5G Network Supported Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Avionics for Military Zone Surveillance and Security

In this study, the avionics design of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can autonomously reach areas with high security measures and requiring urgent intervention, such as military zones, in the shortest possible time during an emergency call or during a task assigned by the operator is carried out. The avionics system has been designed with the capabilities to perform fully autonomous landing and take-off under the supervision of ground command and control station operators, autonomously transfer to the mission area, and fulfill the task with its other equipment. Through the onboard computers and hardware, the UAV can transmit and receive the data received from the functional payloads, as well as the commands received from the ground station, in real-time with 5G supported high-bandwidth. The study comprehensively discussed the development of an original autopilot system, inertial measurement unit, communication subsystems, route planning interface, functional payload control, and real-time warning interface of the fully autonomous UAV.