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power supply and just as important a low latency data |
collection design is needed. As with any optical capturing |
instrument a higher frame rate will lead to lower capture |
time. This is important when needing to transmit images |
quickly as the compression and encoding times are greatly |
reduced. Using industry standard compression format of |
H.264 will enable this encoding to be initiated quicker with |
limited visible loss in quality of the image. The research |
conducted by Texas Instruments proposes to fully utilise |
low latency and H.264 compression. This is achieved by |
introducing the concept of “slices” composed of severalindependently encoded macroblocks which can thus be |
decoded by itself without any interference of the data |
capture. This would also naturally decrease the render time |
of any image. To permit the drone to capture video the |
camera must be interfaced to the digital processor using one |
of the dedicated camera interfaces. The feed is then |
transmitted to a ground control unit using either 2.4 or |
5.8GHz Wi -Fi which in turn will be shown on a display |
unit for the operator to view the FPV image. |
The use of video capturing sensors is a multi -faceted |
problem, as with any broadcast a reliable transmission |
signal is a must. As the wireless communication link must be able to cope with long range transmission and reception. |
The research looks at several ways in which this can be |
achieved with either antenna diversity, maximum ratio |
combing (MRC) and Multi -Input and Multi Output |
(MIMO) and finally rate adaption. This would obviouslydepend on which wireless network would be available in |
the area at the time of where the operation is to be flown. |
VII. CONCLUSION |
The technology for safe and efficient BVLOS mission |
completion is already available and seems likely to become |
common place. There are however, a number of factors |
which still need to be addressed to ensure the maximum |
safety for BVLOS operations. The most important of which |
is UAS communications technology supporting command |
and control, navigation, surveillance, situation awareness |
and the integration with Air Traffic Management (ATM) |
systems for remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft. |
Development in these technologies and their |
miniaturisation remains an enabler of future UAS BVLOS |
capabilities. |
The regulations surrounding BVLOS are currently |
subject to revision as the new European airspace U -Space |
develops. As BVLOS technology grows and improves so |
too should the airworthiness regulations to facilitate andguide the industry sector and the deployment of drones in |
our society. |
Autonomous flight capability is not only fundamental to |
BVLOS operations for UAS but also likely to have a |
significant impact on the future development of passenger |
carrying autonomous aircraft. Minimising the Human |
Factor in aircraft flight has always been a major safety goal |
and also provides the potential to reduce operational costs. |
It would therefore appear that the benefits of achieving |
BVLOS capabilities are likely to outweigh the risks that are |
currently attributed to an UAS flying beyond an operator’s |
line of sight. |
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