The MEMS-based inertial measurement unit (IMU) represents the single biggest positioning and navigation advance of the last 20 years.
Inside Unmanned Systems
Expanded Detect-and-Avoid System from Casia 360
Iris Automation, a specialist in developing artificial intelligence and safety avionics for collision-avoidance systems, has launched Casia 360 to enable…
Five Good Questions: Dan Gettinger
Dan Gettinger has been co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College. For 7 years,…
Getting It Right for Gimballed ISR
Selecting GNSS and Inertial for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Inertial technology coupled with GPS/GNSS plays a critical role in the fast-growing…
UAVOS Successfully Tests Cargo Delivery Unmanned Helicopter
UAVOS recently completed a test of its cargo delivery UHV-170 unmanned helicopter, successfully delivering critical humanitarian aid. The UVH-170 flew…
Sensible 4 Begins Testing Self-Driving Vehicle Fleet in Finland
A fleet of self-driving vehicles are now operating in Helsinki, Finland, in what autonomous driving software developer Sensible 4 describes…
Octopus ISR Systems Introduces New Surveillance Camera System
Octopus ISR Systems recently released the Epsilon 140LC Airborne Surveillance Camera System. The airborne electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) surveillance system features advanced…
LILEE Systems Partners with Tainan City Government for Self-Driving Bus Program
LILEE Systems is working with the Tainan City Government to launch a self-driving bus program as part of the city’s…
Wingcopter Partners with UPS Flight Forward on Delivery Drones
Wingcopter and UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) are collaborating to develop package delivery drones. The companies will work toward earning regulatory…
New Polynav 2000S MEMS RTK INS/GNSS Offers Superior, Near-FOG Performance at MEMS Price
The Polynav2000S is a superior, near FOG -performance GNSS aided MEMS-based Inertial Navigation System (INS) designed and built by PolyExplore…
Audience Gives It Up for GIVE, the GNSS/Inertial Vehicular Engine
“The results with consumer-grade sensors were extremely impressive!” That unsolicited rave came in after the webinar, Automotive-Grade GNSS + Inertial…
Puma sUAS Pounces
A just-announced contract for the U.S. Navy and Marines to expand use of AeroVironment’s Puma™ sUAS continues the company’s success…
Autonomous Shuttles Delivering COVID-19 Tests at Mayo Clinic in Florida
The Mayo Clinic in Florida is using driverless shuttles to transport COVID-19 tests from a drive-thru testing site to a…
Nuro’s Driverless Delivery Vehicles Poised to Help Californians During COVID-19 Pandemic
As California residents shelter in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)…
U.S. Marine Corps Orders More Than 140 Centaur UGVs from FLIR
The U.S. Marine Corps recently ordered nearly 150 of FLIR’s Centaur unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). The $18.6 million contract is…
FLIR Receives First Order for Black Hornet VRS Nano UAV
The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) recently procured a Black Hornet Vehicle Reconnaissance System (VRS) from FLIR, marking the company’s…
NOAA Establishes New UAS Operations Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is turning to drone technology to capture important data more and more these…
