근거리 감시정찰을 수행할 수 있는 헬리콥터형 무인항공기를 개발하였다. 임무수행 가능성을 검토한 결과 전동 모터로 구동되는 동축반전 헬리콥터형 비행체가 선정되었다. 자동비행을 위해 상용 자동비행장치와 무선통신 모뎀이 채택되었고, 공중촬영을 위한 CCD 카메라가 탑재되었다. 완성된 비행체는 수동 비행시험을 통해 성능을 검증하였으며, 자동비행장치 탑재 후 점항법 비행을 통해 임무수행이 가능함을 확인하였다. 본 논문에서는 동축반전 무인항공기의 개발을 위한 설계 및 체계종합 전 과정에 관하여 기술하였다.
The rotorcraft-based unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) capable of performing close-range surveillance and reconnaissance has been developed. Trade studies on mission feasibility led to the adoption of a coaxial rotorcraft with twin rotors counter-rotating in one axis and driven by electric motors. A commercial off-the-shelf flight control computer(FCC) and a radio frequency modem were adopted for autonomous navigation. In order to achieve an aerial view, commercial charge-coupled device camera was also integrated into the vehicle. The performance of the completed vehicle was proved with manual flight test, and mission capability was verified through waypoint navigation flight after being equipped with FCC. This paper treats the whole process of design and system integration for development of the coaxial rotorcraft UAV.
