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While packaging of
conventional UAV systems is a secondary logistical consideration,
the packaging, assembly and reconditioning of a MAV is an critical
aspect for efficient use by the field troops. Several approaches
considered for such systems are assembling the aerial vehicle by
hand, prior to a mission, firing the drone from a canister, like a
missile, or deploying a UAV from a storage/launch cassette. Each
of these concepts should enable compact carriage of the entire
system in a backpack (drone, ground station and data-links), quick
and simple assembly, automatic per-flight testing, and sensor
calibration. Systems should also be designed for easy and simple
interchanging of structural assemblies, to enable simple and rapid
reconditioning of aerial vehicles at the field level.
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