Fantail 5000 &new UV
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Tuesday, 13 June, 2006
fr JDW==EUROSATORY 2006 register there then u can read
Singapore is strongly manned for future UVs
Darren Lake
Singapore is strongly manned for future UVs
Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics) (Stand H10) has joined forces with the Singapore Army and the Singapore Ministry of DefenceÂ’s Defence Science and Technology Agency at the show to chart some of their thinking on the future development of land forces. It is the first time the army has chosen to exhibit in this way abroad.
Task Force Singapore, as the alliance is known, had its first outing at Asian Aerospace earlier in the year. Then, according to senior project officer Colonel Leong Kwok Lung, the objective was to show both the public and the region what the armyÂ’s ideas for the future were. Here at Eurosatory, Col Leong hopes to reach an ever-wider audience and exchange ideas.
In the country’s concept for the future unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), both figure largely. In terms of UGVs, the team believes that remote semi-autonomous and robotic systems are best suited to the “dull, dirty and dangerous missions”.
To select technologies to fulfil such roles, the Singaporeans are testing a number of different systems. Col Leong says that to facilitate experimentation, the army has deployed UGVs with one of its infantry battalions. In the armyÂ’s transformation, it is particularly interested in enhancements that will increase the armyÂ’s effectiveness in urban terrain.
At the moment the focus of activity is on portable UGVs and UAVs that can be used to support the individual soldier or formation. Among the systems that have been trialled is the Portable Battlefield Robotic System. In effect a camera on a telescopic arm mounted on a remote control buggy, Col Leong characterises it as a “cheap and dirty” solution that although not necessarily sophisticated gives the soldier what he needs.
Also on the stand are examples of ST Kinetics UAV projects. These include the latest Fantail 5000 – a more robust version of the UAV with an increased payload capability of 0.36kg. Alongside this UAV is the Skyblade II, which has been procured by the army.
Further into the future Col Leong says the army is also looking at experimenting with robotic systems in the mounted environment. ST Kinetics has developed the Robotic Spider Light Strike Vehicle and is also looking at an autonomous decoupled back drive unit based on its Bronco all-terrain tracked vehicle.
Increased payload: Fantail 5000 -
I wonder what sort of sensors could be put into the Fantail 5000 which have an increase payload.
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Same question here. 0.36 kg means 360 grams mean very little things it can carry.
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not the total payload,but increased payload.Originally posted by kelong70:Same question here. 0.36 kg means 360 grams mean very little things it can carry. -
Jane's Defence says total payload only 400 grams nia leh. That means mount a camera, some sensors, then it will be overweight liao.
http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/jdw/jdw060220_1_n.shtml -
A payload of just 400g can't be very useful. Maybe this is just a developmental model for even bigger Fantails in the future.
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The pay load in around 2003 is already 500g.
frUAV & MAV---are we alone?--old posting.
4. FanTail in red shoes.
More info fr :Fantail brochure by ST Dynamic obtained 2 year? ago
-----Spec:
fuselage:9 cm in diameter,66 cm in length
over length 72 cm and width 84 cm,with landing gear extended
take off wt 2.3 kg,useful load 0.5 kg
max level speed more than 50 kts
hover endurance up to 1 hour(in 2005 increase to 2 hr)
Above spec for rotor diameter of 28 cm.Can be scaled up to carry more.
Payloads
--day light or low light video cam
--uncooled IR cam
--mircrophone
--comm relay equipment
--bio/chem sensors
--lethal or non lethal payloads
Ground station:
--note book,hand held,or wearable computer with flat screen display or helmet--mounted display
--real time image display
--map-based point-and-click mission planning
--High-level control control commands with in-flight reprogramming
Airframe
--carbon-fibre composite airframe
--modular construction
Mission
For close-range real-time rece in constrained environment.Possible missions:
Perimeter defence,Urban recce,Comm. relay for other UAVs
FANTAIL--top
This is Singapore's local produced MAV lah!STimes 2004-03-07.
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