FUNCTIONAL AND DESIGN ASSUMPTIONS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES INTENDED FOR RECONNAISSANCE AND MEDICAL OPERATIONS ON THE BATTLEFIELD

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present prototype design solutions as part of a project implemented for the Polish Armed Forces’ needs regarding the concept of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as a two-level unmanned reconnaissance and medical system intended to acquire and provide information about the health condition of soldiers injured on the battlefield, as well as to provide initial medical aid. The article contains a summary of the functional and design aspects of the project, an overview of the products available on the market along with their characteristics and usability analysis, as well as a description of the original unmanned platform that meets the functional criteria formulated in the assumptions. The designed solutions, constitute a component of the battlefield logistic support system at various levels of medical support, will contain operational equipment adequate to perform individual tasks indicated in the project, including: human detection, downloading and sending data from the ground station to the platforms used in combat operations, delivering medical loads to the injured, measuring CO₂ using a capnometer, performing measurements using the so-called noise radar.