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Viking Aerospace - Company Overview
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Company Overview
Dr. Richard Colgren
Vice President and Chief Scientist
January 2012
Viking Aerospace, LLC This presentation contains no company proprietary materials and is
Independence, OR 97371 composed of information freely available in the public domain.
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Outline
• Company Purpose and Background
• Customers and Uses
• Flight Control Systems
• Ground Stations / Support Equipment
• Sensors / Sensor Integration
• Air Vehicles
• Training
• Discussion
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Viking Aerospace - Mission and Objectives
• Viking Aerospace develops and markets fixed-
wing and rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) and systems (UASs) achieving
customer needs by combining modern design
tools and system theory with advanced sensor
technologies and state-of-the-art embedded
computing.
• Viking Aerospace strives for a leading role as an
original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
provider of unmanned aerial vehicles and
systems for the world-wide civil and defense
UAV market. Furthermore, we aim to achieve
strategic partnerships with synergetic impact for
development and sale. US developer, integrator,
support and sales for weControl autopilot
systems since 2005 & aeroscout since 2008.
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Customers – Partial List
• Large Aerospace Companies
(Lockheed Martin, Honeywell)
• Small Companies (AGNC, Heliboyz
and other aerial photographers)
• National Laboratories (SRNL/DOE,
NSF, USGS)
• State Highway Patrol, DEA, FBI
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Universities (Carnegie Mellon, Cal
Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, KU, K-
State, SDSU)
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Civilian Government
State Highway Patrol: Photo software for accident re-construction.
Police and SWAT: Quickly assess potential threats. Our UAVs excel in
physically challenging environments, daytime or night.
Fire and Rescue: Prevent simple fire scenes from expanding.
Border Patrol: Operate twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week in
harsh weather and over extreme temperature ranges.
Security: Antiterrorism, crowd management, hostages, search & rescue.
Emergency Response: Manage disasters with real time observations.
Facilities Protection: Operate constantly in a surveillance and data
gathering mode to review perimeters, identify potential threats, and
respond quickly if an intrusion does occur.
National Parks and Wildlife Management: Managing large remote and
isolated areas.
Research and Development: Several University R&D programs.
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Military
Reconnaissance and Surveillance: Military surveillance operations
are often from and over hostile and rugged terrain. The ability to offer
better intelligence and higher quality real time data is the key to
success. This must be provided reliably twenty-four hours a day.
Optional FLIR sensors and other payloads offer detailed video with
embedded time and GPS position tagging via the autopilot.
Battlefield: Battlefield operations are rapidly changing. Hostile actions
often occur within urban areas. Operations are as often from and over
remote rugged terrain. The ability to offer EO/IR ‘eyes’ on a target with
an accurate GPS position is crucial for successful operations. Our UAVs
can be rapidly deployed and easily operated with minimal support.
Hazardous Materials Sensing: Our UAVs can be equipped with
hazardous materials sensing packages. We have demonstrated the
ability to pickup and drop custom sensing payloads, such as those to
detect radiation or ‘sniff’ for biologic agents, pathogens and other types
of airborne elements. Our UAVs can be used for military testing, battle
field training, base camp perimeter management and advanced re-con.
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Civilian
Real Estate: Our UAVs offer unprecedented features for documenting
property: excellent transportability, superior hovering capabilities,
electric propulsion for quiet operations, and payload weight.
Agriculture and Conservation: Fly pre-loaded and saved missions via
the fully automated ground station for time-lapse photos of fields.
Repeat flight profiles over all seasons for land and soil management.
Construction: Photos and videos from multiple angles with optional
photo rendering software are used to create 3D maps and topography.
Oil, Gas and Electrical Utilities: Our UAVs allow operators to video
and photo long pipelines and transmission lines in a fraction of the time.
Maritime and Shipping: Our maritime and shipping applications are in
the context of high seas defense and protection. Simple to use autopilot
and camera systems provide easy surveillance and threat assessment.
Movies and Videography: Our UAVs provide unique views with
expansive panning over many altitudes. The autopilot’s pre-designed
mission management with R/C control provides the ultimate shot.
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Flight Control
Systems
- Manual Operations
- Augmented Operations
- Fully Autonomous Operations
“I thought that automatic pilot was getting a little too smart.”
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Driving Motive … Future UASs
Increasing UAV Autonomy
Current FULL SITUATIONAL
UAVs AWARENESS WITH
QUICK RESPONSE
RPVs AUTONOMOUS MISHAP RATES
OPERATION O(MANNED
PILOT AIRCRAFT)
INFLIGHT
REQUIRED
REPROGRAMMING ROBUST, ADAPTIVE
HIGHLY DIAGNOSTICS /
PREPROGRAMED
SUPERVISED PROGNOSTICS
DETERMINISTIC
RESPONSE
MISSION LEVEL
IN FLIGHT
REPROGRAMMING
Drones
FORMATION FLIGHT
Tier III-
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Flight Control Modes
(Stability Augmentation)
/Surfaces
/Yaw
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Manual/YACS Mode
(Stability Augmentation)
Hand held remote controls and ground stations with joysticks
are available. One example is the JR’s XP9303, which is a 9-
channel, 30-model memory, 3-model type. It comes with the
convenience and security of Spektrum DSM2 2.4 GHz
technology. Panasonic Toughbooks® and ground stations with
Pelican waterproof ruggedized cases are also used.
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Flight Control Design Process
• Modeling Phase: Derive and validate the
dynamic equations for the UAV and identify the
system uncertainties in terms of their locations
within the system equations and their bounds.
• Design Phase: Design a stabilizing robust
controller based on the model of the uncertain
system including flight test data.
• Verification Phase: Demonstrate closed-loop
performance and robustness through analytical
analysis, computer simulation and flight
testing.
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Optimal Performance through Design Innovation
• Specifications
• System Structure
• Dynamic Analysis
Simulation
Validation
Extract Inherent in
Solution
Math Model Development
from Frequency Simulation
Responses
Use Simulation
in Development
System
Life-Cycle
Optimization Aircraft
and Validation Flight
Testing
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Straight-line
Tracking
Performance
• Globally Asymptotic
nonlinear guidance
algorithm.
• Also available with
integrator extension
enabling precise line
segment tracking without
SS Error (used for
shipboard landings of
fixed wing aircraft.)
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Ground Station Software – Any PC
Options
- Laptop Operations
- Standard RC Unit
- Support Equipment
• weGCS ground control station software
• UAV mission planning and control
• UAV real time position and onboard status information
• Autopilot Mode Selection: Manual/Assisted/Mission/Homing
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Laptops for Ground Station Software
and Video Systems
• Several MS Windows ready laptops available.
• Ground station and video software pre-loaded
and tested.
• Panasonic Toughbook® laptop computers.
- Endure 3-foot drops
- Withstand violent shocks and vibrations
- Temperatures from -20° F to over 140°
- High altitude operations
- Work under increased atmospheric pressure
- 14 inch viewing LCD
- Magnesium alloy cases
- Small and lightweight for easy carrying
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Mission Sensors / Sensor Integration
Flight
Operations
and
Surveillance
Systems
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Example Airborne Sensors
Sony EVI-D70 FLIR Photon 320
RIEGL LMS-Q160 Laser Scanner VISAIR 130/150/180
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Wolverine III
The Wolverine III is a quiet, fully
electric UAV helicopter capable
of flying manually or
autonomously for 50 minutes on
a battery charge. The batteries
can be replaced in 30 seconds
for rapid re-launch.
Wolverine III is a 18 lb aircraft with 15 lbs
of payload + batteries. It has the ability to
carry front mounted payloads, slung
payloads or mid-ship payloads. The
configuration is easily configured for a
variety of uses and is well suited to
gimbaled payloads.
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General Information – Wolverine III
Aircraft Data Unique Features
Parameter Value - GPS lost attitude controller
Main Rotor Diameter 72 in - Optional pseudo autorotation algorithm
Height 20 in - Configurable link lost behavior
Length 60 in - Tested in severe wind conditions
Weight 18 lbs - 2 or 3 blade semi-rigid rotor
Power 6 kW (8 hp) configurations available
Performance
Operational Radius: 7 miles Std.
(Transceiver Independent FCS)
Endurance: 45 min hover
Operating Speed: 25 mph
Max Payload + Batteries: 15 lbs
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Scout B1-100
TECHNICAL
DATA
Parameter Value
Main rotor diameter 10.5 ft
Tail rotor diameter 2.1 ft
Main rotor speed 840 rpm
Empty weight (no fuel, no payload) 97 lbs
Gasoline engine 100 cc
Engine power (approx.) 18 HP
Electric starter (onboard included) 12 V
Length 10.8 ft
Width 1.6 ft
Height (approx.) 3.3 ft
PAYLOAD DATA
Optional autonomous INS/GPS flight control system 8.0 lbs (incl. battery)
Standard fuel tank (approx.) 22.0 lbs
Free payload capacity (approx.) 40.0 lbs
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Yak UAV Trainer
Low Cost: Low acquisition cost with individual
airframe components available (wings, fuselage,
horizontal tails, et cetera) separately at low cost.
The IMU, GPS, and flight computer are in a
rugged custom machined aluminum housing.
Easy Testing and Data Processing: We provide
a serial port on the flight computer for you to send
high level commands (airspeed, vertical velocity,
turn rate, et cetera) for testing obstacle avoidance,
terrain following, automatic landing, et cetera
technologies. This system comes standard with its
own full waypoint tracking ability including
command, control, and data collecting ground
station software.
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Hawkeye – Prototype System
The Hawkeye is designed for a 50% longer range than current UAVs in its payload
class, to be very portable and cost-effective. It is a modular design. The aircraft has
four easily removable wing sections, changing its performance capabilities quickly
and easily. No special launching or recovery mechanism is required.
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Summary Data – Hawkeye
Range 200+ nm
Endurance 8+ hours
Cruise Speed 55 knots
Dash Speed 80 knots
Maximum Level Speed 100 knots
Stall Speed 28 knots
Ceiling 20,600 ft
Maximum Rate of Climb 2,600 ft/minute
Maximum Climb Angle 30 degrees
Take-off Run (ground run) / Min. Field Length 120 ft / 600 ft
Wingspan (long wing configuration) 14 ft
Max Gross Weight 100 lbs
Empty Weight 50 lbs
Maximum Payload and Fuel 50 lbs
Payload Bay 24” x 9” x 5.25”
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Basic Flight Training (3 Days)
Safety
- Airspace Management
- Checklists and Vehicle Documentation
- Area Awareness
- Emergency Landing and Awareness
- Autopilot Systems Verification
- Maintenance, Storage and Setup
- Battery Maintenance
Assisted Mode Flight
- Takeoff, Landing and Shutdowns
- Maneuvering and Positioning
Mission Mode Flight
- Positioning and Maneuvering
- Software ‘Black Box’ Uploads and Downloads
- Photo Gimbal Setup and Camera Usage
“Hands On” Operations
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Advanced Flight Training (5 Days)
Advanced Safety
- Airspace Management
- GPS Off Awareness and Situation Review
R/C Flight
- Advanced Maneuvering and Positioning, GPS-Free Flying and Usage
- Autopilot Mission Flying with Interrupt and Continue
- Photo Management with Autopilot and ‘Lawn Mowing’ Flight Pattern
- Custom Payload Management
Advanced Autopilot and System Training
- Advanced R/C Autopilot, UAV Positioning and Maneuvering
- Software ‘Black Box’ Uploads, Patches and Downloads
- Photo Gimbal Setup and Camera Usage
Ground Station Mission Setup
- Full PC Mission Setup and Planning
- Map Calibration and Waypoint Management
- Downloading and Customization of Missions to and from the UAV
Vehicle Support with “Hands On” Operations
- Advanced Maintenance, Storage, Setup and Troubleshooting
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For further information see our web site:
www.vikingaero.com
Call us at:
(503) 410-6390
E-mail us at:
contact@vikingaero.com
Or mail us at:
Viking Aerospace, LLC
P. O. Box 459
Independence, 97351
