Unmanned Technology News

The latest technology news for Autonomous and Unmanned Systems. Articles on integrated and embedded systems, payloads, product launches and technological advances for drones, UAV, UGV, USV and UUV

Velodyne Lidar Sensors Integrated into Next-Generation UAV Mapping Systems

Velodyne Lidar’s sensors have been integrated into two of YellowScan’s new generation of mobile mapping systems that are designed to...

Aug 13, 2020
Compact Industrial Motherboard Launched for Robotics Applications

Advantech has released the AIMB-U233, a compact industrial-grade motherboard based around an 8th generation Intel Core i7-8665UE processor and designed...

Aug 12, 2020
VectorNav Introduces New Miniature Tactical IMU and GNSS/INS

VectorNav Technologies has introduced its new Tactical Embedded line of inertial systems, featuring a tactical-grade IMU (inertial measurement unit) and...

Aug 11, 2020
VIS-SWIR Camera with Digital Night Vision Capability Launched

Raptor Photonics has launched the Owl 640 N VIS-SWIR (visible and shortwave infrared) OEM camera, featuring passive digital night vision...

Aug 09, 2020
Physical Logic Announces New Inertial-Grade Closed-Loop MEMS Accelerometers

Physical Logic has released a new range of inertial-grade MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) accelerometers. According to the company, the MAXL-CL-3000 family...

Aug 09, 2020
The Importance of Trace Specifications in PCB Design

San Francisco Circuits has released an article highlighting different characteristics of PCB trace widths and layouts, and how and when...

Aug 08, 2020
iXblue Develops Inertial Navigation & Positioning Technology for Unmanned Systems

iXblue, a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced navigation, positioning, imaging and autonomy technologies, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology...

Aug 08, 2020
Cinch Develops Connectivity & Cable Assembly Solutions for Unmanned Systems

Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality, ultra-reliable connectivity and cable assembly solutions, has partnered with Unmanned...

Aug 08, 2020
Millimetre-Wave Radar Sensor Evaluation Kit Launched

D3 Engineering has launched the DesignCore RS-1843A mmWave Radar Sensor Evaluation Kit, a small form factor single-board solution that allows...

Aug 06, 2020
Harxon Releases a Series of Helix Antennas for UAVs

Harxon has virtually released 5 new helix antennas during the “Precise Fly by Harxon” webinar. The new helix antennas are...

Aug 05, 2020
5MP CMOS Camera Launched for NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX

e-con Systems has launched a new embedded camera solution for the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX artificial intelligence developer kit. The...

Aug 05, 2020
New Dual-Band Sector Antennas Released for MIMO & MANET Applications

Southwest Antennas has released a series of four new dual-band sector antennas designed for use with multi-port MIMO and MANET...

Aug 04, 2020
Dragonfly Pictures Showcases TUAS Mobility and Endurance at VTTI

Dragonfly Pictures, Inc. (DPI) has conducted a market research test and evaluation flights for the tethered UAS (TUAS) for the National Advanced Mobility Consortium

Aug 03, 2020
Inertial Labs Releases Miniature AHRS for Unmanned Systems

Inertial Labs has launched the MiniAHRS, a miniature attitude and heading reference system designed to provide absolute orientation for UAVs...

Jul 31, 2020
OEM COFDM Video Receiver and IP Decoder Released

Domo Tactical Communications (DTC) has launched a new OEM digital diversity video receiver and hardware-based streaming IP video decoder board,...

Jul 30, 2020
Thermal and Visible Sensor Module for Drones & Robotics Announced

FLIR Systems has launched what it claims is the industry’s first dual thermal and visible imaging sensor module for OEMs...

Jul 30, 2020
Velodyne LiDAR Technology Integrated into Drone Mapping Payload

Velodyne Lidar’s Puck LITE LiDAR sensor has been integrated as the primary perception and mapping sensor in Emesent’s Autonomy Level...

Jul 30, 2020
Precision Localization and Mapping for Autonomous Outdoor UGVs

Xsens has released a case study showcasing how its MTi-30 AHRS (Attitude and Heading Reference System) has been integrated into...

Jul 28, 2020
Single Pair Ethernet Solution for Aerospace Applications Launched

TE Connectivity has unveiled its new Mini-ETH single pair Ethernet system for commercial aerospace applications such as unmanned aerial vehicles...

Jul 28, 2020
Boosting RF Output with a High-Power Radio

Triad RF Systems has released a test report comparing the performance of its THPR1006 turnkey high-power S-band radio system to...

Jul 26, 2020
Integrating Board-Level Cameras in Embedded Systems

Teledyne Lumenera explains the integration of board-level and OEM versions of cameras for embedded systems such as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) used for aerial imaging

Jul 24, 2020
Inertial Sense Develops Automated Navigation Platform for Unmanned Systems

Inertial Sense, a leading developer of navigation solutions for unmanned systems, has partnered with Unmanned Systems Technology (“UST”) to showcase...

Jul 24, 2020
Understanding the Fundamentals of Sensor Fusion and Kalman Filtering

Inertial Labs has released an article that outlines how sensor fusion and Kalman filtering are used in the company’s inertial...

Jul 24, 2020
Raptor Offers World’s First ½” VGA VIS-SWIR Sensor for Under $10K

Raptor Photonics has launched the world’s first ½”/ VGA sensor with 10mm VIS-SWIR (visible to short-wave infrared) response. The InGaAs-based,...

Jul 19, 2020
PolyExplore Selects New Global Supplier

PolyExplore has entered into a strategic supplier agreement with Drone Major, who will add PolyExplore products and services to their...

Jul 18, 2020
Operating Robotics in the Air, Land and Sea

Rajant has released the following article exploring how the company’s Kinetic Mesh network can provide continuous mobile connectivity over which to...

Jul 14, 2020
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