TY - BOOK AU - Austin,Reg TI - Unmanned aircraft systems: UAVs design, development and deployment T2 - AIAA education series SN - 9781600867590 (AIAA) AV - TL718 .A97 2010b U1 - 623.746 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Reston, Va., Chichester PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Wiley KW - Drone aircraft KW - Airplanes KW - Radio control KW - Navigation (Aeronautics) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) -- Introduction to design and selection of the system -- Aerodynamics and airframe configurations -- Characteristics of aircraft types -- Design standards and regulatory aspects -- Aspects of airframe design -- Design for stealth -- Payload types -- Communications -- Control and stability -- Navigation -- Launch and recovery -- Control stations -- Support equipment -- Transportation -- Design for reliability -- Design for manufacture and development -- Introduction to system development and certification -- System ground testing -- System in-flight testing -- Operational trials and full certification -- UAV system deployment -- Naval rôles -- Army rôles -- Air Force rôles -- Civilian, paramilitary and commercial rôles -- Future prospects and challenges -- UAV systems continuing evolution -- Appendix : UAS organisations ER -