Dave Henderson of Topcon Positioning Systems details the company’s Falcon 8 rotary-wing UAS at the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xpontential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. The commercial-grade UAS is designed for inspection and monitoring or survey and mapping applications.
Tag: Xponential 2016
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Sensonor exhibits MEMS-based inertial products at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016
Sensonor‘s Shaun McGuigan, Ph.D., highlights the company’s MEMS-based IMUs and gyro modules at the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xpontential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans.
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Cobham unveils Aviator UAV 200 at Xponential 2016
Andrew Legg of Cobham Satcom discusses the company’s satellite communications technology at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International‘s Xponential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans.
The AVIATOR UAV 200 system — debuted at the show — weighs about 3.2 pounds, which is 76 percent lighter than comparable products on the market, according to the company. It delivers Inmarsat Class 4 SwiftBroadband services in a low-SWAP package.
The product was designed to significantly enhance a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s (TUAV) performance, range and payload capability by enabling operators to take advantage of the higher speed connectivity from satellite networks.
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Micro Systems displays UGV tech at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016
Maynard J. Factor of Micro Systems, an unmanned systems division of Kratos Defense, explains the company’s unmanned ground system technology at the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xpontential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. Micro Systems’ leader/follower capabilities allow an unmanned, autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle to follow a manned lead vehicle.
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KenCast expands real time video tech to UAV market at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016
KenCast showcased its real time video technology for drones at the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xpontential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. Doug Bogan of KenCast discusses applications of the product, which broadcasts content in full HD via bonded 4G/LTE or satellites.
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Cobham showcases multi-axis gimbals at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016
Cobham exhibited its series of multi-axis gimbal systems at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International‘s Xponential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. Cobham’s Alex Doig explains that the system can be stabilized for ground, air or shipboard platforms.
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KVH highlights line of IMUs for unmanned systems at AUVSI’s Xponential 2016
Sean McCormack, director of FOG/OEM sales for KVH Industries, talks with GPS World Contributing Editor Tony Murfin about the company’s line of inertial measurement units (IMUs) during the Association for Unmanned Systems International‘s Xponential show, held May 3-5 in New Orleans.
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Live from AUVSI’s Xponential 2016
The GPS World and Geospatial Solutions staff is reporting live from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International‘s (AUVSI’s) Xponential 2016 May 2-5 in New Orleans. The event convenes the global community of commercial and defense leaders in intelligent robotics, drones and unmanned systems.More than 8,000 industry leaders and professionals from more than 55 countries are discussing the latest innovations in the unmanned systems market this week. Hundreds of educational sessions are providing information about the future of unmanned systems policy, regulations and technology. Also, the show’s Startup Showdown has $15,000 in cash prizes and mentorship opportunities for start-up companies.
Award-winning journalist Miles O’Brien, the science correspondent for PBS NewsHour, is hosting the event. Keynote speakers include Michael P. Huerta, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Gen. David G. Perkins, commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Gur Kimchi, co-founder and vice president of Amazon Prime Air; and John Chambers, executive chairman of the board of Cisco Systems.
A panel of industry thought leaders, moderated by AUVSI’s president and CEO Brian Wynne, are discussing the future of unmanned systems: U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, chairman of the House aviation subcommittee; Frank Kelley, deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy for Unmanned Systems; Marke Gibson, senior advisor for UAS integration at the FAA; and John Cavolowsky, Ph.D., director of NASA’s Airspace Systems Program.
Check back throughout the week for event updates, including news, photos, videos, tweets and more.
NEWS
Trimble offers GNSS module for system integrators (5/5)
FAA establishing advisory committee on UAV integration (5/4)
DJI, PrecisionHawk partner on UAV remote sensing for agriculture (5/3)
SOAR Oregon backs UAS FutureFarm for digital agriculture (5/3)
IMSAR sells UAV detect-and-avoid radar tech to Fortem (5/3)
FLIR launches radiometric thermal camera for commercial drones (5/3)
VectorNav launches tactical series of IMUs at AUVSI show (5/3)
Commercial drone services could reach $8.7 billion annually by 2025 (5/2)
Quanergy announces new lidar sensor at Xponential (5/2)
Echodyne offers detect and avoid radar for small UAS (5/2)
Arcturus VTOL UAS deployed with the Mexican Navy (5/2)
uAvionix debuts pingRX receiver for small drone collision avoidance (5/2)
Insitu to focus on new commercial division at Xponential 2016 (5/2)
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Insitu to focus on new commercial division at Xponential 2016
Insitu is showcasing its new commercial business unit and platform of professional aviation products and services at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’ Xponential 2016 May 3-5 in New Orleans.
In booth 2213 in Hall 2, the company will highlight:
- canEagle and RQ-21A Blackjack air vehicles.
- Inexa | Control, a ITAR-free ground control station that gives operators professional aviation tools to safely operate unmanned systems while staying compliant with emerging Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation.
- FLARES, Insitu’s new Flying Launch and Recovery System that launches ScanEagle from the air and captures without ground equipment, expanding the environments where unmanned operations are possible to include jungles, courtyards and other small or restricted spaces.
- The Insitu-Orbital Engine, an internal combustion propulsion system to be engineered from the ground up for small unmanned aerospace application. The engine is designed and tested to the FAA’s airworthiness standards for manned aircraft engines. In March, Insitu received a Commodity Jurisdiction from the U.S. Department of State placing its Multi-Fuel Direct Injection Engine under the export control purview of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security.
- Microsoft HoloLens demonstrations. Microsoft’s high-definition hologram technology is integrated with Insitu’s Inexa | Control software to offer a new view of how decision makers and operators might manage unmanned systems in complex environments in the future.
Insitu is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company.