MicroPilot and Trimble Team to Provide Precision GNSS for UAVs
April 27, 2018 – Stony Mountain, Canada – As part of its efforts to continuously improve its products and services, MicroPilot Inc. announced today that it has teamed with Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to integrate high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology as part of its autopilot for guidance and control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Trimble […]
MicroPilot’s XTENDER SDK Supports NVIDIA’s Jetson Supercomputer
MicroPilot’s XTENDERmp software development kit now features support for NVIDIA’s Jetson series supercomputers. April 23, 2018 – Stony Mountain, Canada – Companies are always looking for ways to differentiate their products from the competition and fulfill the needs of their customers. MicroPilot’s XTENDERmp software development kit (SDK) provides one avenue for drone manufacturers to customize their […]
MicroPilot Chooses SIMLAT
MicroPilot has chosen to use Simlat’s payload emulator as a tool to simulate camera payloads on a UAV. February 20, 2018 – Stony Mountain, Canada – Micropilot Inc. recognizes the advantages of using simulations in order to assist development of UAVs. MicroPilot is pleased to be working with Simlat to develop a pan, tilt, zoom payload […]
MicroPilot Now Flies Transitioning VTOL Drones
MicroPilot, now supports transitioning drones, offering drone manufacturer professional-grade, high-reliability options for their UAV needs. Feb 14, 2018 – Stony Mountain, Canada – MicroPilot autopilots already fly a wide range of UAVs, including fixed wings, multirotors, helicopters and even tail sitters. Now, MicroPilot has added support for transitioning drones. UAV manufacturers making and designing transitioning […]
MicroPilot and FLARM’s Autonomous Sense & Avoid System
MicroPilot has successfully integrated FLARM’s Sense and Avoid system with its autopilot, granting clients a reliable autonomous collision avoidance option for fully autonomous UAV operations. Nov 02, 2017 – Stony Mountain, Canada – With any form of autonomous vehicle, one of the first concerns people have is their ability to safely avoid collisions without human […]
MicroPilot Autopilot Optical Guided Autonomous Landing System
MicroPilot, in association with SightLine Applications, has succeeded interfacing SightLine Applications landing assist with MicroPilot’s autopilot to create a visual landing system for more precise autonomous vertical landings. Oct 25, 2017 – Stony Mountain, Canada – MicroPilot has successfully interfaced SightLine Applications’ landing assist functionality with MicroPilot’s autopilots. Starting with version 3.7.1016 of MicroPilot’s HORIZONmp software, […]
MicroPilot autopilots compatible with Lockheed Martin’s mGCS
MicroPilot autopilots have achieved STANAG 4586 compatibility through integration with Lockheed Martin’s unmanned systems software ecosystem. June 1st, 2017 – Stony Mountain, Canada – Working with Lockheed Martin CDL Systems, MicroPilot Inc. has developed a Vehicle Specific Module (VSM) to communicate with STANAG 4586 compliant ground control station (GCS) software. This will enable MicroPilot customers […]
Silent Falcon and MicroPilot succeed at NASA’s UTM 2016
MicroPilot and Silent Falcon successfully fly BVLOS at NASA’s UTM 2016 in Reno, Nevada USA Oct 20th, 2016 – Reno, Nevada USA – Silent FalconTM conducted a series of successful Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) demonstration flights as part of NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) system. NASA’s UTM program is developing a […]
MicroPilot-lead Consortium labelled by ITEA
MicroPilot Inc. led a research consortium that is now labelled by ITEA, providing a springboard to the goal of streamlining the certification process for UAVs. April 21, 2016 – Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada – MicroPilot is leading a business and research consortium [HI-RISE], consisting of companies across the world involved in the UAV industry. The […]
MicroPilot Selects Spirent GNSS Simulators to Enhance Autopilot Positioning Systems
Spirent GSS9000 used to help create best-in-class location performance Crawley, 19 April, 2016: MicroPilot, the world leader in autopilots for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has selected Spirent Communications, the leader in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) testing solutions, to help enhance the location accuracy and positioning resilience of its devices. MicroPilot engineering teams are using Spirent’s […]