Uncrewed Systems Technology 047 l Aergility ATLIS l AI focus l Clevon 1 UGV l Geospatial insight l Intergeo 2022 report l AUSA 2022 report I Infinity fuel cell l BeeX A.IKANBILIS l Propellers focus I Phoenix Wings Orca

71 Intergeo 2022 | Show report is in an unknown environment – and hence needs to construct an all-new 3D map of its surroundings and keep localising itself within that map – or if it’s in a known place and needs to recognise its whereabouts in that place according to a pre-existing reference map.” Outsight’s software also contains features for point perception, super- resolution, and object tracking and classification that enable safe real-time 3D SLAM-associated applications for a variety of road and off-road smart vehicles. “Our software can recognise moving objects like pedestrians, two-wheelers and trucks as well as static objects like traffic lights and stop signs,” said Malouche. “All our algorithms are rule-based; we don’t rely on complex AI, so any processing unit using our technology won’t consume too much power.” The company embeds its software in its Augmented Lidar Box as a starter kit for developers who choose not to develop or acquire their own processing capabilities. It also provides its software in a post-processing capacity unit for users gathering Lidar data for maps and surveys. AgEagle attended the expo to show its range of UAV, software and payload solutions for data acquisition, fleet management and post-processing, in particular its eBee X and eBee TAC UAVs for quick mapping and surveying with single operators. “MicaSense, senseFly and Measure have been acquired and combined under AgEagle to provide a full-stack uncrewed aerial survey capability for geospatial, mining, agriculture, humanitarian and similar missions,” explained Christopher Thomson. The eBee X is a fixed-wing UAV designed for large-area mapping. The company noted that it is currently approved for BVLOS operations in Brazil and Operations Over People (OOP) in Canada and the US, and is also the first UAV to be C2-certified and to have obtained a design verification essential for BVLOS and OOP in Europe. It has a wingspan of 116 cm, a MTOW of 1.6 kg, and a maximum airspeed of 110 kph. As standard, it comes with a 37 Ah battery, with which it can cover 220 ha of survey area, although a 49 Ah pack is also available to extend its mission coverage to 500 ha. “A camouflaged version of the eBee X, the NDAA eBee TAC, has enhanced software security upgrades designed according to the requests of the US military to gain their approval,” Thomson added. In March 2022, the eBee TAC was approved for use by the US Department of Defense under the Blue UAS Cleared List. We also caught up with Silicon Sensing to discuss its DMU41 IMU, which is currently going through its final stages of qualification testing before entering production. “The DMU41 is our newest high- performance IMU, and will be tested in line with the DO160G standard,” said Katie Howard. Weighing just under 170 g, it consumes up to 2.5 W and measures about 50 x 50 x 50 mm. It uses three inductive and three piezoelectric resonating ring gyroscopes to output measurements with a dynamic range of ±490 º /s, a bias over temperature of ±7 º /hour and a bias instability within 0.1 º /s. The accelerometer has a dynamic range of ±10 g , a bias over temperature of ±1.7 m g , and bias instability of within 0.015 m g . Advanced Navigation showcased its new Boreas D70 FOG-based GNSS INS. As Romain Pare told us, “Last year, we launched the Boreas D90, the world’s first digital FOG INS, which offered gyro-compassing and a level of performance way ahead of anything else in this price range. Uncrewed Systems Technology | December/January 2023 AgEagle’s eBee X and eBee TAC Silicon Sensing’s DMU41