UAV PAYLOAD
Every UAV has a software/hardware that they carry called a payload. A payload is generally used to help convey information from the operators of the UAV to the UAV itself. Every UAV is designed with a payload. They normally placed at the head of the aircraft along the bottom. The payload consists of many different circuit designs that can do numerous tasks. Larger UAV's tend to use actually engines to fly such as the Predator, Hunter and Shadow drones, but there are actual UAV's that do not use engines and instead lean on power supplies that are installed onto the payload instead. The UAV's that tend to use power supplies that are installed onto the payload are made for recreational use, rather then flying top secret missions in foreign countries. A popular power supply design for UAV's is a DC - DC converter.

Another important item for the payload to control is what type of imagery that the UAV will use. UAV's tend to use just visual imaging systems, but there are UAV systems that can use both radar and inferred imagery systems. The payload for a UAV is controlled from a common ground station, which could be just a single person controlling it or a pair of people controlling it from the back of a truck. The videos below will explain more about how to build a basic UAV, talk a little bit about the payload and show a simulation of a UAV.

Introduction Slide                                                                                   UAV Building                                                                                    UAV Simulation                                                                                    Bibliography