Век БПЛА

БПЛА "Зенит" добавили технологию "чувствовать и избегать" для полетов в сложных ландшафтах

Официально сообщают, что это мол для инспекции телекоммуникационных башен, пилонов ветростанций, мостов, зданий. Реально - думаю, не только.
БЛА может не касаться структур, продолжая передавать изображения, видео и данные третьим лицам на землю.
Первичным рынком называют дорогие инспекции и поддержание протяженных структур (нефтепроводы?), мостов, ветрогенераторов.
Расстояние до столкновения можно варьировать. Минимальное установлено в 2 метра.
Решение может ощущать обьекты на расстоянии до 7 метров на все 360 градусов в стороны, независимо, неподвижные или движущиеся. Также встроенны функции "отскока" и поддержания расстояния. Выбор - отскок или держать дистанцию (остановиться) при приближении - выбирает клиент.
В итоге клиент может сконцентрироваться на получении своей информации, а не оттачивании пилотских навыков.
БЛА Зенит считают отличной платформой для данной системы - у него большая продолжительность полета, большая грузоподьемность, способность противостоять сильному ветру.
(Далее в статье - коммерческий шум)


Aerialtronics adds sense and avoid technology to Zenith UAS

Aerialtronics has developed a sense and avoid solution for the Altura Zenith unmanned aircraft which will fundamentally change how companies inspect telecommunication towers, energy pylons, bridges and buildings.
This advanced sense and avoid solution is designed to help the Zenith UAS stay clear of objects during inspections as it relays images, video and data to the user or a third party. One of the first on the market, it is expected to save customers thousands in costs, particularly during lengthy engineering maintenance projects, or regular inspections of bridges or wind turbines.
“This will change the way we inspect telecommunication towers, utility poles, oil rigs and even chimney stacks forever,” explained Jan Wouter Kruyt, Head of Research and Development at Aerialtronics. “The Zenith can be flown at an adjustable safe distance with a minimum of two metres from the object while recording or relaying photographs, video or data from the field. This enables even inexperienced users to safely fly a camera next to a utility pole or chimney.”

The sense and avoid solution can detect obstacles up to seven metres away at a 360-degree angle, whether they are static or moving. There are also bounce back and distance keeping functions.
Kruyt said: “The solution we’ve developed is distance sensing and distance keeping. Our drones can be programmed to ‘stop moving forward’ or ‘bounce back’ when they get within a critical distance from any object, be that a wall, a pole or a flying object. It is particularly important in windy conditions where the drone stability is crucial.
“With sense and avoid, the Zenith UAS can detect if there is a risk of collision and respond accordingly.”
Combined with the flight performance of the Zenith and the flexibility of its payloads range, this smart sense and avoid technology adds another dimension to the Altura Zenith, which enables users to focus on delivering data results instead of flying skills.
Kruyt said: “This sense and avoid solution really adds value to what our customers can buy. The Zenith is a robust and flexible platform. It’s a heavy lifter, it has strong endurance and is very stable under difficult wind conditions. If you add a Zenith branded sense and avoid system to that, it will be indispensable in the inspection market.
“When we go into full production of the sense and avoid technology this year, the Zenith will be ready for using multiple sensors. It’s a powerful and flexible inspection UAS with best performance versus cost in the market.”
The Aerialtronics team will be demonstrating the Altura Zenith during The Unmanned Systems Expo (TUSExpo 2016) at The Hague from Feb 2-4.
Introductory offer
The sense and avoid functionality will be available on the Altura Zenith versions 1.3 in Q2 this year and current owners will be able to upgrade their Zenith to 1.3. Contact us for a special introductory offer.
About Aerialtronics – Business compatible drone solutions
Aerialtronics® revolutionises the way business resources are managed by developing the first automated B2B compatible drone. We provide full aerial data solutions for a wide range of commercial applications worldwide. Aerialtronics’ systems are designed and developed in- house according to aviation grade quality standards.

дрон впилился в эмпайр стейт билдинг. Владелец на твиттере про инцидент сообщил, а позже сам заявился за оставшимся на 35 этаже дроном. До того секьюрити и знать не знала об инциденте.


Drone hits Empire State building.
Time to install a primate anti drone system

According to the NYPD, a small drone crashed into the 40th floor and then dropped onto a landing on the 35th floor.
Police charged suspect Sean Riddle with reckless endangerment. They said he was trying to take pictures and lost control of the aircraft.
Sean mentions the incident on his Twitter account.
Nobody knew that Sean’s craft was stuck on the building until he went to security and asked for it back.
No thoughts of GPS multipathing, poor compass calibration due metal all around. All manner of RF devices competing to be heard.
I guess whatever he was flying didn’t have any form of geo fencing. I suspect pictures of the machine will emerge as the day progresses.

полицейский вертолет увидел летающий дрон, приземлился для поиска владельца, менты пытались навесить на него более серьезные нарушения (сначала говорили про пролет в 100 футах, потом сократили это до 20 футов или 6 метров), соседи говорят, что владелец дрона очень опытный пилот, но менты всё равно ищут, какие санкции наложить, потому что дрон незарегистрирован в ФАА и летал выше разрешенных 400 футов.

В штате Джорджия прошла испытания новая система "найди раненого солдата" - дрон должен был найти и доставить раненому 10-фунтовый комплект первой помощи из 4 упаковок крови, приборов контроля кровотока? (остановки кровотечения? плохо перевел?) и боевой марли (зеленый бинт?).
Солдат находился в 7 милях от пункта по сильнопересеченной местности.
БЛА Vapor55 после получения данных с лаптопа автоматически набрал 500 футов, добрался до точки, завис в 10 футах над плоской крышей указанного в задании дома, в радиусе 3 футов от указанной точки отцепил груз, упавший на крышу, снова набрал 500 футов и ушел домой. Всё в полностью автоматическом режиме.

Кстати, вертушка полностью электрическая,

VAPOR PerformanceHover Endurance: Max 45 min
Cruise Endurance: Max 1 hour
Payload: EO/IR or DSLR
Datalink: Up to 5 Miles & 50Mb/s
Ceiling: 12,000 ft
Wind Tolerance: 30 mph

VAPOR GeometryLength (No Blades): 1,400 mm (55 in)
Width: 630 mm (25 in)
Height: 480 mm (19 in)
Rotor Diameter: 1,650 mm (65 in)
Max Weight: 16 kg (30 lbs)

Drone Airspace Management Launches

WASHINGTON, DC – [Drone Airspace Management], a drone membership organization aimed at small and medium sized operators in the UAS market, has launched a new website: Home | Drone AirSpace Management

“DAM is like an association but with an entrepreneurial twist,” says, Avery Brown, a principal at DAM. “DAM will be a community with collective power to shape the growing drone industry but our main mission is to get our member’s technology into the Air (marketplace).”

Unlike AUVSI, the differentiator for DAM is its monetization platform. DAM offers funding and partnering strategies based on the technology capabilities of each member, intending to help through R&D testing and introductions to the UAS commercial market. Some of these funding strategies will include grant and debt financing options.

The drone industry is seeing a number of less-than-credible pop up groups and companies emerge. DAM says its strength is their experienced aviation team comprised of retired Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials with 30+ years experience in servicing and managing

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контора, обьединяющая возможных заказчиков (желающих конечную услугу), и разработчиков. Определение запросов, выдача грантов на исследования и разработку в тех или иных областях (сенсоры, системы управления, софт, т.д.)

Лидары для бла..
Новости компаний, обьединившихся для производства оных

RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems (Austria) and Aeroscout (Switzerland) are excited to announce a strategic partnership between companies.

RIEGL and Aeroscout have worked closely for many years. As a pioneer in the UAV LiDAR field, Aeroscout has integrated RIEGL scanners into many of their systems.
In 2016, RIEGL and Aeroscout strengthened their long-standing business relationship by entering into a strategic partnership, which both companies expect to benefit their technological exchange and input for future development of highly advanced UAV platforms with integrated LiDAR solutions.

американские компании предлагают серийные бла странам персидского залива в качестве универсального средства наблюдения за состоянием трубопроводов, производственных мощностей, безопасного и неразрушающего анализа состояния оборудования, проведения замеров в выбросах в воздухе и на воде, ...

Building on its unique experiences within the growing U.S. Critical Infrastructure Inspection (CII) market, Unmanned Experts has partnered with Louisiana-based Innovative Plant Consulting (IPC) to provide drone inspection and data analysis to the Gulf Region’s Oil and Gas sector.

The high tempo, high temperature operations of most petrochemical firms come with significant safety and inspection requirements. Unmanned Aircraft have been used extensively around the world for difficult and dangerous jobs to access surveys both on and off shore for the past 5 years. With the advent of the FAA’s Section 333 Exemption system, US-based oil & gas firms can now benefit from the time, cost, and safety advantages that industrial grade UAVs and sensors can provide.

With IPC’s extensive experience in non-destructive testing and Inspections governed by the American Petroleum Institute that include the evaluation of flare-tips, pipelines, structures and vessels, they are ideally suited to interpret and evaluate sensor data from remotely piloted drones. Unmanned Experts’ team of trained and qualified CII pilots, with their fleet of industrial Small UAS, can provide that imagery in several spectra, faster, safer and at considerable cost savings to the end user.

The UMEX-IPC partnership will commence work immediately with a project to review flare-stacks in the US. Should you have any requirements for this unique skill-set combination, please use the contact information below. Fly Safe!

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Новый вид услуг на рынке: страхование дронов

Причем, страхование по методу PPU - pay per use (гражданской ответственности чтоль?)

Unmatics™ Pay for use insurance for drones of all kinds | Air-Land-Sea – COMING SOON



Unmatics ™ is the world’s first true pay per use (PPU) insurance solution for unmanned systems.

Unmanned Risk Management is focused on delivering flexibility and personalization in all of our insurance product offerings – when and how customers want it. This approach requires simplified, transparent and flexible products with dynamic pricing and payment capabilities.

Unmatics ™ pay per use (PPU) system allows us to tailor insurance to customers specific needs and usage patterns. PPU is a dynamic solution that provides Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) operators with the flexibility that their customers demand, the ability to accurately track and control costs and provides an unprecedented ability to scale their operations.

Предлагаются амфибийные дроны для сбора и анализа потенциально опасных вод в выбросах промпредприятий, отстойниках, выбросах после техногенных аварий.

На данный момент изделия неспособны передавать в реальном времени данные из погруженного состояния, только записывают на встроенную сд-карту.. Но автор надеется это дело исправить.

Jean-Pierre Blanchard, John Jeffries, Louis Bleriot and Harriet Quimby the Team, led by Richard Gill, have set a famous aviation milestone and have demonstrated the future potential of commercial drone technology.

Кратко говоря, команда выиграла бид на первый полет квадрокоптера через ла-манш.