Instruments & Sensors for UAVs & Robotics. UAV Sensors
Suppliers and manufacturers of Instruments & Sensors for Drones, UAV, UGV, USV, AUV and Robotics applications. UAV sensors for wide-ranging applications- Air Data Systems
- Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS)
- Depth Sensors
- Drone Accelerometers
- Drone LiDAR
- Environmental Monitoring Sensors and Software
- Fiber Optic Gyroscopes
- GNSS Compass Modules
- GNSS INS
- Gyroscopes
- Hydrographic Survey Equipment
- Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)
- Inertial Navigation Systems (INS)
- LiDAR for Aerial Survey and Mapping
- LiDAR for Autonomous Vehicles
- LiDAR Sensors & Scanners
- Liquid Level Sensors
- Magnetometer
- Marine and Bathymetric LiDAR
- Marine Inertial Navigation Systems
- MEMS Accelerometers
- Miniature Inertial Navigation Systems
- Motion Reference Units MRU
- Profiling Floats
- Radar Altimeters
- Remote ID
- RTK GNSS
- Small LiDAR Sensors
- Synthetic Aperture Sonar
- Tactical Grade IMU
- Underwater Acoustics
- Underwater Inspection
- Underwater Navigation and Positioning
- Underwater Sensors
- Underwater Sonar & Echo Sounders
- Vertical Reference Units VRU
- Wind Sensors - Weather Stations & Meteorology
Instruments & Sensors for UAVs, Ground Robotics & Marine Unmanned Vehicles
Unmanned vehicles, including drones, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), UUVs (unmanned underwater vehicles) and UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles), utilize a wide range of instruments and sensors to enhance the operation of the vehicle or to gather data. Unmanned vehicles are ideal remote sensing platforms for many applications, including military, industrial, surveying and environmental monitoring, due to their lower cost of operation compared to manned vehicles and their ability to operate in hostile or hard-to-reach environments.

Reventec’s UAV Fuel Level Sensors
UAV Sensors: Fuel Level & Fuel Flow
Unmanned vehicles with large fuel tanks, particularly larger UAVs, may require sensors to monitor the level and flow rate of the fuel. State-of-the-art drone sensor technologies include ultrasonic fuel flow sensors and capacitive fuel level sensors, both of which use no moving parts and are ideal for the harsh high-vibration conditions found in UAV applications.
ROV & UAV Sensors: Inertial Measurement

PNI Sensor’s Motion and Measurement (M&M) module
UAV sensors also include Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), which fuse together information from different sensors such as gyroscopes, accelerometers and magnetometers to provide measurements that can be used to calculate orientation and velocity of the drone. This data can be combined with another source of information such as a GPS to further increase the accuracy of the calculations.

MTi 600-series MEMS-Based Orientation Sensors by Xsens
LiDAR Sensors for Drones & Autonomous Vehicles
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors, which measure the reflection time of a pulsed laser beam, have a variety of uses in drones and unmanned systems. They may be used for navigation and collision avoidance by UAVs and autonomous driving systems, as well as for mapping and other imaging applications such as agricultural and forestry surveying. LiDAR provides an alternative to traditional photogrammetry methods for when the mapped area contains many obstructions.
Other types of sensor for UAVs and unmanned vehicles
Other imaging sensors that may be mounted on unmanned vehicles and drones include thermal imaging for building inspection, search & rescue and security, as well as other electro-optical (EO) sensors that operate in the visible spectrum. Hyperspectral precision agriculture drone sensors measure reflected light to provide data on the health of crops, allowing farmers to optimize application of pesticides and fertilizers and maximise crop yields.
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