hand, heavier and pricier components were still considered if they compensated for that simple disadvantage. In choosing the sensor payload, we were able to narrow it down to the X3000, and X4000. After a systematic review, the X3000 was chosen to complement our aircraft. Our final decision was based on the fact that the X1000 wasn’t capable of zooming in and the X4000 was too bulky and heavy for our aircraft. Fortunately, the X3000 included wide rolling angles, along with 10x telescopic photo capabilities. Its size allowed it to fit within the geometry of our aircraft and its price was reasonable. The major disadvantage of the X3000 was its large power draw, however; we compensated for this by modifying the aircraft’s system. We would now have four aircrafts in our system. This setup contains four of each basic function, including the personnel needed to operate each station. We decided to purchase the two fleet trailers because it had a better bargain to accommodate four small UAV’s that are less than five feet each and its associated equipment. We had two major search patterns that we discussed constantly: the spiral search with one UAV versus the sector track with two UAV’s versus four UAV’s. Initially, we decided to use the sector track method because it would complete the mission in a shorter amount of time than the spiral search. However, the spiral search would cost less because there would only be one aircraft involved. With the additions of tall trees, short trees, and no trees section, we had to conform to the challenge. Additionally, during a discussion, we assumed that mission would be completed faster when one aircraft would start in the trees” “no section and the other would begin in the trees” section. On the other hand, although “short the spiral search would cost less, it would take more time to complete the mission. On November 27 during the Webinar, we asked the mentors about the effects of flying in a
This picture shows the change in the diameter of the fuselage with each inch (FS). Bottom view of our aircraft and the locations of the components 2.5 System and Operation Conditions The entire unmanned aircraft system, from the sensor payload to the ground station, was chosen under careful consideration. The team made choices based on the cost, weight, and size of each individual component. On the other hand, heavier and pricier components were still considered if they compensated for that simple disadvantage. In choosing the sensor payload, we were able to narrow it down to the X3000, and X4000. After a systematic review, the X3000 was chosen to complement our aircraft. Our final decision was based on the fact that the X1000 wasn’t capable of zooming in and the X4000 was too bulky and heavy for our aircraft. Fortunately, the X3000 included wide rolling angles, along with 10x telescopic photo capabilities. Its size allowed it to fit within the geometry of our aircraft and its price was reasonable. The major disadvantage of the X3000 was its large power draw, however; we compensated for this by modifying the aircraft’s system. We would now have four aircrafts in our system. This setup contains four of each basic function, including the personnel needed to operate each station. We decided to purchase the two fleet trailers because it had a better bargain to accommodate four small UAV’s that are less than five feet each and its associated equipment. We had two major search patterns that we discussed constantly: the spiral search with one UAV versus the sector track with two UAV’s versus four UAV’s. Initially, we decided to use the sector track method because it would complete the mission in a shorter amount of time than the spiral search. However, the spiral search would cost less because there would only be one aircraft involved. With the additions of tall trees, short trees, and no trees section, we had to conform to the challenge. Additionally, during a discussion, we assumed that mission would be completed faster when one aircraft would start in the “no trees” section and the other would begin in the “short trees” section. On the other hand, although the spiral search would cost less, it would take more time to complete the mission. On November 27 during the Webinar, we asked the mentors about the effects of flying in a
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