Unmanned Systems Technology Weekly eBrief - October 6th, 2022

Enhanced Weather Sensing Infrastructure for Urban Advanced Air Mobility Operations

TruWeather Solutions has been awarded a NASA funded Phase II (750,000) Small Business Innovation Research contract for its Urban Weather Sensing Infrastructure Testbed in Hampton, Virginia, US. The company's Urban Weather Sensing Infrastructure Testbed aims to advance next-generation weather services required to safely scale profitable UAS and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) services in Hampton, Virginia. Read more >

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Lightweight Dual-Camera Drone Sensor for Engineering-Class 3D Data Collection

Visual Intelligence , developers of a unified drone sensor and software platform capable of digitizing physical infrastructure to millimeter accuracy, has released a lightweight version of its patented MACS-3D dual-camera sensor system. The MACS-3D is designed to collect engineering-class 3D data across all vertical infrastructure and fits on small drone platforms such as the DJI M300. Read more >

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5G-Enabled Drones Demonstrate Enhanced ISR

As part of an ongoing technology collaboration to advance the future battlespace, Lockheed Martin and Verizon recently flew 5G-enabled drones to capture and securely transfer high-speed, real-time ISR data from aircraft in flight to geolocate military targets. The companies demonstrated two key advances in technology that can provide critical applications for the United States Department of Defense (DOD). Read more >

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New Visual Navigation System Released for GNSS-Denied Environments

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía has released its new Visual Navigation System (VNS) for manufacturers and end users of NATO Category I and II UAS. The compact and lightweight device combines ‘visual odometry’ techniques and ‘pattern identification’ with the rest of the sensors onboard the aircraft to ensure that the absolute position, orientation and relative movement of the aircraft over the ground is calculated with high accuracy, enabling the safe and efficient navigation of UAVs in GNSS-denied environments. Read more >

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Case Study: Multi-Fuel Engine for Long-Range Unmanned Helicopter

A recent case study by RCV Engines Ltd highlights how the company's DF70LC multi-fuel engine was incorporated into a new long-range unmanned helicopter design from Sentinel Unmanned. Read case study >

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