Arctic UAS study: Arctic threats to safe design of Unmanned Aerial Systems

Abstract

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) as they are designed today are vulnerable for arctic conditions. Both the UAV industry and the UAV operators need more knowledge about how safe design can be implemented for UAV’s with regards to surviving under arctic conditions. In order to find out what is required to survive under arctic conditions, arctic conditions must be defined. This report describes arctic conditions and is a first attempt to establish a common toolbox for establishing a knowledge base related to safe design of UAV’s for arctic conditions. The arctic UAV study has done extensive reachout to collect data from both civilian and military UAV pilots. The result of this data collection is presented in this study.