Uncrewed Systems Technology 044 June/July 2022
- Intro - We’ve changed our name embracing the gender inclusivity that’s essential to our industry’s continued progression
- Platform one: Mission-critical info - A new drive system for flapping wing micro-craft, a method of using radar data to protect marine vessels from GPS spoofing, an algorithm for predicting the behaviour of pedestrians and cyclists around driverless cars, and much more
- In conversation: Jakub Weglarz - DroneHub’s UGV-octocopter project manager explains how his education and professional experience has enabled him to address the challenges it raises
- Dossier: Xer Technologies X12 and X8 - These multi-rotor UAVs include gasoline two-strokes to give them the range for surveillance, inspection and public safety applications. Here’s how they were developed
- Focus: Lidar sensors - Fresh developments in Lidar technologies have improved their performance and widened their range of applications
- Digest: Stanley Robotics Stan UGV - Valet parking at airports joins the uncrewed age with the unveiling of this autonomous turnkey mobile robot
- Insight: USVs - How new maritime vessels are being designed to survive the unforgiving environments of the open ocean
- Show report: AUVSI Xponential 2022 - The first part of our in-depth review of the latest systems and technologies on show at this pre-eminent event
- Dossier: Cobra Aero A99H - The developers of this three-cylinder liquid-cooled engine explain what makes it ideal for the high-end UAV market
- Digest: Accession Class USV - Modularity enables this vessel to be adapted for roles ranging from port authority operations to offshore surveys
- Focus: Connectors - Uncrewed vehicles have special requirements when it comes to their internal connections, but suppliers can cater for them
- Show report: Oceanology International 2022 - Our round-up of the mission-critical uncrewed systems that were on display at this marine-focused exhibition
- PS: Seabed 2030 project - Details of how this project aims to map the entire seabed in high resolution by the end of the decade