Unmanned Systems Technology - December/January 2017

Contents include:

• Intro - The industry is blessed with an abundance of propulsion solutions at the moment. These are the good days
• Platform one: Mission-critical info - nuTonomy trials its driverless car in the USA, frst purely unmanned ship on the drawing board, new UAV Lidar could be the smallest and lightest on the market, and much more
• In conversation: Richard Hardiman - RanMarine Technology’s CEO explains his plans for using autonomy to rid the world’s ports of trash
• Dossier: C-Astral Bramor ppX - We explore the development of this UAV that heralds a revolution in precision surveying applications
• Focus: Inertial measurement units - Details of the latest innovations in this key technology for unmanned system navigation
• Insight: Autonomous farming - Modern agriculture is now able to exploit autonomy thanks to some key advances in the technology
• Dossier: UAV Turbines UTP50R - This recuperated gas micro-turbine promises advantages over piston and rotary engines for small and medium-sized UAVs. Here’s how it was developed
• Show report: Commercial UAV 2016 - Highlights of the principal product launches and announcements from this exhibition in London – billed as the largest show of its kind in Europe
• Focus: Advanced materials - Unmanned systems use a variety of advanced materials in their construction, but what are the actual options and the advantages of each? We explain
• Show report: Commercial UAV Expo - This trade show and conference in Las Vegas did not disappoint the 1700-plus attendees. Here’s our selection of the most interesting announcements
• PS: GNC systems - An intriguing look at how guidance, navigation and control technology keeps the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on track, and what the future holds for deep space communications