Unmanned Systems Technology - June/July 2016

Contents include:

• Intro - Unmanned systems are providing a fresh spurt of innovation in a world that has for a while been lacking in big changes
• Platform one: Mission-critical info - Roborace chooses the Pascal processor, roadmap laid out for autonomous driving data fusion, Royal Navy tests the world’s first 3D-printed UAV, and much more 
• In conversation: Dr Zongbo Wang - Aerotenna’s CEO sees FPGA technology as a game-changer in UAV control. Here he explains why 
• Dossier: Alti Transition - We chart the development path of this clever VTOL fixed-wing hybrid UAV 
• Focus: Ground control systems - GCS technology is growing in sophistication to match the growing complexity of unmanned craft 
• Show report: Xponential 2016 - Our wide-ranging review of the pick of the technologies on display at the world’s biggest unmanned systems exhibition 
• Dossier: Insitu Orbital N20 - Teamwork proved to be the key element in the successful development of this two-stroke UAV engine, which promises to set a new benchmark 
• Insight: UAVs - In the continuing quest to improve range and lifting capacity, UAV developers are beginning to turn their attention to new, systemwide technologies 
• Focus: Solar power - Sun-powered propulsion systems have developed to a point where they look set to become a feature on commercial unmanned craft 
• Show report: Oceanology International 2016 - Our pick of the new craft and systems unveiled at this leading global exhibition for the marine science and technology community 
• PS: The Robotic Hummingbird - Is it a bird, is it a UAV? It’s both, and its capabilities are such that we could see a lot more of them in the future