100 Staged in Las Vegas on September 3-5, the Commercial UAV Expo put the spotlight on a wide range of new and improved products and services. What follows is our selection of innovations focusing on platforms, powertrains, flight control, sensors, navigation and positioning, secure communication, data handling, vibration mitigation and end-to-end capability provision. Accipiter showcased its scalable, airspace awareness technology for UAS operators, serving industrial and public safety customers. “Our all-domain awareness and smart surveillance solutions empower UAS service providers to achieve beyond-visual-lineof-sight [BVLOS] operations through a multi-sensor, networked architecture approach,” explained Evan Nohara. “Accipiter’s patented systems integrate data feeds from radars, cameras, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast [ADS-B] passive radio-frequency sensors and remote identification systems, presenting live airspace, situational understanding in a single, common operating picture.” Based on Accipiter’s Radar Intelligence Network (RIN) platform technology, its system detects and tracks cooperative and uncooperative targets – both crewed and uncrewed – and alerts the operator to possible airspace conflicts, so they can take timely evasive action and maintain safety. “Customers working with Accipiter, UAS providers and the FAA have already been granted nationwide BVLOS waivers, and our airspace surveillance network is operational for a utility company that is flying drones to inspect infrastructure,” Nohara added. As well as providing real-time situational awareness, Accipiter post-processes historical data and delivers analytical understanding for incremental risk assessment. Peter Donaldson guides us around a selection of enterprising products on show at Commercial UAV Expo Vegas visions October/November 2024 | Uncrewed Systems Technology
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