Purpose

This paper aims to evaluate the factors that dictate the design of a mini unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

Design/methodology/approach

This paper analyses various dimensions that dictate the design criteria for a mini UAS.

Findings

Compared to civil applications, design of mini UAS for military application is much more challenging owing to combat restrictions. Topics related to civil applications dominate research in the field of mini UAS, with over 60% of the papers accounting for civil applications. Limited published articles related to military applications are available. While 86% of the in-production mini UAS is primarily meant for military applications, only 9% of the research is devoted to military applications of mini UAS. Most mini UAS, although designed primarily for military applications, are also extensively used for various civil applications. Critical aspects that influence the employment of mini UAS in the tactical battlespace are area of interest, type of operation, type of operational tasks, terrain and network-centric operations. All these factors collectively impact the design of a mini UAS.

Practical implications

According to various studies, mini UAS is the fastest growing segment amongst all classes of UAS. This paper will provide vital inputs to the designers and manufacturers of mini UAS for both military and civil applications.

Social implications

Mini UAS are in the list of “must-have” for modern militaries across the world and is also growing exponentially in the civil domain. Therefore, it is important to understand the critical factors that dictate the design of mini UAS.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, such an analysis is not available in the open domain.

中文翻译：

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评估微型无人机系统 (UAS) 应用的设计标准

目的

本文旨在评估决定微型无人机系统 (UAS) 设计的因素。

设计/方法/方法

本文分析了决定微型 UAS 设计标准的各种尺寸。

发现

与民用应用相比，由于作战限制，用于军事应用的微型无人机的设计更具挑战性。与民用相关的主题在微型无人机领域的研究中占主导地位，超过 60% 的论文占民用应用。提供与军事应用相关的有限发表文章。虽然 86% 的在产微型 UAS 主要用于军事应用，但只有 9% 的研究致力于微型 UAS 的军事应用。大多数迷你无人机虽然主要设计用于军事应用，但也广泛用于各种民用应用。影响微型无人机在战术战斗空间中使用的关键方面是关注区域、作战类型、作战任务类型、地形和以网络为中心的作战。

实际影响

根据各种研究，迷你无人机是所有无人机类别中增长最快的部分。本文将为军用和民用微型 UAS 的设计者和制造商提供重要信息。

社会影响

Mini UAS 已被列入世界各地现代军队的“必备”清单，并且在民用领域也呈指数级增长。因此，了解决定微型 UAS 设计的关键因素非常重要。

原创性/价值

据作者所知，这样的分析在开放领域是不可用的。