Company Presentation

Summary

• Unmanned Aerial Systems– Company Activities in the UAS field– SIXTON VTOL

• System Overview• System Specifications• System Performance• Payload • YAAP+ Autopilot• Video and Data Link (CDT & BEACON)• Core Uav Control Station (CUCS)• Remote Video Display (RVD)• Mission Rehearsal and Simulation

– VIDEOS

Unmanned Aerial Systems

Company Activities in UAS

• Joint venture with Alpi Aviation• Alpi Aviation

– System design– Airframe design and manufacturing– Systems integration– Marketing and sales

• A3R – System design– Autopilot & Onboard Avionics– Airborne Software– Ground Segment Software– Systems integration

System Overview

• Main System parts– VTOL vehicles, micro uav class– Day/Night Cameras– Ground Control Station (CUCS)– Control Data Terminal (CDT)– Remote Video Display (RVD)– Beacon

System Specifications

• VTOL UAV– Max takeoff weight = 2 kg– Max Range = 7 Km (video link)– Max Endurance = 30 min– Max Speed: 9 m/s– Max up/down speed: 4 m/s.– Noise emission in hovering : < 63 db– Max AGL for operative use 300 m.– Max landing area: < 2 mt of diameter.– Operational wind up to 4 m/s.– Temperature envelope: -10 / +50 C°.– Humidity envelope: 10 ÷ 95 %.

System Performance

• Main Features– Waypoints Flight– Auto Vertical Takeoff and Landing– Hovering– Perch and Stare – Emergency Management– Autonomous Target Tracking– Multi UAV flight

• STRIX Commonalities

PAYLOAD

• Payload Pan/Tilt– Tilt : -40 / + 70°

• Day-time Cartridge– Zoom 10x

• Night-time Cartridge– IR Camera– Zoom 2x

YAAP+ AutoPilot

• Characteristics– 3 axis gyro, accelerometer and magnetometer– Barometric and Differential Pressure sensors– EEPROM– Dual Processor– SD Flight Data Recorder– All sensors are temperature compensated from

-20 °C to +70 °C– Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.9 x 2.7[cm]– Weight: 48 [gr]

• Sensor Fusion Kalman Filter – Real time attitude (100Hz)– Real time position ( 50Hz)

Video & Data Link

• Control Data Terminal (CDT)– Video data terminal (up to 7km)– Telemetry data terminal (up to 15km)– Directional Video Antenna (45 deg)– High Gain Telemetry Antenna– Wi-Fi access point– Low Power Consumption (> 3 hrs)– Light and easily transportable

• Beacon– Landing point automatic assignment

Core Uav Control Station (CUCS)

• Sixton Core UAV Control Station– Ruggerized Pc with touch screen– Dynamic control keys– Moving Map– Terrain Elevation Data– Control of 3 UAV in flight– Mission variations during flight– Real Time Video Display & Recording– Loiter & Fly-By Waypoints– Route informations (time to go)– Geographic data importation– Warning system– Mission Debriefing and Analysis

Remote Video Display

• External Unit– Light and portable– Touch screen– Plug & Play– Low battery consumption

• Video autonomous operator – Complete camera control– Autonomous target tracking– Recording management– MUAV video control

Mission Rehearsal and Simulation

• Pilot Training– 6DOF vehicle dynamics– Sensors emulation– Vehicle Data terminal emulation– Real embedded GNC C code– CUCS Interfacing– Hud Visualitation– Payload full operation

• Mission Scenario Analysis – 3D Environment– Real terrain elevation data

Conclusions