SB & UAV Dept.

General introduction of the Dept. activities

The job specification of this Dept. has been realization ensuring of short-run and prototypes production within VTÚLaPVO, branch.
This Dept. consists of seven specialized divisions oriented to the designing stage of production and its securing both in the area of machinery, and in the area of electrotechnics.
Machine shop, essentialy equipped with a metal cutting machine, welding shop with capability of steel and light metals welding and plasma arc cutting as well as locksmith shop, have been available for mechanical production providing.
Assembly operations can be carried out both in a few workshops, and assembly hall equipped with the 8 tons lifting capacity bridge crane. This hall enables, due to its dimensions, carrying out installations up to 6 pcs of the ISO 1C containers simultaneously or an engineering of adequate size.
Three laboratories have been available for installations in the area of electronics and one has been certificated for works on engineering in the classification „Confidential“.
Designing works in the machine area can be carried out in the workplace of machine division. The 3D Inventor Series designer that has been gradually upgraded to its latest version has been used when designing activity. This activity, in the area of electrotechnics, has been carried out in the Orcad environment.

History of the SI & UAV Dept.

This Dept. originates its existence from the Unmanned Air Vehicles Dept., that was ad hoc established in the VTÚLaPVO, branch (earlier Research Institute 030), in 1990, when research phase of design and subsequent realization of the Sojka Unmanned Air Vehicle  started in cooperation with Hungarian Armed Forces. Considering the range of this project the specialized workplace was established, equipped with the 3D designer, and a lot of key men, theoretically well ready, both in the area of designing and testing aircraft, and in the area of special electronics development, began work here. Nowadays the Dept. has been built on this basis and its job specification has been gradually extended since 1997 up to installation of special vehicles and containers, when using professional experience, acquired when working in the area of UAV.

Product portfolio

The SI & UAV Dept. workers are specialists with long-continuing practice in their area. They are able to designe and realize of special installations into the engineering utilised by units of the Czech Armed Forces as well as by civil sector. Especially, it concerns the installations into different types of vehicles, containers, and aircraft but also into stationary ground facilities. These installations have been carried out both in area of mechanical production, and in area of special electrotechnics as well as IT.
The SI & UAV Dept. working place is especially focused on development, realization of prototypes, manufacturing, operation and service of Unmanned Air Vehicles. The developmental works have been provided by this Dept. for more than 20 years with real outputs in the form of unmanned engineering, implemented into the service of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. This Dept. carries out maintenance and periodical works on the implemented Sojka Unmanned vehicle complexes for the benefit of the Czech Armed Forces.

Reference

The SI & UAV Dept. has realized during past 10 years these products:

• The Sojka – III Unmanned complex in three versions
• The MAMOK Unmanned omplex with the MANTA Unmanned Airplane
• The catapult for UAV (without rocket propulsion) UAV – „Sojmobil“
• Special-Purpose Rover for Air Controller – ALENA
• The RAL-98 Air Force Mobile Communication System
• The MP TACP vehicle
• The VSV – 1p, 2p, 3p Command and Staff vehicle in its three versions
• The SURN System Upgrading
• The ReSy Access Nodes (AN); AN ADbatt and AN SQOC in the ISO 1C containers
• The T 815 4×4 vehicle modification for activity in the ISAF mission
• The KIM 100 Communication Information Module in the ISO 1C containers

The Sojka – III/TVM3.12 Unmanned Complex

The Complex is intended to carry out tactical reconnaissance for the benefit of the Brigade Battle Group. It consists of Ground Control Station, Relay Station, Launcher, Workshop Container – everything in mobile version – and 4 pcs of Unmanned Airplanes able to fly in semi automatic and fully automatic modes. The system enables data transmission from reconnaissance sensors into the Control Station in real time and due to Mobile Relay Station into the Command and Control (C2) post.
The Sojka – III/TVM3.12 Unmanned Airplane, its take-off weight is 145 kg, can operate up to altitude of 4000 m, with endurance more than 4 hours in the range of speeds 120–210 kmph. The operational range is 200 km from take-off point. Practical application has been considered up to 60 km from that point.
The Unmanned Complex has been in operational service of the Czech Republic Armed Forces since 1998.

The MAMOK – III/TVM3.12 Unmanned Complex

It was developed within the TANDEM programme promulgated by Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. It concerns upgraded version of tactical reconnaissance unmanned complex providing at lower total take-off weight the same useful parameters like already implemented Sojka Unmanned Complex. The basic element of this system has been MANTA Unmanned Airplane, equipped, in contrast to the SOJKA, with landing gear of nose type and able to take-off from moving launching car or due to this undercarriage. Landing has been possible to carry out considering conditions on the airport surface or by parachute. Flight endurance of this vehicle has been more than 3 hours with the same flight parameters like the above mentioned Sojka. As well as its antecedent, even the MANTA can carry useful equipment with weight of 15 kg, when its take-off weight has been 62 kg. Onboard data recording has been realized due to high-capacity SD card.

The Optoelektron 1 Mini UAV

It has been a mini UAV, designed for individuals and/or for detached units with the aim to secure rapid optoelectronic air reconnaissance. The system, including airplane, is being developed in the SI & UAV Dept. within the analogous project of military science.
Electrically powered airplane is easily built-up without any special tools by operator in terrain, able to semi and fully automatic flight with endurance up to 30 minutes and transmission of visual information from the optoelectronic sensor in real time. To achive optical reconnaissance of good-quality, the airplane has been equipped with gyro stabilized platform, able to day and night reconnaissance. The airplane can operate up to altitude of 2 000 m in the range of cruising speeds from 70 kmph to 80 kmph. Take-off can be carried out from hand due to gummy rope. Landing can be performed on belly or by means of parachute.

The T 815 4 × 4 SOT

As an example of special installations, a transformation of the T 815 4×4 vehicle according to requirements of the Military Police Special Operations Group (VP-SOG) can be mentioned.
The vehicle was modified from the point of view its height to be able to transport in the C-130 Hercules airplane. The vehicle cabin and body were lowered; cabin floor, cabin front part and door panels were equipped with armour plates made by the UnionSteel, BRG. Weapon consoles were installed in the vehicle body, in the area for driver and commander there were machine gun carriages and communication radio sets installed. The car was further equipped with plenty of fixing elements and baskets for carrying of special equipment, ammunition, drinking water reserve, etc. The original tyres were replaced by “Run-flat” ones, enabling drive even after their puncture or after infantry mine striking.