SELECTION OF AN UAV CONFIGURATION LAYOUT FOR OPTIMISATION OF TELEDETECTION MISSION USING HYPERSPECTRAL SENSORS

This paper addresses the exploitation of hyperspectral technology on unmanned airborne platforms. In particular, three different Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (Falco, Samonit-1 & Samonit-3) able to accommodate the same hyperspectral sensor (selected as reference) have been analysed and compared using Figures of Merit (FoM) selected among the main performance indexes. In particular, this paper reveals the impact of some configuration characteristics of the UAVs on the performances reached in teledetection activities