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

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
SWaP-Optimized Embedded Computing System with ECC Launched

VersaLogic has released Harrier, a new SWaP (size, weight and power)-optimized embedded computing system based around Intel’s latest 5th generation...

Jul 13, 2020
Silicon Sensing IMU Integrated into SAR Satellite

Silicon Sensing Systems’ high-performance DMU30 MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU) has been selected for integration into the control system of...

Jul 10, 2020
BLOS Communications on US Navy Ships Achieved Via Tethered UAS

DPI UAV Systems demonstrates successful tethered drone operations from US Navy ships, overcoming line-of-sight communication limitations

Jul 10, 2020
San Francisco Circuits Achieves Controlled Unclassified Information Compliance

San Francisco Circuits (SFC), a provider of PCB (printed circuit board) fabrication, assembly and test services for unmanned systems and...

Jul 09, 2020
Rugged PCIe Graphics Card for Airborne & Naval ISR Launched

EIZO Rugged Solutions has launched a new rugged PCI Express (PCIe) graphics/GPGPU card designed for rugged rackmount servers and workstations...

Jul 07, 2020
HD-SDI Version of OEM VIS-SWIR Camera Released

Raptor Photonics has launched a new version of the company’s Owl 1280 VIS-SWIR (visible & shortwave infrared) OEM camera, featuring...

Jul 07, 2020
ArduSimple Releases New GNSS RTK Receiver for Precise Positioning

ArduSimple has unveiled its simpleSSR GPS/GNSS RTK receiver, featuring plug-and-play design for centimeter-level positioning within drones and autonomous systems

Jul 06, 2020
Selecting Micro and Nano Connectors for Extreme Conditions

Ulti-Mate Connector has released the following article outlining the use of micro- and nano-miniature interconnect solutions for rugged applications and...

Jul 04, 2020
Drone-Based Electroluminescence Imaging of Solar Panels with SWIR Cameras

Raptor Photonics has published an application note explaining how its SWIR (short-wave infrared) cameras can be used in drone-based electroluminescence (EL) imaging of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels

Jul 03, 2020
CHC Navigation Introduces CGI-610 GNSS/INS Sensor

CHC Navigation have announced the release of the new CGI-610 GNSS/INS sensor, a high-precision dual-antenna receiver offering reliable and accurate...

Jul 02, 2020
Gladiator Technologies Selects UK & Ireland Distributor

Gladiator Technologies has selected Strainsense Limited to be an exclusive distributor of Gladiator’s low-noise MEMS inertial systems in the United...

Jun 30, 2020
New Rugged XMC Graphics Card Captures Analog & Digital Video & Audio

EIZO Rugged Solutions has released the Condor NVP2102AxX, a new 6-channel rugged XMC graphics card that provides low-latency simultaneous capture...

Jun 27, 2020
Silicon Sensing Develops MEMS Inertial Sensors for Unmanned Systems

Silicon Sensing, a leading developer of reliable high-precision MEMS gyroscopes, accelerometers, IMUs and inertial sensing systems, has partnered with Unmanned...

Jun 27, 2020
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