EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ON COMMAND AND CONTROL OF UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE SYSTEMS

Experimental results from operational deployments of Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAVs) systems are presented and discussed. This is done in the context of the Apollo command and control framework developed by the AsasF project from Porto University in cooperation with the Portuguese Air Force Academy. Apollo is targeted at multi-vehicle operations in mixed initiative interactions (allowing intervention of human operators). Field tests have been carried out using a modified radio-controlled plane. Successful Apollo integration in a real UAV operational environment has also been demonstrated. This closes the integration cycle between the software architecture and the hardware platform. Results concerning aircraft performance as well as experimental results of the UAV system are also described.