General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the completion of the first of several planned flight tests of a Sense and Avoid (SAA) architecture and Self Separation functionality. This marks the first time the system has functioned as a true “system of systems” to detect every class of aircraft equipage and paves the way for a Due Regard capability. Continue reading
Category Archives: Electronic Sub-Systems
AgustaWestland Tilt Rotor Technology Incubator Uses Wind River COTS Avionics Solution
Wind River has announced that AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is using Wind River VxWorks 653 Platform for its revolutionary “Project Zero” tilt rotor technology incubator. Continue reading
Arcturus Adds WGS Europa-S SIGINT System to T-20 UAS
The Europa-S Signal Intercept and Geolocation System, built by WGS Systems in Frederick, Maryland, has now been integrated and flown in an Arcturus T-20 Tier II unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
RTI Expands UCS Application Marketplace with Key DDS Product Line
Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the real-time distributed infrastructure software company, has released extensive support for the Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Control Segment (UCS) vision. Continue reading
GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation Systems for UAS
UAS are especially sensitive to incremental weight and volume. As a result, autonomous platform operators may forego valuable sensing capabilities or compromise overall platform performance. LORD MicroStrain provides high-performance inertial sensing systems with minimal weight, size, and evaluation & integration barriers. Continue reading
World’s Smallest UAS Autopilot System is Open Source
The Lisa/S chip is 4 square-centimeters — about the same size as a Euro coin. But this 1.9-gram sliver of silicon includes everything you need to autopilot an unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Sikorsky Develops Matrix Software for Autonomous Helicopters
Sikorsky’s research department has announced that it is developing software and hardware called Matrix intended to “improve significantly the capability, reliability, and safety” of autonomous VTOL aircraft. Continue reading
US Navy Halts Work on Triton Sense-and-Avoid System
The US Navy has halted work on what had seemed the Pentagon’s most promising system to help UAS sense and avoid other aircraft. The system, built by ITT Exelis, is “behind schedule” and the Navy has “made a decision to pause on the capability right now,” Navy Captain Jim Hoke, programme manager for the Northrop Grumman Triton said. Continue reading