During Xponential, the DRONERESPONDERS Global Public Safety UAS Summit will highlight the immense benefits that drone technology provides to public safety agencies and first responders across the world.
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Mannarino Systems & Software announces first flight for its real-time operating system
Mannarino Systems & Software Inc. (Mannarino) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has announced the first successful flight for its proprietary real-time operating system, M-RTOS, which was installed on a remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) controlled by MicroPilot.
Launched back in July, M-RTOS is a modular, flexible and affordable operating system designed for a wide range of aerospace applications, from Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) electronic hardware to federated LRU (LineReplaceable Unit) aircraft systems, to IMA (Integrated Modular Avionics) platforms.
SKA Custom Robots and Machines offering interactive robotic experience during Xponential
Although Xponential is taking place in a virtual environment this year, that doesn’t mean that attendees won’t be able to have an interactive experience, thanks to the efforts of engineering consulting and contracting firm SKA Custom Robots and Machines.
During the show, SKA, an exhibitor during this year’s Xponential, will demonstrate robotics being teleoperated. The demonstrations will feature Ultra-Light Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) being controlled and maneuvered around a makeshift obstacle course, offering attendees a third person perspective.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, attendees will actually be able to take control of the UGVs and teleoperate the vehicles themselves from their own computers.
Weekend Roundup: October 2, 2020
This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World
Einride has raised an additional $10 million in venture capital funding. The company believes the funding will be enough to get it to next year, when it can hopefully seek out a bigger round. (VentureBeat)
Sea Machines Robotics, Metal Shark Boats to supply USCG's RDC with autonomous vessel for testing
Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with shipbuilder Metal Shark Boats to supply the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Research and Development Center (RDC) with a new Sharktech 29 Defiant vessel.
Responsible for helping transition innovative technologies and providing premier analysis and decision support to enhance operational performance across all Coast Guard missions, the RDC will use the vessel to test and evaluate the capabilities of available autonomous vessel technology.
Sea Machines SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm control technology is integrated onto the vessel, providing the USCG with a full range of advanced capabilities, including transit autonomy, collaborative autonomy, collision avoidance and remote vessel monitoring.
EHang unveils EHang 216L AAV for short-to-medium-haul air logistics
EHang has unveiled the EHang 216L, which is the logistics version of the company's EHang 216 designed for short-to-medium-haul air logistics in both urban and rural areas.
Boasting a payload of more than 440 pounds, which to EHang’s knowledge is the largest for multi-rotor autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) for aerial logistics, the EHang 216L opens up more commercial opportunities for the company in various urban and rural short-to-medium-haul aerial logistics use cases that require frequent and point-to-point flight tasks. One example that EHang highlights is in mountainous areas with poor road conditions, the EHang 216L can help boost the local economy by more quickly and efficiently transporting agricultural products.
DroneUp and partners successfully test autonomous drone delivery
In partnership with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Command Transformation, Joint Force Development Directorate, Operational Experimentation branch, DroneUp conducted an experiment on Sept. 21 in Lawrenceville, Virginia that was designed to determine if autonomous delivery of a specified payload to identified recipients under field conditions could be proven viable.
The special operations experimental team also included Pale Horse Weapons Institute, Daniel Defense, Ultimate Training Munitions (UTM), and WeaponLogic.
For the operational experiment, DroneUp provided a patent-pending technology delivery solution and experiment execution. Lieutenant Colonel Michael Atkinson, MBE, British Army, led the experiment.
Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 monitoring ship emissions for French Maritime Authorities
Along with its partners Nordic Unmanned and the NORCE Research Institute AS, Schiebel is operating its Camcopter S-100 UAS to monitor ship emissions for French Maritime Authorities. Expected to run for three months, the operation began on Sept. 23.
The service providers for this French deployment cover ship sulphur emission monitoring in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes in the strait of Pas-de-Calais. Specifically, the Camcopter S-100 UAS measures the ships’ sulphur emissions to check compliance with the EU rules governing the sulphur content of marine fuels. Through the EMSA RPAS Data Centre, measurements are transmitted in real time to the relevant authorities.
GA-ASI conducts captive carry Sparrowhawk sUAS flight demonstrations
From Sept. 16 to 17, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted captive carry Sparrowhawk small UAS (sUAS) flight demonstrations.
Designed as an airborne launch and recovery demonstrator aircraft tailored to fit GA-ASI platforms, the Sparrowhawk aircraft focuses on Advanced Battle Management System’s attritableONE technologies.
To further airborne recovery of sUAS, Sparrowhawk iterates on the DARPA Gremlins Program, which reduces the cost of operation and enables new mission capabilities to GA-ASI’s MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft.
Weekend Roundup: September 25, 2020
This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World
Wilson Logistics will equip 1,120 of its trucks with Locomation’s platooning technology, with the first units to be delivered in 2022. The two companies have also extended their commercial partnership through at least the end of 2028. (VentureBeat)
