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Death by a Thousand Cuts - Micro-Air Vehicles (Mav) in the Service of Air Force Missions (Paperback)
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Death by a Thousand Cuts - Micro-Air Vehicles (Mav) in the Service of Air Force Missions (Paperback)
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Technological progress in a number of areas to include
aerodynamics, micro- electronics, sensors, microelectromechanical
systems (MEMS), micro-manufacturing, and more, is ushering in the
possibility for the affordable development and acquisition of a new
class of military systems known as micro-air vehicles (MAV). MAVs
are a subset of uninhabited air vehicles (UAV) that are up two
orders of magnitude smaller than the manned systems that permeate
our contemporary life. Recent advances in miniaturization may make
possible vehicles that can carry out important military missions
that heretofore were beyond our reach or could only be attained at
great risk or resource expenditure. These missions will be possible
if MAVs can fulfill their potential to attain certain attributes to
include: low cost, low weight, little to no logistical footprint
mission versatility, range, endurance, stealth, and precision. A
review of the literature in this area indicates that the military
potential of this emerging field remains on the technological push
side of the equation with little to no requirements pull. from the
user community. Accordingly, concepts of operations deriving from
the war fighting community particularly the United States Air Force
(USAF) are sparse. At a higher level, the potential of micro-air
vehicles opens up new possibilities in the formulation of military
strategies that require investigation. This paper provides an
outline of the contemporary technological dimension of MAVs and
contemplates how they might be used to enhance Air Force operations
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Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2012 |
First published: |
September 2012 |
Authors: |
Arthur F. Huber
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
90 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-249-40153-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
1-249-40153-4 |
Barcode: |
9781249401537 |
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