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Looking for an autonomous or uncrewed engineering role? Let us do the leg work uncrewedengineeringjobs.com Looking for an autonomous or uncrewed engineering role? Let us do the leg work SWL Robotics Tiburon | Digest He notes that DTC regards SWL’s operating model as the ideal use of its radios. The idea is that the FR-10 will sit in the middle of the ocean as a coordinating node for all the other uncrewed systems’ commands (in terms of navigation and survey behaviours) where its comms will be free from RF obstructions and congestion, with additional mission-critical information coming from the 360-ROV below via its tether. Throughout the trials and use cases, SWL also reports findingminimal packet drops at long ranges in DTC’s data links, particularly comparedwith other radios they have tested. Lastly, the 128-bit encryption used in DTC’s systems has satisfied SWL’s requirements for comms security, given that some emergency response comms will be of a sensitive nature. “And as well as DTC’s antennas being well-shielded, we’ve grounded them carefully and studied waveform propagations from the Tiburon; we’ve yet to experience any performance issues from them,” Enriquez concludes. Future plans SWL’s close relationship with DTC is also pushing it to look towards some emerging use cases it feels the Tiburon is suited to. For instance, the rapidly growing use in the US of Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality technology – both in the military with respect to Future Combat Systems projects and in industrial applications – is being supported by DTC’s comms systems in some real-time contexts. “Before long, uncrewed systems are going to need to integrate smoothly into the HoloLens and communicate their live survey information in real time to soldiers and strategists,” Enriquez says. “I feel we’re well-set for moving our vehicles into that architecture.” And while much of the Tiburon’s design is nowmature, with essentially all the remaining changes set within its roadmap for this year, as indicated earlier, Enriquez is tempted to make one more addition to the vessel in the future: solar panels. As well as enabling range extension and the ability to recharge without returning to its operator or mothership, putting solar panels on the Tiburon will allow SWL to begin performing experiments and collecting data on how the technology performs in its operating environments. That knowledge will be vital to future integrations of solar cells on the FR- 10’s top deck, to enable SWL to select the optimal photovoltaic materials, anti-reflective coatings, protective encapsulants and electrical parts for the larger USV. That will give the Tiburon’s survey missions and the FR-10’s comms relay duties as much energy and runtime as possible, given that SWL’s primary target market is first responders. At the time of writing, the exact choice of solar cells was open, although any readers curious about currently available solar technologies for uncrewed systems can turn to page 98 to learn more. Tiburon USV Airboat Dimensions: 1.5 x 1 x 0.66 m Weight in air: 27 kg Minimumendurance at full load: 120 minutes Payload capacity: 20.41 kg (expected to increase with the addition of pontoons) Some key suppliers Autopilot: Cubepilot Autopilot: Honeywell Industrial computer: Neousys Technology Navigation systems: Cubepilot Navigation systems: Honeywell Satcom: Honeywell Radio comms: Domo Tactical Communications Motor controllers: APD Cameras: Marshall Electronics Payload sensors: Teledyne Payload sensors: FLIR Payload sensors: Honeywell Additivemanufacturing: Addman Engineering Carbon fibre: Citius Composites Resins: Scot Bader Specifications