UAV Propulsion Tech Post #19 – Triple Redundant UAV Autopilot
I am the US rep for MicroPilot and market their autopilots to US UAV customers. I have permission from MicroPilot to re-print a white paper they have on their website titled “MP21283x MicroPilot’s Triple Redundant UAV Autopilot” authored by Sarah Vallely in 2010. I think this white paper is more relevant today as the defense…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #18 – UAV Chute Options
Parachutes can be used on UAV’s for recovery or rescue. Recovery gives the UAV manufacturer an alternative that is not runway or “catch” recovery dependent (like nets or other means to grab the UAV during recovery). Rescue gives the UAV manufacturer a safety means if there is a system failure during flight that causes the…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #16 – Global UAV/Drone Conferences 2016
As we start the new year, I thought it would be good to try to put together a list of the global UAV/Drone conferences scheduled this year. This will cover both defense and commercial conferences. Let me know if I missed one and I can go back and update this post. Consumer Electronics Show 2016…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #15 – The Advantages of Commercial UAV Autopilots over Open Source Alternatives
I am the US rep for MicroPilot and market their autopilots to US UAV customers. I have permission from MicroPilot to re-print a white paper that is on their website titled “The Advantages of Commercial UAV Autopilots over Open Source Alternatives” authored by Sarah Vallely in 2010. I think this white paper is more relevant…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #14 – 2015 Year in Review
I thought it would be good to close out the year with highlights and news from the various companies represented by UAV Propulsion Tech here in the US. These include Orbital, Volz, Hirth, MicroPilot and Skygraphics. It has been a busy and productive year, and thought it would be good to highlight the key items…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #13 – UAV’s Spotted at Dubai Airshow 2015
UAV’s Spotted at the Dubai Airshow 2015: I attended the Dubai Airshow for the first time this year and walked the show with one of my colleagues from Hirth Motors. The purpose was to check out the show to see if there were any potential UAV customers (for propulsion, servo, autopilot and rescue/recovery parachutes), and…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #12 – Robots in the Sky – Cracking down on Drone Law
Info Graphic developed by Intella Blog. Posted with permission. Robots in the Sky: Cracking Down on Drone Law (via Intella Blog)
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UAV Propulsion Tech – Post #11 – UAV Engine Suppliers
UAV Engine Suppliers (UPDATED MAY 8th, 2020): Full disclosure at the front of this blog is I represented Orbital from 2000-2017, Hirth Engines from 2007-2020 and now represent Suter Industries/CAE GmbH and they will be detailed in this list as well as my competitors in this market. Some people may think I shouldn’t promote my…
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UAV Propulsion Tech – Post #10 – US Commercial Drone Conferences
US Commercial Drone Conferences: My UAV experience has mainly been with defense applications but I am trying to also market my products and services into the commercial drone market (agriculture, police, oil/gas, utilities, etc.). I did a blog post in May on AUVSI which has to be the largest UAV conference in the world. I…
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UAV Propulsion Tech – Post #8 – Drones in Agriculture
Drones in Agriculture: It has been about a month since my last blog post. I have been very busy supporting the AUVSI conference in Atlanta, visiting customers and even spent a week at our vacation place in Port Austin, MI. That gave me the idea for this week’s blog post. Port Austin is located in…
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