Consideration about UAV command and control. Ground Control Station

Abstract

In the field of UAV, information processing centers most often materialize through ground control stations (GCS) that are used in various variants from simple commercial products in the form of tablets or radio control stations for controlling the vector within the visual range at low altitudes and autonomies, or portable, fixed or self-propelled technologies for missions beyond the visual range at high altitudes and autonomies. The article wants an overview of the theoretical bases on the construction and operation of GCS and aspects of flight mission debriefing using freeware tools.