Hélicéo created the DroneBox technology in order to meet the demands of professionals for multiple applications as well as to address the economic challenge of needing multiple types tools. This “Plug & Play” device is adaptable across Hélicéo’s entire range of products, allowing you to perform your measurements with multiple vehicles and sensors while reducing your investment. Continue reading
Category Archives: Electronic Sub-Systems
US Navy Triton to get Collision Avoidance Technology
The US Navy announced that next generation aircraft avoidance systems will be installed on its new high-tech maritime surveillance drone.
3-D Printed Drone with Embedded Electronics
The electronics were incorporated in the drone during the 3-D printing process which employs Stratasys ULTEMTM 9085 – a high strength, lightweight FDM material certified for use in commercial aircraft. Continue reading
MIT Sensor Identifies Energy Hogs
MIT researchers recently debuted a modern way for consumers to save energy. Now they’ve found a new test subject: the U.S. military. With support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), engineering professor Steven Leeb and his graduate student John Donnal designed a portable measurement system. Continue reading
VStar Systems Launches MA-X Signal Intelligence Product Line
VStar Systems Inc., a privately held aerospace and defense systems company, has announced the launch of a modular Signal Intelligence Sensor Suite for use on small to large aircraft, including UAV’s. The product family, jointly named MA-X Modular Airborne Signal Intelligence System, is a scalable solution designed to provide critical intelligence at a more affordable price point. VStar Systems will commence flight testing of MA-X in November 2016. Continue reading
New Precision Survey Sensor on Aerosonde sUAS
Textron Systems Unmanned Systems announced that the company will now offer the TK-7 Firewatch precision survey sensor on the Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) after its recent successful demonstration in Blackstone, Va. Continue reading
Aurora Demonstrates DARPA Aircraft Autonomy Program
Aurora Flight Sciences is breaking ground in the world of automated flight through its work on the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program. On October 17 Aurora demonstrated automated flight capabilities with ALIAS flying a Cessna Caravan through basic maneouvres under the supervision of a pilot. Aurora’s ALIAS technology has now been successfully demonstrated on three separate aircraft, from three original equipment manufacturers, in less than twelve months.
A Camera That Can See Unlike Any Imager Before It
By making a detector’s pixels smarter than ever, DARPA aims to lay the foundation for multi-purpose imaging sensors that behave like many types of eyes at once.