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Main aim of the project is to create design methodology for modular süstems, which could serve as a basis for autonomous vehicular systems moving in the air or on the land and fulfilling different civil tasks. The methodology is oriented for instance on the following potential applications: board guard, searching lost people using ifrared cameras or mapping certain areas, etc. The project is divided into following stages. The first stage is devoted to developing concept of the modular system including hardware and corresponding interfeises. The second stage is devoted to usage problems of application oriented vehicle modules design methodology problems and third stage is devoted to application of the methodology for design real vehicle modules and testing. One of specific applications is chosen small gabarite, wing spread maximum up to 3 m and start mass up to 12 kg unmanned air vehicle, where the modules include large range od specific devices as cameras with carriers and modems in addition to the modules of the vehicle structure itself. The demand for theoretical design methodology for this kind of vehicles is high in the world because the existing approaches concentrate on application specific tasks, which does not enable to apply flexible approach. Considering Estonian regional geographic aspects as fast changing and marine climate in modular design is also worth mentioning in the project. |