Issue 39 Unmanned Systems Technology August/September 2021 Maritime Robotics Mariner l Simulation tools focus l MRS MR-10 and MR-20 l UAVs insight l HFE International GenPod l Exotec Skypod l Autopilots focus l Aquaai Mazu

2022 events CES Wednesday 5 January – Saturday 8 January Las Vegas, NV, USA www.ces.tech Commercial UAV Expo Europe/ Amsterdam Drone Week Tuesday 18 January – Thursday 20 January Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.expouav.com/europe International Lidar Mapping Forum Sunday 6 February – Tuesday 8 February Denver, CO, USA www.geo-week.com/ilmf UMEX – Unmanned Systems Exhibition Sunday 20 February – Tuesday 22 February Abu Dhabi, UAE www.umexabudhabi.ae Oceanology International Tuesday 15 March – Thursday 17 March London, UK www.oceanologyinternational.com Eurosatory Monday 13 June – Friday 17 June Paris, France www.eurosatory.com iVT Expo – Autonomous Hardware, Software, Testing and Validation Wednesday 29 June – Thursday 30 June Cologne, Germany www.ivtexpo.com Farnborough International Airshow Monday 18 July – Friday 22 July Farnborough, UK www.farnboroughairshow.com/fia2022 Platform one 17 Unmanned Systems Technology | August/September 2021 After a year of lockdowns, travel closures and webinars, the Commercial UAV Expo Americas is finally returning to Las Vegas for its first live, face-to-face event since 2019. While the 2020 iteration of this trade show and conference was held entirely online, the 2021 event is set to take place at the Mirage Hotel & Casino from September 7 to 9. The show is set to kick off at 7:30 am on Tuesday, September 7, with a set of outdoor UAV demonstrations. The aim is to give attendees a visual and tactile appreciation for what the latest airframes, power systems and payloads can do, with a level of assurance and realism that online videos and demonstrations cannot achieve. So far, eight companies are signed up to give detailed displays of what their technologies can do to push the capabilities of unmanned aircraft in aerodynamics, intelligence, robustness and other key mission qualities. Meanwhile, starting at 8 am on the 7th, the conference sessions will cover a number of new product launches and technological innovations. Also, new kinds of services facilitated by autonomous aircraft such as emergency medical deliveries, urban air mobility and indoor industrial inspections will be discussed. Hot-button issues such as UAS regulations, cyber security, machine learning and much more will also be featured among the many talks and roundtables. On the expo floor, a wide range of countries and technologies will be represented, including a plethora of never-before-seen products including Lidar sensors, flight control, power and energy solutions and complete UAV systems for attendees to sample. Elsewhere at the show, a series of workshops will be held for discussion, training and instruction on a number of important topics for commercial UAS operations, including photogrammetry techniques, working with Lidar and flying at night. A university pavilion and roundtable will also be available. Representatives of organisations such as the University of North Dakota’s Research Institute for Autonomous Systems will be on hand to talk about the best practices in not only r&d and experimental testing, but also UAS-focused education programmes for fostering the necessary engineering competencies for pushing the technological boundaries of unmanned systems. For more details go to www.expouav.com CUAV Expo Americas 2021