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81 Eurosatory/UGS 2016 | Show report down to 120 m and operates in temperatures from -40 to +85 C. The proprietary circular connector interface combined with a durable encapsulation technique greatly enhances data security in case of loss or theft: unlike a basic USB flash drive, if the corresponding Fischer interface is absent, unauthorised individuals will not be able to read it. Fischer also showcased its new MiniMax 06 connector, the smallest addition yet to the ultra-miniature Fischer MiniMax Series. It can combine up to 12 signal and power contacts in a 10 mm footprint for a density factor of 0.83, with two signal and two high-power 1.3 mm contacts for operations that demand more than 10 A. “Design engineers can now save up to 45% space and reduce weight by up to 75% compared to standard connectors with similar contact sizes, thus packing more functionality into smaller and lighter devices,” Wim Vanheertum told UST . General Robotics’ unveiled its DOGO light tactical combat robot at the show. Intended to reduce casualties and collateral damage in counter-terrorist, urban and underground/tunnel warfare, the 12 kg remotely piloted vehicle measures 490 x 380 mm on the ground and comprises four tracked wheels and a central carbon fibre body with two antennas. A Glock 25 pistol is embedded in the central compartment and operated from the user’s military-standard tablet interface. This communicates with the DOGO over a 2.4 GHz, 28 dBm OFDM secure connection with a range of 500 m in an open area, or 100-200 m in an urban environment. Lithium-ion batteries provide a top speed of 4 kph and 2-5 hours’ endurance depending on missions. Eight VGA cameras on the body and antennas provide 360 º visibility at multiple elevations, and five real-time channels can be displayed at a time and recorded for 24 hours. NIR illumination is provided for low-light conditions, and two-way audio allows operators to negotiate with targets. Non-lethal neutralisation options include a pepper spray with an effective range of 18 ft, and a tactical dazzling light module with 5 m effective daytime range and 10 m night range. Merio UAV Payload Systems presented a new range of micro- gyrostabilised gimbals at the show. The Temis range measures 170 mm in height and 114 mm in diameter on the payload housing, weighs up to 750 g depending on the payload, and comes with an integrated IMU to provide the stabilisation and artificial horizon computation. The gimbals are configured to use the Sony FCB-EX15EP with 12x optical zoom as a daylight camera, and the FLIR Quark2 640 x 512 pixel thermal imaging camera as an infrared option. Other options including lasers are available for customisation, said Rémi Plenet. Serial comms with the Temis range is through RS-232, RS-485 or S-Bus connectors, and video output is available in both NTSC and PAL standards, with black box recording also offered for post- flight vibrations analyses and optimisation at an 800 Hz sampling rate. Galleon Embedded Computing released its new microRecorder with quad Gigabit Ethernet ports and up to 20 Tbytes of removable solid-state storage. The unit is designed with SWaP optimisation for UAS sensor data in mind, weighing 1 kg, using 12 or 28 V of dc power, and measuring 83 x 63 x 185 mm. Up to four 1 Gbyte Ethernet ports can be used at full line rate, at close to 120 Mbyte/s per port, through the use of a 2.4 GHz Intel microServer C2758 Octa-Core CPU and 16 Gbytes of DDR3 SDRAM with error-correcting code (ECC) memory. Recordings go to a Linux EXT4 file system supporting JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1 modes. The company also launched a new ‘XSR’ HD video recording and processing system, which runs on an Intel Core i7 dual- or quad-core processor with up to 16 Gbytes of DDR3 SDRAM with ECC, and has up to eight HD and SD video channels.  “We have high bandwidth, recording at 1.5 Gbyte/s, with up to 40 Tbytes of storage capacity, so we can record HD video for a very long duration,” commented Espen Bøch. Unmanned Systems Technology | August/September 2016 Applications for the DOGO include counter terrorism and urban warfare