Design and Integration of a Lightweight Air Drop Dispenserfor Delivery of a Skeet P31 Smart Warhead

摘要

A generic container has been designed and integrated with a Shadow unmanned airrnvehicle (UAV) for delivery of small, high value payloads to forward based ground units.rnOne fairly unique version of this container, I.e., a dispenser system, has beenrnpostulated for delivery of the Skeet P31 Smart Warhead.rnThe container and its release system's interface to the air vehicle have been designedrnto accommodate use on any air vehicle that has the weight and structural capacity torncarry it. In order to enhance the survivability of the UAV and insure accurate delivery tornthe specified target ground coordinates, the dispenser system has been configured forrndrop from typical surveillance altitudes and utilizes a unique guided parafoil system thatrnyields the desired delivery accuracy. For the Skeet P31 Smart Warhead version of therndispenser, the unique requirements mandated for delivery of that munition have beenrncharacterized. This paper presents the concept developed for delivery of the containerrnand the conceptual dispenser and summarizes the results of tests that have beenrnaccomplished to date.