Operating at an airspeed of about 30 m/s at an altitude of 18 km, solar powered, unmanned, high altitude pseudo satellites (HAPS) are a good alternative to satellites to provide surveillance and communications services. Being generally constructed as an ultra-lightweight unmanned fixed-wing aircraft, HAPS are sensitive to critical weather conditions. Our work consists of developing a hybrid mission management system, equipped with a human machine interface and a decision assistant, to aid the HAPS operator in choosing the "best" plan analytically. In this work, real weather forecast data from the past is integrated and used in the hybrid mission management system.    «

Operating at an airspeed of about 30 m/s at an altitude of 18 km, solar powered, unmanned, high altitude pseudo satellites (HAPS) are a good alternative to satellites to provide surveillance and communications services. Being generally constructed as an ultra-lightweight unmanned fixed-wing aircraft, HAPS are sensitive to critical weather conditions. Our work consists of developing a hybrid mission management system, equipped with a human machine interface and a decision assistant, to aid the HA...    »