DEVELOPMENT OF SMART TILT-ROTOR UAS AND THE BEGINNINGS OF KOREAN CIVILIAN DRONES

摘要

Past and current situation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) development and civilian application in Korea is presented with description of the various UAV related terminologies. Smart UAV (SUAV) development and test is presented in detail, where the SUAV was developed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and Korean industries. Major features of SUAV are also presented including the developmental procedure. This paper also includes activities regarding development of small UASs in Korea, where targeting operation area of the small UASs in Korea and core technology development plan is also included in this paper.