Insitu ScanEagle
UND Aerospace's UAS degree program currently employs the ScanEagle UAS.
Mission
The ScanEagle UAS is a portable system, which features two air vehicles or AVs,
a ground control station, remote video terminal, and a launch and recovery system
known as the Skyhook system. Two specially trained Airmen operate the Scan Eagle
UAS. The system is launched by a catapult, and retrieved by the Skyhook system which
uses a hook on the edge of the wingtip to catch a rope hanging from a 30- to 50-foot
pole.
The AV is autonomously controlled and can interchange several payloads depending
on the need. Currently the system includes a color electro-optical camera and an
infrared camera for night operations. The Scan Eagle's long endurance allows it
to monitor key positions for extended periods of time.
ScanEagle is ideal for:
- Surveillance & reconnaissance
- Coastal patrol
- Law enforcement
- Search & rescue
- Radar
- Environmental monitoring
- Terrain mapping & surveying
- Biological & chemical agent detection
- Meteorological measurement
- Mineral exploration
- Science & research
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