Uncrewed Systems Technology 050 June/July 2023
- Intro - Many assumed it would be decades before uncrewed systems were widely deployed, but it is already happening at pace
- Platform one: Mission-critical info - NASA’s Mars Helicopter smashes its expected service life, Greenjets unveils low-noise electric fan motor, researchers develop ‘ethical’ risk algorithm for vehicles, and much more
- In conversation: Dr David Barrett - How copying nature allows this marine robotics expert to replicate the way large fish propel themselves
- Special review: 50 issues and counting - We look back at the milestone trends in uncrewed systems since our first issue, and wonder what the future might bring
- Focus: Additive manufacturing - We catch up on the latest advances in AM methods, materials and the new applications they are making possible
- Digest: Addverb Dynamo 1T - The thinking that went into developing this tonne-capable UGV for automating the handling of stock in warehouses
- In operation: Skyfish M6 and M4 - The methods and technologies behind these bespoke UAVs for inspecting the condition of structures such as cell towers
- Insight: USVs - The latest developments in USVs show a growing trend towards using them for specialised and complex missions
- Show report: Xponential 2023 part 1 - Uncrewed systems developers continue to push the limits of their products, as we found among the halls at this year’s event
- Dossier: Electric Flytrain EFT-Hybrid-1x - A team of former automotive engineers have migrated to the uncrewed systems market, and developed this hybrid-electric power unit for manufacturers of heavy-lift AVs
- Focus: Fuel systems - The approaches fuel systems suppliers are taking to addressing the efficiency and emissions challenges of UAV IC engines
- Show report: Ocean Business 2023 - Our highlights of the new products unveiled at this marine systems show, where autonomous solutions were to the fore
- In operation: Armach Robotics HSR - How this marine robot, and the service it provides, keeps ships running efficiently by clearing their hulls of bio-fouling
- PS: Modular vehicles - Sounds great in theory but modularity needs standardised vehicle interfaces and comes with overheads of its own