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58 for detailed analyses of missions and maintenance tasks, and a revamped dashboard for intuitively tracking vehicle assets, their components and how they are performing. Also, the software’s mobile application now allows for offline data entry and streamlined data entry processes. The mapping interface provides airspace and weather overlays, as well as an upcoming interface for the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability, which is aimed at integrating UAVs into the US national airspace. Volz recently launched its fully brushless version of the DA 22 servo. It comes with a new housing measuring around 67 x 53 x 22 mm, although it can also be delivered in a 65.3 x 41.5 x 22 mm housing to match the dimensions of the non-fully brushless DA 22 (and thus work as a drop-in replacement for its predecessor). It weighs roughly 140 g, and provides a peak torque of 3.5 Nm (1.5 Nm in normal operation) using its BLDC motor and integrating a contactless, wear-free position sensing system. “We’d already supplied a lot of the previous version of the DA 22, so we decided it was time to provide a version that would offer even greater reliability over its predecessor,” Phillipp Volz told us. “It is designed and tested according to Mil-810G standards for use in harsh environments and safety-critical applications.” The DA 22 BLDC is available in 12 and 28 V versions, with either a PWM or RS- 485 interface. Volz also offers customised versions of the housing or connectors if needed, as well as a submersible version. Embention spoke to us about its 4x Veronte autopilot, a triple-redundant version of its flagship autopilot product designed principally to provide greater safety for use in UAVs as well as eVTOL urban air mobility platforms. “The autopilot can manage both autonomous flight control and assisted manual control, so the passenger can take manual control at any time during the flight,” Javier Espuch said. “We are convinced that the integration of urban air mobility into national airspaces will happen little by little, and that users must get used to this new technology step by step, so we have developed an ‘adaptive flight envelope’ system, which is designed to permit each operator different allowable manoeuvres depending on their training level.” The 4x Veronte includes three autopilot cores plus connectivity for an external autopilot or failsafe module (hence the ‘4x’). These are managed by an arbiter board with intelligent voting algorithms for switching control in the event of a systems failure. It has been designed according to DO178 and DO254 standards for software and hardware in airborne components, and comes with a 4G module installed for fleet comms and management, along with an ADB-S In/ Out transponder for real-time air traffic control integration. YellowScan gave us the latest on its Fly&Drive system for Lidar-based mapping by UAV or road vehicle. The system can be configured as an airborne version or a mobile (ground) version, with either a YellowScan Surveyor (which integrates a Velodyne VLP-16) or YellowScan Surveyor Ultra (with a Velodyne VLP-32) as its integrated Lidar package. “Both Lidar packages are designed for light weight, weighing 1.6 and 1.7 kg respectively, and have batteries lasting June/July 2020 | Unmanned Systems Technology Brushless version of the Volz DA 22 servo Embention’s 4x Veronte autopilot