Electronic Sub-Systems
If you’re building a drone or robot you’re gonna need it to know where it’s at and where it’s going. For that, you’ll need to pack it with some sensors, and when it comes to reliable, low-cost navigation sensors, it’s hard to beat LIDAR.
Regulations
Micro-Avionix has developed an ADS-B suitable for UAVs of all sizes to improve flying safety for all. The ping™ is the world’s first family of ultralight weight, low cost, ADS-B transponders. Weights range from an astounding 1.5 to 30 grams, depending on the type of performance capability desired.
Testing
The US Air Force’s next-generation multispectral camera, the UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) MS-177, has been successfully flown on the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems "Predator C" Avenger aircraft. The semi-stealthy, unmanned hunter-killer aircraft has been under development by General Atomics in Poway, California since 2009 and the air
Military
Turkey’s procurement agency has launched a competition promoting domestic development of key sub-systems used in drones. The Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) said some of the systems it wants to develop domestically include turboprop engines, spare cruise systems, perceive-and-avoid systems, wide band satellite communication systems, automatic takeoff and landing
Electronic Sub-Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation in cooperation with Saab Aerosystems, has provided the Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator, which recently conducted more than 100 test flights in France, Italy and Sweden. Northrop Grumman's subsidiary in Germany, Northrop Grumman LITEF, supplied
Research
MIT Media Labs has made sensor deployment as easy as unraveling a strip of tape from your toolkit. They’ve developed SensorTape, an unroll-able, deployable network of interconnected IMU and proximity sensors packaged in a familiar form factor of a roll of masking tape. Possibly the most interesting technical challenge
Electronic Sub-Systems
Aiming at the burgeoning market for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Velodyne LiDAR has unveiled its new Puck LITE -- at 590 grams, the world’s lightest 16-channel LiDAR sensor. With a 30-degree vertical field of view and a range of 100 meters, Puck LITE builds on the success of Velodyne’
Electronic Sub-Systems
Volz is expanding its market foothold to optionally piloted vehicles (OPV). Several electro-mechanical clutches available for Volz products starting with the DA 26 Volz cover a wide range of OPV applications. A servo from Volz excels due to the simplicity of its design while simultaneously maximizing positioning force, reliability and
Electronic Sub-Systems
Sentera LLC and the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have developed a high-precision autopilot toolkit for use with unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The toolkit’s hardware and software are now available under a broad open-source license. The UAS Autopilot Development Toolkit integrates into current and future UAS
Electronic Sub-Systems
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) four new Challenger 604 jet search and rescue aircraft which begin to enter service in August 2016 will have an unprecedented ability to visually detect and track objects and people in the water, thanks to prime contractor Cobham Aviation Services’ selection of Sentient
Electronic Sub-Systems
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. has announced the selection of the GSX 70, a full-featured solid-state weather radar by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Air Force fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Equipped to fly at a maximum altitude of 60,000 feet
Electronic Sub-Systems
DJI has unveiled the Manifold, an embedded computer for drones that offers more powerful hardware and runs on Ubuntu Linux. The updated platform has stricter flight controls and more attention to detail. "Designed for developers, the Manifold's built-in Ubuntu operating system supports CUDA, OpenCV, and ROS,"