ASTM F2585-06
(Specification)Standard Specification for Design and Performance of Pneumatic-Hydraulic Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Launch System
Standard Specification for Design and Performance of Pneumatic-Hydraulic Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Launch System
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1.1 This specification covers the design and performance of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) launch system operating via a closed-loop pressurized hydraulic or pneumatic system with a hydraulic recovery, or both.
1.2 In instances where the launcher and UAS manufacturer are the same entity, compliance with this specification is the responsibility of the UAS manufacturer where applicable.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F 2585 – 06
Standard Specification for
Design and Performance of Pneumatic-Hydraulic Unmanned
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Aircraft System (UAS) Launch System
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2585; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.1.8 launch rail—track upon which the shuttle assembly
can be accelerated prior to UA take-off.
1.1 This specification covers the design and performance of
2.1.9 launch system—self-contained system capable of
unmanned aircraft system (UAS) launch system operating via
launching a UAat prescribed take-off conditions; also referred
a closed-loop pressurized hydraulic or pneumatic system with
to as a launcher or catapult.
a hydraulic recovery, or both.
2.1.10 launch weight—maximum allowable UA take-off
1.2 In instances where the launcher and UAS manufacturer
weight not including the weight of the shuttle assembly.
are the same entity, compliance with this specification is the
2.1.11 liquid charging agent—incompressible fluid that can
responsibility of the UAS manufacturer where applicable.
be used to fill the pre-launch accumulators to move the piston.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
2.1.12 neutral position—UAS launcher system state in
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
which (1) any fluids inside the pre-launch accumulators and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
pre-chargeaccumulators(ifavailable)areatequalpressures,or
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
(2) the system does not apply a force on the launch lock
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
mechanism.
2. Terminology
2.1.13 power transmission mechanism—used to transfer the
acceleratingforcefromlaunchactuatortoshuttleassembly(for
2.1 Definitions:
example, a shuttle assembly ram, cable and pulley system,
2.1.1 acceleration envelope—range of launch accelerations
etc.); power transmission mechanism may not be necessary in
(that is, acceleration curves) that the UAS launcher is capable
designs in which the launch actuators moves the shuttle
of generating.
assembly directly.
2.1.2 deployed configuration—UAS launcher’s physical ge-
2.1.14 pre-charge accumulator(s)—similar in design to the
ometry in which it is in neutral position and ready for launch
pre-launch accumulator; allows extra space for storing gaseous
operations. Any manufacturer-prescribed check-out tests have
charging agent between launches at a pressure lower than
been completed when the UAS launcher is in deployed
operating pressure; also used to achieve desired pre-launch
configuration.
accumulator pressures despite fluctuations in ambient tempera-
2.1.3 gaseous charging agent—compressible fluid that is
tures.
pressurized to store the energy required for launch.
2.1.15 pre-launch accumulator(s)—stores the energy re-
2.1.4 jerk—first derivative of the acceleration curve with
quired for launch; typically consists of either (1) a cylinder
respect to time; also referred to as acceleration growth rate.
with a piston separating fluids (gaseous charging agent and
2.1.5 launch actuator—cylinder that accepts the gaseous
liquid charging agent) within which a compressible fluid
chargingagentorliquidchargingagentduringexpansionofthe
(usually a gas) is pressurized by pumping an incompressible
gaseous charging agent to move a piston; transfers gas or fluid
fluid (usually hydraulic) into the cylinder, or (2) a pressurized
pressure into an accelerating force on the shuttle assembly.
container (for example, bottle) holding the gaseous charging
2.1.6 launch, or exit, velocity—velocity of the UA upon
agent with no piston (examples of each are provided in Fig. 1).
release from the launcher; UAS take-off velocity.
2.1.16 recovery—method by which the shuttle assembly is
2.1.7 launch lock—mechanism that secures the shuttle as-
returned upon release of the UAS.
sembly into the launch position to counter the force from fully
2.1.17 shuttle assembly—platform that interfaces with both
pressurized pre-launch accumulator(s).
the UA and the launcher.
2.1.18 stowed configuration—UAS launcher’s smallest
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F38 on
volumetric physical geometry in which the UAS launcher can
UnmannedAircraftSystemsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeF38.01
be transported or stored for later use.
on Airworthiness.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2006. Published January 2007.
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