U.A.V's

The Alladin

The ALADIN Mini-UAV System

ALADIN is an easy to operate high performance miniature unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system developed by EMT in Germany. It is in operational service with the German ISAF forces in Kabul and in the surrounding mountains of Afghanistan since 2003, providing troops with fast and flexible low profile reconnaissance operations during day and night, greatly enhancing situational awareness in realtime.

With an ALADIN system, units have the ability to perform almost immediate, on-demand reconnaissance flights for detailed Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) data in real-time without risking soldiers lives. ALADIN can be deployed in any terrain, as it is man portable and does not require a runway.

The handling of ALADIN is easy and does not require personnel with aeronautical skills, as the system is strongly supported by automated processes. EMT has packed complex UAV technology in a small, light weight and user friendly system. Meanwhile, the experience of several hundred military reconnaissance missions in Afghanistan was successfully incorporated into the system, making ALADIN the reliable and mature system it is today.

The ALADIN Air Vehicle

Within a few minutes the air vehicle is assembled and is launched either by hand or by a bungee cord. Due to its small size, its noiseless electric engine and its composite material structure ALADIN is difficult to detect during flight.

ALADIN usually operates at heights of 30 to > 300 m above ground and covers a surface of 10 km diameter. In addition the ALADIN flight is permanently monitored by an autonomous collision avoidance system using 3D digital map data.

The air vehicle is either fitted with four video cameras for daylight reconnaissance, or with one thermal IR video camera and one daylight video camera for night and day reconnaissance. At the end of the reconnaissance mission the air vehicle returns to the designated landing area and lands safely and fully autonomous. After simply replacing its accumulators, ALADIN is ready for another mission.

Ground Control Station

The Ground Control Station (GCS) comprises a ruggedized control unit and ground station unit with data link antenna. The GCS can be carried and
operated by one man, while a second man is responsible for handling the aircraft. Within a few minutes the system is fully operational. The mini
UAV flies its mission autonomously, following a flight path preprogrammed beforehand on a 3 dimensional digital map of the control unit. The operator can then fully concentrate on evaluating the real-time camera imagery. He can also alter its flight path, adjusting to new requirements, while the air vehicle is in the air. With a single command, ALADIN can also be directed to circle over an area of interest, observing the target area with its side looking camera. The video is automatically stored on a tape recorder for later reassessment.

EMT has implemented in ALADIN advanced takeoff and landing procedures. By selecting the “point landing” feature the ground control station computer will minimize the effects of side winds and direct the air vehicle via altitude and heading information to a precise landing.

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Reconnaissance and Surveillance in urban Environment and inside of buildings

Mission Radius:max. 1000 m
Flight Endurance:max. 25 min
Observation Period:max. 3 h
Propulsion:Electric Motors
Dimensions:Rotor Diameter 60 cm
Weight:Take-off weight 1,5 kg

Sensors:
-Daylight Video Camera
-Low-light Near IR Video Camera
-IR Thermal Image Video Camera
-Ground Video Camera
-High Resolution Still Camera
-Optical Flow Sensor

Sensor Options:
-Microphone
-Zoom Video Camera
-Chemical Sensors
-Radioactivity Sensors

Data Link:Data Link for Video-Transmission and Control in Real-time by radio transmission or glass fibre cable

Take-off/ Landing: Autonomous, Vertical
Ground Station:Miniaturized, Portable