BATCAM
Background: The Battlefield Air Targeting Camera Micro Air Vehicle (BATCAM) is the result of a Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) acquisition initiative. The program used very rapid prototyping and field testing, in multiple spirals, with heavy warfighter involvement. First flown in 2003, the BATCAM will be a recoverable/attritable asset for the AFSOC Special Operators and Air Force Battlefield Airmen. The BATCAM w ill provide the ability to covertly navigate, reconnoiter, and target objectives, ultimately enhancing situational awareness, reducin g fratricide, increasing survivability, and mission success rates.
2.4.2 Micro Air Vehicles (MAV)
MAV/W asp/Hornet
Performance
MAV Hornet Wasp
Manufacturer Honeywell AeroVironment AeroVironment
Sponsor DARPA/Army DARPA DARPA
Weight 15 lb 0.4 lb 0.4 lb
Length 15 in 7 in 8 in
Wingspan 13 in duct diameter 15 in 13 in
Payload 2 lb 0.1 lb 0.1 lb
Engine Type Heavy iston Fuel P Fuel Cell Battery
Ceiling 10,500 ft 1,200 ft
Radius ~6 nm 5 nm
Endurance ~40 min 60 min
Background DARPA and the Army are exploring designs for MAV. The MAV is focused on a small system suitable for backpack deployment and single-man operation. Honeywell was awarded an agreement to develop and demonstrate the MAV as part of the MAV ACTD, which pushes the env elope in small, lightweight propulsion, sensing, and communication technologies. Following its military utility assessment (MUA) in FY05-06, 25 MAV systems are to transfer to the Army in FY07.
www.darpa.mil/tto/programs/mavact.html
DARPA’s Synthetic Multifunctional Materials program, has developed a 6-ounce MAV, the AeroVironment Wasp, having an integrated wing-and-battery which has flown for 1.8 hours. The current
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Wasp variant has flown at sea level and at 5,000 feet and 105o F, and is capable of several hands-free, autonomous flight modes, including GPS waypoint navigation, loiter, altitude and heading hold. It carries fixed, forward- and side-looking color daylight cameras with real time video downlink, and uses the same ground control unit as Raven. The Wasp MAV has been selected for Disruptive Technology Opportunity Fund (DTOF) by the Navy to a) establish a preproduction capability for hardened, autonomous, hands-free operation vehicles at a cost goal of $5,000 per vehicle; b) assess operational utility; and c) engage in user-driven demonstrations and utility assessments. Prototype Wasp vehicles have flown off the USS PHILLIPINE SEA in theatre in early FY04. Spiral 1 Wasp vehicles are currently (FY05) in user evaluations with the US Navy’s STRIKE GROUP 11 and a number of Wasp systems are planned for field evaluation by the Marine Corps in late FY05 and early FY06.
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