Six-year-old uAvionix, a pioneer in communications, navigation, and surveillance avionics for unmanned systems, on April 28 announced in a news release that it has been granted a new U.S. Patent 10,991,260—the company’s eighth—aimed at making US airspace safer by warning fixed and rotary wing aircraft of a nearby UAS. If a drone equipped with the new technology should ever climb above a pre-set altitude limit—normally about 400 feet agl—the drone will begin broadcasting its position via ADS-B viewable to other ADS-B equipped aircraft in the vicinity.
uAvionix Continues Creating Micro-Technology for the Aviation Industry
Key Takeaways:
- uAvionix received a patent for an ADS-B "Inert and Alert" system, enabling drones to broadcast their position only when exceeding pre-set altitude limits or during safety-critical events to warn nearby manned aircraft.
- The company also launched "George," a new lightweight, US-made autopilot for UAS designed to aid in certification and support safe Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations.
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