GPS World, November 2018

UAV LAUNCHPAD 1 DRONE RESCUE SYSTEM PARACHUTE SYSTEMS FOR MULTICOPTERS Parachute rescue system DRS 5 is designed for multicopters up to 8 kg the DRS 10 for multicopters weighing 5 20 kg The system consists of a carbon cage in which the parachute is stored as well as associated electronics The electronics including the sensors monitor the flight status of a drone independent of the flight controller A sophisticated algorithm merges this sensor data enabling automatic crash detection and parachute ejection All flight data and movements are recorded in a black box Drone Rescue www dronerescue com 2 UAV DATA ANALYSIS TOOL NEW ANALYTICS TOOL FOR DRONE PILOTS PrecisionPass assesses UAV data collected in the field The toolkit lets pilots quickly determine if a data collection job meets the required criteria or if it needs to be collected again PrecisionPass assesses coverage 1 DEVELOPMENT KIT OPEN SOURCE GNSS IMU KIT FOR AUTONOMOUS GUIDANCE OpenIMU is a professionally supported open source GPS GNSS aided inertial navigation software stack for low cost precise navigation applications Integrating an inertial measurement unit IMU based sensor network improves navigation and self location capabilities It is aimed at developing autonomously guided vehicles for industrial applications autonomous cars industrial robots and drones OpenIMU enables advanced localization and navigation algorithm solutions its extensible software infrastructure provides the code needed for algorithm development A hardware development kit includes JTAG pod precision mount fixture EVB and an OpenIMU300 module that features Aceinnas 5 deg hr 9 Axis gyro accelerometer and magnetometer sensor suite with an onboard 180 MHz ARM Coretex floating point CPU Aceinna aceinna com 2 GNSS MODULE LEVERAGES THE TESEO III RECEIVER The Teseo LIV3F module incorporates the Teseo III receiver It speeds application assesses image resolution and quality reviews required metadata speeds upload and processing times and packages data for processing The immediate feedback reduces the risk of failures during the analysis stage all but eliminating the need to re fly a mission so customer needs are met in a timely and cost efficient manner Harris Geospatial www harrisgeospatial com 3 COMPUTING PLATFORM AUTOMATES COMMERCIAL DRONE TASKS The Skyfish computing platform fully automates crucial infrastructure inspection and measurement tasks It supports DJI and PixHawk flight controllers and other drone architectures as well as 3D modeling software from companies such as Bentley Systems Its easy to use interface enables anyone to fly inspect and model complex infrastructure The platform also pre processes the collected infrastructure data and metadata to help create impeccable 3D models Skyfish www skyfish ai development and adds up to 16 MB of Flash memory for firmware updating or data logging without a backup battery Used by automotive and industrial sectors the Teseo III multi constellation receiver combines high accuracy with fast response time and low power consumption The Teseo LIV3F module enables makers and small engineering teams to leverage the Teseo III advantages in creating new products in the industrial and consumer market segments such as vehicle trackers drones anti theft devices and pet locators and systems for services such as fleetmanagement tolling vehicle sharing or public transportation STMicroelectronics www st com 3 DIGITAL MIRRORS COMING TO EUROPE IN LATE 2018 Audis latest e tron electric car will launch in Europe with a digital rear view system Developed by Ficosa the camera monitoring system is made up of cameras and displays that replace traditional external side mirrors to increase safety and comfort The vision system is comprised of two cameras integrated into the sides of the cars chassis and two tactile displays inside the doors F icosa www ficosa com Audi www audi com NOVEMBER 2018 WWW GPSWORLD COM GPS WORLD 17 1 TRANSPORTATION LAUNCHPAD 3 1 2 2 3