UAV / UCAV / LAR (robotit) Uutiset ja jutut

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The German high court will soon rule on Germany's decision to lease a Heron TP UAV from IAI, following legal action mounted by rival bidder General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Berlin decided earlier this year to lease the Israeli-made drone based on previous experience with the Heron I but met opposition from GA based on the fact that the decision was made without a competition. German sources have called the legal action “a very rude intervention in Germany's sovereignty.”

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/germany-leases-israeli-herons-for-afghanistan-05897/

Mitä sakut mahtaa hankkia tilalle?

 

[Teräsmies]

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/germany-leases-israeli-herons-for-afghanistan-05897/

Mitä sakut mahtaa hankkia tilalle?

Ei taida olla kovinkaan montaa vaihtoehtoa noille kahdelle masiinalle elleivät meinaa ostaa kiinalaista.

 

[Teräsmies]

Heavily armed CASC CH-5 UAV makes public debut
http://www.janes.com/article/65330/heavily-armed-casc-ch-5-uav-makes-public-debut

AVIC unveils Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance UAV
http://www.janes.com/article/65322/avic-unveils-wing-loong-ii-armed-reconnaissance-uav

 

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Tässä niille epäiliöille suomalaista drone tutkimusta, yhdistettynä 5g kehitykseen.

The development of mobile devices has set increasingly high requirements for wireless networks and the emission of radio frequencies. Researcher Vasilii Semkin together with a research group at Aalto University and Tampere University of Technology has recently tested in their research work how aerial photographs taken using a so-called drone could be used in designing radio links.

By using both the aerial photographs taken by the drone and photogrammetry software, they were able to create highly detailed 3D models of urban environments. These models can be used in designing radio links. Photogrammetry is a technique where 3D objects can be formed from two or more photographs.

'The measurements and simulations we performed in urban environments show that highly accurate 3D models can be beneficial for network planning at millimetre-wave frequencies', Semkin says.

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/A...n_designing_future_wireless_networks_999.html

 

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Tässä niille epäiliöille suomalaista drone tutkimusta, yhdistettynä 5g kehitykseen.

Kovasti "itäsuomalaisia" nuo nimet.

 

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), successfully performed the first flight of the Avenger Extended Range (Avenger ER) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). The flight occurred on October 27th at the company’s Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif.

http://defense-update.com/20161111_avenger-er.html

The new version has an extended range and endurance, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and precision-strike capability, supporting a wide array of sensors and weapons payloads to perform ISR and ground support missions. Like the legacy Avenger, Avenger ER features avionics based upon the combat-proven Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper, has a 44-foot (13.41 m’) long fuselage, 3,000-pound (1.36 ton) payload bay, and is capable of flying at over 400 KTAS (740 km/h). Avenger ER, along with its predecessor, is designed to carry payloads such as the all-weather GA-ASI Lynx Multi-mode Radar, the MS-177 Electro-optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor, and the 2,000-pound (907 kg) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).

While the Avenger platform is not operationally used by the US Air Force, a navalized derivative of the system is considered by the US Navy for its MQ-25 ‘Stingray’ carrier-based drone. On another demonstration planned for 2018, the Avenger could carry a powerful laser, demonstrating new missile defense capabilities.

 

[Sarek1]

Jälleen uusi superase lööpeissä.

Venäjä on kehittänyt "tappajarobotin" maan rajoille - voi tuhota vihollisia kilometrien päästä

http://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/20161114200026947_ul.shtml

Ja alkuperäinen uutinen Daily Mailissa:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...robots-seek-shoot-humans-FOUR-miles-away.html

 

[Herman30]

Jälleen uusi superase lööpeissä.
http://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/20161114200026947_ul.shtml

Ja alkuperäinen uutinen Daily Mailissa:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...robots-seek-shoot-humans-FOUR-miles-away.html

Ja kun tarkemmin lukee dailymailista:

A new pair of Russian robots has been developed that can track and attack humans from more than four miles away.


The Device boasts several grenade launchers with an impressive range of almost 400m

 

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500 dronen parvi esimerkki

UGV ja UAV yhteistyössä. Perusoperaatio helikoptereilla, mutta ensikertalainen droneilla.

Ja toisinpäin.

 

[Teräsmies]

New Yorkin kansalliskaarti harjoittelee Reaperin kanssa.

Lisää kuvia täällä.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyng/sets/72157675372450020

 

[vlad]

Drone-uutinen:

"LDS unveils SpectroDone, the world's first drone-based explosive detection sensor

Following extensive testing in the laboratory and in the field, Laser Detect System (LDS) Ltd. is unveiling SpectroDrone. SpectroDrone is the world’s first sensor system capable of detecting explosives, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other chemical compounds from a safe, standoff distance."

Aiheesta lisää: http://www.airrecognition.com/index...t-drone-based-explosive-detection-sensor.html

vlad

 

[Teräsmies]

Intialaisten Rustom II ensilento sujui ongelmitta.
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/india-conducts-successful-flight-test-of-rustom-ii-drone

 

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Autonominen SAR tehtävän suoritus neljän eri koneen yhteistyönä

Mielenkiintoinen vertikaalisiipi. Lähtee ylös quad-dronen tyyliin, mutta jatkaa sitten matkaa lennokkina.

 

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Nine years ago, the Air Mule was an almost-believable concept: a flying robot taxi that could get people out of dangerous battlefields without endangering a pilot or crew. It was the exact sort of gizmo one expects from Popular Science: an amazing machine of the future, almost like a flying car, that seemed plausible but just out of reach.

Not anymore. In January of this year, the Air Mule took its first flight: a short, wobbly hop from the side of a parking lot to a space a modest distance away. On Tuesday, Air Mule makers Urban Aeronautics announced two major feats for the Air Mule program. The first is a new name: Cormorant, after the family of coastal birds. The second is a full, autonomous flight on a preplanned route:

http://www.popsci.com/robot-flying-taxi-cormorant-takes-its-first-autonomous-flight

 

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Mielenkiintoinen ratkaisu kaksijalkaisen liikkumiseen.

One of the many things that makes humanoid walking tricky is the fact that when we walk, we’re off balance almost all of the time. For some silly reason, our legs are positioned to the left and right when we spend most of our time walking forwards, which means that walking means constantly rocking sideways while also leaning in the direction we’re going. Most robots don’t try to walk like this, and the few that do tend to be very complex and difficult to manage.

At UCLA, Dennis Hong’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) has come up with a robot design that’s a novel new take on bipedal walking. By doing away with anthropomorphic design and turning a humanoid robot sideways, they’ve been able to create a stable and agile bipedal design that’s simple and cheap at the same time.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/...makes-us-wonder-why-we-all-dont-walk-sideways

 

[aj77]

https://twitter.com/x/status/800770955719151616

 

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Pakistani on kehitellyt pienen aseistetun telamönkiän.

The ROWS is based on a tracked chassis that has a weight of 78 kg with a payload capacity. The top of the UGV ROWS can be fitted with a 7.62mm assault rifle to perform combat missions at a maximum distance of 1 km.

The body of the ROWS bay is fitted with two onboard cameras. The robot is controlled via a laptop computer and WiFi 2.4 HGz transmission that provides continuous data and video feedback for precise vehicle positioning.

The ROWS can run at a maximum speed of 8 km and climbs stairs up to 45° and slope of 35°.

http://www.armyrecognition.com/idea...ed_weapon_station_at_ideas_2016_12311162.html

 

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Heidän pommi-robottinsa on hieman kehittyneemmän näköinen, mutta samalta pajalta, helposti kaapattava.

NRTC's HADAF is suited for surveillance missions. Multiple camera mounted on gives the operator a 360° view. HADAF is equipped with 5 degree of freedom robotic arm that can easily manipulate IEDs. It can grab a maximum payload of 13 kg.

It's modular water resistant design and its payload capacity of 120 kg provide multiple payloads like RCIED jammer, robotic arm, situational awareness camera lifts, mine and explosive detectors and recoilless disrupters. It can also carry an offensive payload for anti-tank operation and has the capability of carrying people in rescue mission. The lightweight and compact operator control unit works in a range of 800-1000 m.

The 2-speed control allows a maximum speed of 15 km/h. The 4x4 wheel differential drive authorizes zero turning radius. Thanks to its four rechargeable batteries, it has a maximum endurance of 180 min on plane surface and 120 min on rough surface. The HADAF also features a GPS and can receive files through the USB 2.0/3.0.

Besides EOD robotic arm and camera mast, the HADAF can carry a RCIED jammer, EOD disrupter and shot gun, PTZ night vision cameras and an explosive detector.

http://www.armyrecognition.com/idea...s_new_hadaf_modular_ground_robot_appears.html

 

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Robotics boffins have landed an autonomous quadcopter on a car moving at 50 km/h and think doing so might just change the drone business.

As explained at arXiv by a group of researchers from Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory at Polytechnique Montreal, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, aka drones) look handy for lots of delivery tasks but “their more widespread usage still faces many hurdles, due in particular to their limited range and the difficulty of fully automating the deployment and retrieval.”

Instead of flying home, the authors envisage drones hitching a ride on buses, delivery trucks or boats, which could offer recharging facilities or take care of long-haul journeys that would otherwise be beyond a drone's capabilities.

Another scenario the paper contemplates is search and rescue operations, in which “the synergy between ground and air vehicles could help save precious mission time and would pave the way for the efficient deployment of large fleets” of drones.

Nice idea, but what about the maths to help a drone touch down on a moving car? That's what the paper considers in its discussion of a “Kalman filter”, an algorithm commonly used in robotics to determine useful trajectories for an autonomous device to employ. The authors also put a technique called Proportional Navigation to work, noting that it “is most commonly known as a guidance law for ballistic missiles, but can also been used for UAV guidance.”

Landing on the car required it to be fitted with a flat surface, a target and a mobile phone that transmitted GPS data to the drone. But after plenty of experimentation the authors got the job done at speeds up to 50 km/h.

Regulators the world over have been cautious about UAVs, because they occupy contested airspace and in delivery roles offer the novel threat of tat ordered from web bazaars becoming a gravity-assisted threat. It's therefore probably safe to say we're years away from drones dropping in on trucks as you drive to work. But it's an interesting idea!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/1...s_boffins_land_drone_on_car_moving_at_50_kmh/

 

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Laitan tänne vaikka tekisi mieli laittaa sinne toiseen ketjuun, koska kyse on enemmänkin todellisesta cyberistä kuin BioMekaanisesta Dronesta (biomechanoid drone). Mutta voin uskoa, että kukkahattutädit urputtavat jos saavat selville, että jokin valtiollinen osapuoli käytti BM Dronea operaatioissaan.