Unmanned Systems Technology 033 l SubSeaSail Gen6 USSV l Servo actuators focus l UAVs insight l Farnborough 2020 update l Transforma XDBOT l Strange Development REVolution l Radio telemetry focus

44 Focus | Servo actuators Along with the imagery, the helicopter manufacturer can be supplied with pictures taken during production that show solder joints, potting and other parts and processes to assure that the servomotor has been manufactured to the highest precision and quality. And even after servos have been shipped, the performance data amassed via CAN bus can be matched to product serial numbers to track and identify where long-run problems might be occurring with a given servo model. That would enable future improvements to actuators using real-world data, rather than being limited to simulated data and trials. Conclusion With a variety of critically useful new features being designed into unmanned vehicle servos, new innovations are anticipated that will satisfy vehicle manufacturers’ new requirements, such as heavy electromechanical servos capable of more than 200 Nm of peak torque. Large, safety-critical urban taxis in particular will need more in terms of sensors, safety features, power and MTBF than unmanned vehicles have previously demanded. That will doubtless spur entirely new designs and ranges of servo actuators to suit this new class of vehicle over the next five to 10 years. Acknowledgements The author would like to thank Phillipp Volz, Mark Juhrig and Felix Thun at Volz Servos, Tom Quartararo at Ultra Motion, Bill Schmidt and Yasuichi Sawamura at Futaba, Shawn Spiker at Hitec, and Thomas Cooke at MKS Servos for their help with researching this article. August/September 2020 | Unmanned Systems Technology GERMANY Kollmorgen +49 21 029 394 0 www.kollmorgen.com Pegasus Actuators +49 60 349 399 699 www.pegasus-actuators.com Volz Servos +49 69 985 580 0 www.volz-servos.com ISRAEL Bental Motion Systems +972 4 696 0199 www.bental.co.il Elmo Motion Control +972 3 929 2300 www.elmomc.com MTC Industries +972 4 998 7772 www.mtcind.com SOUTH KOREA Contromax +82 42 822 0630 www.contromax.com SWITZERLAND Faulhaber Minimotor +41 91 611 3100 www.faulhaber.com TURKEY Femsan Electric Motors +90 216 378 8888 www.femsan.com Tork +90 216 364 3405 www.smstork.com Volt Electric Motors +90 232 877 1060 www.voltmotor.com.tr UK HTServo +44 19 0382 3014 www.htservo.com OTM Servo +44 17 8443 3155 www.otmservo.co.uk USA Advanced Motion Controls +1 805 389 1935 www.a-m-c.com Designatronics +1 800 819 8900 www.designatronics.com ESI Motion +1 800 823 3235 www.esimotion.com Fast Optimal Engineering +1 661 257 8481 www.foengineering.com Futaba IRC +1 256 461 9399 www.futabairc.com Harmonic Drive +1 978 532 1800 www.harmonicdrive.net Hitec Commercial Solutions +1 858 737 9220 www.hitecnology.hitecrcd.com Kearfott +1 828 350 5300 www.kearfott.com Maxx Procucts International +1 847 438 2233 www.mxxprod.com MKS Servos USA +1 832 287 2371 www.mksservosusa.com Moog +1 716 652 2000 www.moog.com UAV Propulsion Tech +1 810 441 1457 www.uavpropulsiontech.com Ultra-Motion +1 888 321 9178 www.ultramotion.com Examples of servo actuators manufacturers and suppliers