The Army Shadow TUAV Project :

Experiments, Security, Simulation, and

Reports
Team Members: Dr. Richard Chapman, Dr. David Umphress, Dr. Drew Hamilton, Dr. Chwan-Hwa Wu, Shawn Constance, Kevin Richardson, Anthony Friday, James Box, Alan Hunt, and David Last

The Shadow 200 UAV

Provides an aerial view of the battlefield for ground commanders

The Shadow System

Shadow

Ground Control Station (GCS)

Ground Data Terminal (GDT)

Hydraulic Rail Launcher

TALS

Our Goal
Connect all of the system elements wirelessly

Why?

802.11g Range Experiments

We need to find the range and performance of 802.11g wireless cards See if we can get reliable communication at the distance we need

802.11g Range Experiments

802.11g Range Experiments

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802.11g Range Experiments

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802.11g Range Experiments

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Terrain Experiments
Straight Line-of-Sight experiments do not simulate all possible conditions We need to test in different terrains
Cars Buildings Trees Rain

Urban Terrain Experiments

Urban Terrain Experiments

% Packet Loss for Different Map Positions
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Wireless Security
Main concern is Denial of Service Attacks Flood the network with so many packets that legitimate traffic is slowed or blocked

Wireless Security

Transmit Video Jamming Packets

Wireless Security
Solution Screen users by MAC address
Successfully blocks attackers

However, attackers can spoof MAC address

Still looking for best solution

MUSE Simulator

Posters
To secure funding - Need to let other people know what we are doing and why it is important Designed posters about our project

Future Plans
Connect the MUSE and the VCS wirelessly Test wireless ranges for different terrains Create better security solution