Exdrone Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Moving Map Display

James Hammack and Robert Mullen

Abstract:	The U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army both deploy the BQM-147A EXDRONE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to provide commanders with unmanned air Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA), and Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) capabilities using electo-optical devices. The EXDRONE also has the capability to carry Electronic Warfare (EW), and Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) detection payloads. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has developed a prototype moving map display for the EXDRONE using an IBM-compatible notebook computer and standard Defense Mapping Agency digital maps. This prototype system has proved successful during training esercises at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, CA. NRL. plans to propose further enhancements to the system to improve operator feedback and minimize operator intervention. This system is expected to be easily adaptable for use in tracking other vehicles.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1995 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 18 - 20, 1995 Disneyland Hotel Anaheim, CA
Pages:	733 - 736
Cite this article:	Hammack, James, Mullen, Robert, "Exdrone Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Moving Map Display," Proceedings of the 1995 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Anaheim, CA, January 1995, pp. 733-736.
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