PRESENTACION : NOSTROMO DEFENSA S.

UAV Tácticos para Misiones ISTAR

Presencia y Cooperación Global
 ANFIBIO II
AGOSTO
2009

INFANTERIA DE MARINA ARGENTINA

PATRIAE SEMPER VIGILES
 ANFIBIO II
AGOSTO
2009

CHECK POINT FUERZA

OPOSITORA

Misión Típica EO -CCD x Zoom Óptico x 10-Estabilizada

 BATALLON COMUNICACIONES E
INTELIGENCIA
EJERCITO PARAGUAY

CABURE UAV
Operado 100 % por personal Paraguayo
UAV TACTICO PROPULSADO POR MOTORES WANKEL A INYECCION
ELECTRONICA -COMBUSTIBLE PESADO (JP-8)

VINGBIRD ® UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM

 DEFINICION CONCEPTUAL DE UAV TACTICOS EN MISIONES ISTAR

REQUERIMIENTOS OPERACIONALES TIPICOS

• Current requirements for mobile forces require intermediate range ISR

missions (minimum 30 km ) from land and sea .
• Other forces requirements push for rapid deployment of UAV system in
the battlefield by helicopters, cargo aircraft ,small craft or light ground
vehicles
• Quiet , fast reaction UAV systems are needed for day/night operations
with limited human resources
• Quick deployment and post deployment are essential to mobile forces
• Persistent Surveillance requires long endurance and high reliability of
components (4 hours minimum )
• Easy to operate and compact ground control station is also a need for
forces deployed with minimum resources
 Concept Definition
Typical Operational Requirements II

• Integration with land observation systems

and battle managment system is mandatory
• Low acoustic signature as well as IR and
Radar signatures are mandatory to keep the
operative force undetected
• Weight of the overall system ( UAVs ,
Container-Launcher, GCS ) shall be less than
50 kg
• Rugged UAV and rugged system are specific
requirements for forces that are operating in
harsh environments .
• UAV shall be able to perform a high rate of
climb, sustain several operation modes, have
long endurance, be able to sustain very
quiet operation mode , be airborne in very
short time with minimum preparation
 MAIN TYPICAL MISSIONS
• ISTAR (INTELLIGENCE –SURVEILLANCE –TARGET ADQUISITION –
RECONNAISSANCE )
• BDA (BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ) 
• EW/IW (ELECTRONIC WARFARE‐INFORMATION WARFARE) 
• NBC MONITORING 
• GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE 
• PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE (BORDER PATROL , HOMELAND SECURITY)
TECHNOLOGY MATRIX FOR  MINI UAV PAYLOADS

SOURCE : 
The Emergence of Mini UAVs for Military Applications
by Timothy Coffey and John A. Montgomery
DEFENSE HORIZONS 
 EVOLUTION OF  SMALL UAV CONCEPTS

Scan Eagle Vingbird

New Concept
Inflexion Point

Too many UAV to
accomplishment the
Mission Matrix

•MISSION FOCUSED CONFIGURATION DESIGN 
•ENGINE TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION IS A PRIORITY TO EVOLVE IN UAV CAPABILITIES AND 
OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY
 VINGBIRD
AN ADVANCED AIRFRAME CONCEPT DESIGNED AROUND A HIGH TECHNOLOGY
ROTARY INJECTION ENGINE RUNNING IN HEAVY FUEL

LONG ENDURANCE
HIGH PERFORMANCES
FLEXIBLE OPERATIBILITY

UNSURPASSED IN ITS CLASS

 VINGBIRD TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUND

NOSTROMO-CUBEWANO YARARA UAV WANKEL INJECTION ENGINE MANTIS -NOSTROMO DEVELOPMENT FOR A THIRD PARTY
POWERED BY MOGAS/HEAVY FUEL

VINGBIRD – INTEGRATED AIRFRAME CONCEPT AROUND A HIGH-TECH ENGINE

YARARA UAV WITH CUBEWANO WANKEL INJECTION ENGINE

POWERED BY MOGAS
DECEMBER 2008
YARARA UAV WITH CUBEWANO WANKEL INJECTION ENGINE
POWERED BY MOGAS
DECEMBER 2008
YARARA +SONIC 35 WANKEL HEAVY FUEL
 STATE OF THE ART :
MINI UAV MEDIUM/LONG ENDURANCE CAPABILITY

System MTOW Power Payload Endurance Engine Remarks

type
Scan Eagle – 18 kg 1.9 HP 2-3 kg 15 to 20 hs 2 stroke gas Modified 2 stroke
Boeing depending of engine engine for heavy fuel in
payload development –
derivation of 3W Model
Aircraft Engine

Silver Fox-ACR 12 kg 1.8 HP 1.5 Kg| 8 to 10 Hs 4 Stroke Heavy fuel in

engine development

Lockheed Martin 6.5 1.2 HP 1 Kg 2 Hs Electric US SOF developmet

Stalker Engine

Aerovironment 6 Kg 1 HP 1 Kg 2 Hs Electrical -
Puma Engine

Skylark –Elbit 5.5 Kg 1 HP 1.1 Kg 2 Hs Electrical

Engine

DRAC -EADS 8.2 Kg 1 HP 1 Kg 2 Hs Twin Launched by hand

Electrical
Engine

Orbiter – 6 kg 0.8 HP 1.2 Kg 1.5 Hs Electrical

Aeronautics Engine
 STATE OF THE ART :
MINI UAV MEDIUM/LONG ENDURANCE CAPABILITY

Issues :
• Electrical powered UAV will not reach long endurance due battery energy density. ,so
persistent surveillance is not possible with power system. Fuel cell technology in the
foreseeable future will extend the endurance but limited to 4 to 6 hours with limited
extra electrical power on-board
• Current players powered by internal combustion engines ,are using either modified
engines from model aircraft or small machines manufacturers .So realibility and
airworthiness is an unresolved issue
• Multi -fuel engines with injection system are not used by current players
• Injection system with electronic control to get automatic altitude compensation is not
used by current players
• Advanced airframes and aerodynamic concept elaborated around a high technology
engine has not been the case in the UAV industry
• Minimum requirements for launch and recovery as well as operation has not been the
standard for the current systems in use.
System Main Design Goals

• Engine Integration
• Wing Design
• Fuel System
• Sensor integration
• Operational Flexibility
Design Innovation :
•Fully Integrated Airframe
around the engine
•Wing design : flaps and
ailerons with positive and
negative deflections adapting
the wing lift to minimize drag
and flight regimes flexibility
•Catapult Launched for
extreme endurance and
capability of hand launch for
limited endurance
•Recovery at minimum weight
using deep stall technique and
airbag
•Minimum weight at landing is
achieved by expeling remain
fuel in the tank
 VINGBIRD
CUTAWAY

Nose Details
•Flaps down for take off
/landing/low speed
manuever

•Negative Ailerons
deflections at high speed
/or low wing loading to
minimize trim drag
Performances At H= 3000 mts
Performances At Sea Level
 ENDURANCE VS PAYLOAD FOR TWO DIFFERENT MTOW

27 MTOW : MAXIMUM TAKE –OFF WEIGHT 
 Electrical Power Generation On‐Board
The  Sonic  10  has  an  electrical  generator  that 
delivers  200  Watts  of  power  at  cruise  RPM 
and 500 Watts at maximum RPM

Power consumption at cruise

Elements Power [Watts]
Engine auxiliaries (oil pump,
fuel pump, ECU, ignition coils, 120,0
injector, etc)
Avionics 2,5
Electrical system 2,5
Actuators 10,0
TOTAL 135,0

At cruise the Vingbird can deliver 65 Watts

of electrical power for payloads.

Examples of payload’s power consumption

Payload Power [Watts]
Video TX (Range: 50 km) 5,0 The  Vingbird electrical  power  generation  on‐board 
allows to fulfill the demand of high power payloads.
EO/IR sensor 20,0
PSAR 5,0
Data link 5,0
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 VINGBIRD ENGINE

CUBEWANO SONIC 10 : 2HP- HEAVY FUEL REDUCTION DRIVE

 INJECTION ROTARY ENGINE TECHNOLOGY

Design

9Air Cooled
9High power to weight ratio
9Low Vibration
9Lightweight construction
9Separate oil system
9Electronic engine management
9Extensive use of high tech materials.
9Flexible Power possibilities from 2 to 7.5hp
with simple design alterations
 Specification (2hp)
Sonic 10
¾Proposed layout (shown with generator)
SONIC 10 LAYOUT
 Electronic Fuel Injection
¾Lightweight
¾Manufactured to MIL spec
¾Data Logging facilities

Cubewano ECU’s are designed and manufactured specifically for Cubewano.
Modular Seamless Payload System
VINGBIRD STAND ALONE DEPLOYMENT 

VINGBIRD
COMPLETE SYSTEM
2 TRANSPORT CASES +GCS+2 UAV
 VINGBIRD

TRANSPORT CASE 2 UAV

 Vingtaqs II -SIMRAD OPTRONICS
Long range, target acquisition and surveillance system / forward observer
system.
VINGBIRD INTEGRATED IN VINGTAQS II 
VINGTAQS II LAUNCHING A VINGBIRD 
VINGTAQS II + VINGBIRD EXTENDED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 
SYSTEM 

EO/IR ISTAR MISSION 
VINGTAQS II + VINGBIRD EXTENDED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 
SYSTEM 

EO/IR ISTAR MISSION 
VINGTAQS II + VINGBIRD EXTENDED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 
SYSTEM 

TARGET DESIGNATION MISSION  
VINGTAQS II + VINGBIRD EXTENDED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 
SYSTEM 

ELECTRONIC WARFARE MISSION 
VINGTAQS II + VINGBIRD EXTENDED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 
SYSTEM 

BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT (BDA)  MISSION  
VINGBIRD : FIRST IN ITS CLASS .... LAST TO LAND
 Small Tactical UAV Caburei
Lateral Gyrostabilized EO - Sensor

A Low Cost Solution for Small Tactical Electrical

Powered UAV to Improve EO Sensor Capabilities
 Small UAVs State of the Art
Most of the small UAV in the tactical battlefield with weights under 4 Kilograms are only
equipped with fixed frontal and lateral EO sensors. These sensors packages have strong
limitations to use zoom and usually the flight altitude is very low in order to engage
targets in the ground .
CABUREI UAV with CLGE

CLGE Developed by FixView -Cordoba -Argentina

 CLGE -EO MK1
Lateral Gyro Stabilized Payload for Small
Tactical Electrical Powered UAV

Interchangeable Sensor : EO Daylight with

optical zoom or IR camera with digital zoom

Developed by FixView -Cordoba -Argentina

 Interchangeable Nose

Developed by FixView -Cordoba -Argentina

Caburei flying with CLGE
GRACIAS POR SU
ATENCION