Unmanned Systems Technology 041 December/January 2022
- Intro - As regulations catch up with the technology, so unmanned systems are reaching a point where they will be an everyday sight
- Platform one: Mission-critical info - Driverless car hire service uses remote driver for delivery and collection, tethered UAV controlled by machine learning, closedloop system tests car radar sensors, and much more
- In conversation: Janek Biskupski - GE Aviation’s principal engineer discusses the company’s new aero engine – its first in 50 years
- Dossier: PteroDynamics X-P4 - We explain how this UAV’s unique VTOL-transitioning technology was developed and what its advantages are
- Focus: Sense & avoid systems - Why sense & avoid is moving to ground-based radar and unmanned traffic management systems
- Digest: 4Front Robotics Cricket - If you’re looking for a UGV that can climb up pipes and along tunnels, this one certainly has the legs for it
- Insight: Autonomous transport - All the talk about these systems is being turned into practical services, as the companies here are showing
- Dossier: NWFC-1500 fuel cell - In a unexpected expansion from supplying multi-fuel engines, Northwest UAV has produced this hydrogen fuel cell. We report on why it has done so and how it developed the cell
- Show report: DroneX 2021 - Highlights of some of the new developments showcased at this recent expo at London’s ExCel centre
- In operation: Hefring Engineering OceanScout - We find out how this buoyancy-driven UUV has been designed and built to ‘democratise’ the scientific research of our oceans by small teams on a strict budget
- Focus: Composites - In line with the growing sizes of unmanned vehicles, composite materials developers are turning to ways of increasing strength and stability while reducing waste and costs
- Show report: DSEI 2021 - Our round-up of some of the newest military-grade products on display at this world-leading defence and security exhibition
- PS: Extra-large naval UUVs - We look at why the 50-ton Orca concept XLUUV is being developed for the US Navy, and how it will fit into its vision of a more distributed fleet architecture