UAV Navigation, a developer of state-of-the-art flight control technologies for military and government Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, is a trusted and valued supplier partner on Defense Advancement.
As a continued partner, DA is proud to showcase innovative solutions and capabilities across UAV Navigation’s supplier profile.
With over 20 years of industry experience, UAV Navigation are a trusted by Tier 1 aerospace and defense primes to deliver ultra-reliable solutions for tactical drones, manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T), aerial targets, and more.
Read on to find out more:
Drone Autopilots
The VECTOR-600 is an advanced autopilot that is ideal for fixed-wing, rotary and VTOL UAV platforms, featuring built-in physical and logical redundancy that allows it to deliver accurate attitude and position estimates even after individual sensor failure. It offers excellent performance under GNSS-denied conditions such as jamming attacks.
The VECTOR-400 is a cutting-edge autopilot that is ideal for aerial target drone platforms and also offers the marine-hardening required for USV applications. Featuring fully autonomous operation and built-in physical and logical redundancy, it can control high-speed sea-skimming flight at altitudes down to 7m ASL when equipped with a radar altimeter.
Navigation Systems
UAV Ground Control Station Solutions
The GHU-100 Ground Hub Unit is designed to provide a unified networking capability for complex ground control hardware applications such as multi-vehicle and multi-GCS setups. It allows operators to connect together computers, multiple datalinks and input devices, and a variety of other essential hardware. The ability to support multiple joysticks allows each pilot to command a specific aircraft within a fleet.
UAV Navigation’s Visionair ground control station software offers an intuitive all-in-one solution for UAV mission planning, execution and post-flight analysis. The highly customizable interface allows users to create and modify mission plans before or during flight and to calculate the most efficient waypoint distribution, as well as to analyze telemetry, calibrate and configure payloads, and adjust autopilot gains. It also provides a convenient way to configure and monitor VECTOR and POLAR hardware.
Testing & Training Simulators
The VECTOR-SIL software-in-the-loop simulator enables pilots to train with simulated missions based on UAV Navigation’s drone autopilots and the Visionair GCS software, allowing them to check flight plans and safety conditions, test new and advanced functionality, and practice post-flight analysis.
VECTOR-HIL is an advanced hardware-in-the-loop simulator that is ideal for pilot training, flight control software testing, and product demonstrations. It provides full 3D visualization of the UAV and its environment, and realistically emulates a range of environmental and weather conditions as well as sensor inputs and failures, and even naval carrier vessel operations.
UAV Peripherals
The FDR01 Flight Data Recorder captures and logs telemetry, sensor data, and control commands over a serial interface, with more than 4000 hours of recording capacity for complete onboard logging in case of GCS communications failure. With a compact footprint and IP66-rated enclosure, the rugged unit is ideal for unmanned aerial, ground and marine platforms.
To find out more about UAV Navigation and their flight control technologies, please visit their profile page: https://www.defenseadvancement.com/company/uav-navigation/
