Unmanned Systems Technology 028 | ecoSUB Robotics AUVs I ECUs focus I Space vehicles insight I AMZ Driverless gotthard I InterDrone 2019 report I ATI WAM 167-BB I Video systems focus I Aerdron HL4 Herculift

4 Unmanned platforms are increasingly being used to explore the great unknown, whether it’s in our oceans or out in space. This issue therefore looks at the latest system developments on the ocean surface (page 20), beneath it (page 24) and in orbit as well as further beyond (page 46). These hazardous environments present some of the greatest engineering challenges, but as a result deliver some of the most innovative solutions. The next generation of engineers are facing up to other engineering challenges, notably creating the fastest autonomous vehicle on the racetrack. The student team behind AMZ Driverless (page 54) is pushing the boundaries of performance, and we look at the lessons learned about sensors and system architectures that are set to make their way into future mainstream designs, as well as the latest developments in engine control units (page 36). Meanwhile, unmanned aircraft are being used more and more in mainstream applications as the technology matures. That is leading to more ways of refining the way the platforms are deployed and how they are integrated into teams of workers. We also examine how one man’s entrepreneurial spirit spurred him on to set up a company that uses airborne vehicles to install and inspect overhead power lines (page 76), while another has focused on a heavy-lift testbed for experimental comms payloads (page 92). Nick Flaherty | Technology Editor Spread spectrum Intro | October/November 2019 Editorial Director Ian Bamsey Assistant Editor Guy Richards Technology Editor Nick Flaherty Contributors Peter Donaldson, Rory Jackson Technical Consultants Paul Weighell Ian Williams-Wynn Dr Donough Wilson Design Andrew Metcalfe [email protected] UST Ad Sales Please direct all enquiries to Simon Moss [email protected] Subscriptions Freya Williams [email protected] Publishing Director Simon Moss General Manager Chris Perry Office Administrator Frankie Robins For all enquiries relating to unmannedsystemstechnology.com please contact: EchoBlue Media Online Publisher Caroline Rees [email protected] View all back issues @ www.ust-media.com Advertising opportunities UST is an invaluable resource of actionable intelligence for engineers while also providing a targeted promotional platform for those with products and services of interest to them. We currently have a limited number of opportunities available for 2020. To request a media pack please email: [email protected] Read all back issues online www.ust-media.com Controlling interest Latest advances in ECU design The whole shooting match Focus on video systems UST 28 :OCT/NOV 2019 UK £15,USA$30,EUROPE e 22 Market forces Keeping tabs on technology trends pays dividends for the ecoSUB Robotics family of AUVs Volume Five | Issue Six October/November 2019 High Power Media Limited Whitfield House, Cheddar Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4EJ, England Tel: +44 (0)1934 713957 www.highpowermedia.com ISSN 2056-9823 Printed in Great Britain ©High Power Media All rights reserved. Reproduction (in whole or in part) of any article or illustration without the written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. While care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information herein, the publisher can accept no liability for errors or omissions. Nor can responsibility be accepted for the content of any advertisement. SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions are available from High Power Media at the address above or directly from our website. Overseas copies are sent via air mail. UST SUBSCRIPTION OFFERS 1 year subscription – 15% discount: UK – £75; Europe – £90 USA – £93.75; ROW – £97.50 2 year subscription – 25% discount: UK – £135; Europe – £162 USA – £168.75; ROW – £175.50 Make cheques payable to High Power Media. Visa, Mastercard, Amex and UK Maestro accepted. Quote card number and expiry date (also issue/start date for Maestro) ALSO FROM HPM THE COMMUNICATIONS HUBOF THE RACING POWERTRAINWORLD SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 UK £15,USA$25,EUROPE e 22 RÉMITAFFIN: RegainingRenault’sGrandPrixpower www.highpowermedia.com FIRE-BREATHINGRY45 Outkast’s LateModelmonster 1000BHPGRAND PRIXBATTLES FormulaOne power games in 2019 GEARING TOBETTER EFFECT Race transmissions in focus October/November 2019 | Unmanned Systems Technology