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BVLOS Solutions for UAS & UAM: Fuel Cells, Radar, Navigation Sensors, Flight Control & SATCOM United States of America
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Honeywell Aerospace Technologies

BVLOS Solutions for UAS & UAM: Fuel Cells, Radar, Navigation Sensors, Flight Control & SATCOM

Honeywell is a global leader in unmanned aviation technologies, creating innovative capabilities that power the next generation of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones).

Leveraging a century of proven pedigree and experience in the aerospace and defense sectors, we develop state-of-the-art solutions for drone autonomy, propulsion, connectivity, and more.

Capabilities for Small UAS

Light UAS

Our technology is shaping the future of commercial sUAS flight, providing the capabilities required to seamlessly integrate autonomous and BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line Of Sight) drones into national airspaces around the world.

small UASHoneywell has been supporting aviation operators with our global support and fleet management services for a hundred years, and we are highly experienced with the modern certification and regulation issues facing today’s UAV industry pioneers.

We have partnered with a wide range of leading drone companies, working with them to create cutting-edge unmanned aviation solutions. Use cases include:

  • Inertial navigation systems for Aeroscout’s high-accuracy mapping and surveying UAVs
  • Powering LiDAR USA’s digital mapping drones with our advanced navigation sensors
  • Providing NASA with a detect-and-avoid radar for national airspace integration tests
  • SATCOM systems for Carbonix’ long-range drone platforms.

Capabilities for UAM, Cargo Drones & Large UAVs

heavy UAS

We are working to solve challenges and accelerate the development of the heavy-lift drones of the future, enabling applications such as UAM (Urban Air Mobility) and long-range cargo delivery.

Our capabilities include:

  • Avionics, fly-by-wire and vehicle management systems certified to the highest safety standards in the industry
  • Detect-and-avoid solutions that incorporate traffic avoidance, obstacle detection, terrain mapping, weather imaging and landing guidance
  • Heavy-duty electromechanical actuators designed to withstand the unique stresses of low-level urban flight and the vibrations of large multirotor platforms
  • Electric and hybrid-electric powertrains that provide the ultimate in safe, clean and quiet unmanned aviation

Drone Hydrogen Fuel Cells

H2 fuel cells for long-range drones

Drone Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Our proven hydrogen fuel cell technology enables fixed-wing and multirotor drone platforms to fly for up to three times longer, providing a superior energy-to-weight ratio to batteries while producing only water as emissions.
H2 Fuel Cell
Available in 600-watt and 1200-watt versions, our liquid-cooled H2 fuel cells need no recharging, requiring only simple connection of a carbon fiber hydrogen storage tank. They provide excellent performance at a wide range of temperatures and at high altitudes, and are virtually noise-free.

Honeywell’s drone fuel cells are used around the world in a variety of demanding applications, including ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), search and rescue, law enforcement, and inspection.

Learn more: Drone Fuel Cells

IntuVue RDR-84K Radar System

Obstacle and weather surveillance radar for drone detect-and-avoid

Airborne Weather Radar System

The IntuVue RDR-84K is an airborne weather and obstacle radar that provides all-purpose sensing for UAS DAA (Detect-and-Avoid). The electronically-steered phased-array system uses multiple beams to detect more objects at the same time than any commercially available radar.

Able to image weather, aircraft, vehicles, buildings and even people at distances of up to three kilometres, the IntuVue RDR-84K is ideal for enabling autonomy and advanced drone navigation in demanding environments. The system’s low SWaP (Size, Weight and Power) footprint means that multiple units can be installed on a single aircraft and networked together to provide a 360-degree view of the surrounding environment.

Compact INS & GPSDome

Resilient GPS-denied navigation suite for UAVs

Our UAV navigation suite combines our Compact Inertial Navigation System with the GPSdome anti-jammer to ensure robust performance even in GNSS-denied scenarios such as deliberate jamming and urban canyons.

GPS Denied Navigation SuiteThe tactical-grade Compact INS provides centimeter-level accuracy in a low-SWaP package, and incorporates a 4G LTE modem for RTK corrections. It can be tightly integrated with Pixhawk-based drone autopilots, and offers plug-and-play integration with a wide variety of multirotor and fixed-wing UAV platforms.

Learn more: Compact INS & GPSDome

Compact Fly-By-Wire System

FBW flight control system for UAS & UAM

The Compact Fly-By-Wire system provides an electronic replacement for manual flight controls, and is ideal for unmanned aircraft and UAM platforms requiring the utmost in safety and performance. The lightweight unit offers more flexibility for aircraft designers, as well as fuel savings and reduced maintenance requirements.

Compact Fly-By-Wire system

Flight control system

Featuring a triple-redundant architecture, the FBW flight control system ensures that control is seamlessly transferred to another channel in the event of any possible failure. Turbulence and wind is automatically adjusted for, providing superior stability and enabling high-precision takeoff and landing.

VersaWave SATCOM Terminal

UAV SATCOM solution for BVLOS & real-time video streaming

UAV SATCOM Terminal

VersaWave is the lightest and most compact SATCOM system on the market. Based on Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband services, it provides always-on BVLOS connectivity for UAVs, UGVs and USVs operating anywhere in the world.

The low-SWaP system enables users to receive real-time streaming video and data from the vehicle’s cameras and payloads. Weighing just 2.2 lbs, it is capable of speeds of up to 200kbps, enabling advanced UAV and unmanned systems missions to be undertaken at unlimited distances from their operators.

HGuide MEMS Inertial Sensor Systems

High-performance IMUs and INS for UAVs & robotics

HGuide MEMS Inertial SensorsWe are the world leader in high-performance IMUs (inertial measurement units) and INS (inertial navigation systems), and our ITAR-free HGuide family of inertial sensors provides a range of options to suit the needs of any drone or robotics application.

Our state-of-the-art inertial sensors provide vibration and motion compensation for robotic vehicles and stabilization for antennas and UAV payloads, and are used to ensure continued navigation capabilities even during GNSS-denied conditions such as in urban canyons and tunnels and under bridges and dense vegetation.

Civitanavi Systems by Honeywell

Inertial navigation & stabilization systems for UAVs, UGVs & USVs

Civitanavi Systems by Honeywell

The Civitanavi Systems portfolio of high-performance inertial sensor solutions offers a range of options for high-performance UAV, UGV and USV requirements. The ITAR-free sensors utilize advanced sensor fusion algorithms and FOG and MEMS technologies to deliver ultra-reliable navigation, positioning and stabilization capabilities even in GNSS-denied environments.

The mission-critical sensors are designed to exacting military-grade standards, including MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD-461F, and DO-178 and DO-254 for UAV/aerospace systems.

Products

HGuide n580 Inertial-GNSS Navigator

Compact GNSS-aided INS for continuous navigation capabilities

HGuide n380 Inertial-GNSS Navigator

Lightweight highly configurable GNSS-aided INS

HGuide o360 Inertial-GNSS Navigator

Single-card low-SWaP GNSS-aided INS

HGuide HG4930 S-Class IMU

Very high-performance MEMS IMU for camera & platform stabilization

HGuide HG4930 IMU

Very high-performance MEMS IMU for drones & robotics

HGuide i300 IMU

High-performance MEMS IMU for UAVs, UGVs & AUVs

HGuide n500 INS

Navigation-grade INS for external GNSS receivers

HGuide g080 GNSS Receiver

Dual-RF multi-constellation receiver with onboard IMU

Drone Fuel Cells

Hydrogen fuel cells for long-range drones

IntuVue RDR-84K Radar System

Obstacle and weather surveillance radar for drone detect-and-avoid

Compact INS & GPSDome

Resilient GPS-denied navigation suite for UAVs

Compact Fly-By-Wire Control System

FBW System for UAS & UAM Flight Control

VersaWave SATCOM

UAV SATCOM solution for BVLOS & real-time video streaming

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