Value of the UAVOS autopilot is the ability to integrate the system into unmanned platforms weighing from 5 to 1500 kg for various purposes - both air and ground/water based. The uniqueness of UAVOS autopilot is a distributed architecture that allows to carry out UAV formations as well as flights without GPS and communications.
How does UAVOS autopilot work?
UAVOS autopilot has a distributed architecture. Each autopilot component has its own microcontroller, which provides data processing and communication with other elements in the CAN network. The autopilot configuration offers the possibility to function without a central processor, and distribute control tasks across all system components. At the same time, there are no restrictions on the number of modules of the same type, which simplifies implementation of multiple levels of redundancy.
Distributed architecture of the autopilot makes it possible to easily change and expand the configuration of the unmanned system - to introduce additional unmanned platforms for various purposes, add functionality, integrate any payload. All new objects become a part of the unmanned vehicle network and are automatically connected to the central computer. Any changes are reflected on the Ground Control screen.
Distributed architecture of the autopilot provides out-of-the-box functionality for the following key features:
- To control vehicles from several Ground Controls remotely - through commercial communication lines or satellite Internet.
- To relay data in the UAV formation, which ensures reliability and data synchronization.
- To increase the number of vehicles in a formation without changing the basic system configuration.
Autopilot offers a number of key advantages:
“With this approach, we are expanding the tactics available to security sector, leveraging advances in autonomous systems to address complex challenges in this area. At this year's DSEI event in London, we will have the pioneering unmanned aircraft which are integrated with the UAVOS autopilot on show,” - says Aliaksei Stratsilatau, UAVOS Chairman of the board and Lead developer.
13 August 2019