Small UASs Innovations

Small UASs Innovations

Trace's Flyr1

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Trace's Flyr1
Trace’s Flyr1

Among the main attractions at the recent CES fair in Las Vegas, was the unmanned aerial system (UAS) show. Some of the featured models first began as military platforms, and have since made their way to the civilian market, whose potential is estimated at $130 million for 2015. By the end of this decade, the sector is expected to reach $1 billion in revenues. In addition to standard UAS features, many manufacturers augment their systems with additional unique abilities.

X4 Pro by Husban

Husban X4 Pro

Husban began as a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for enthusiast pilots. About three years ago, the company realized UAVs are not only quite expensive to produce, but also quite complicated to set up, even for its most devoted clientele. So they changed course and began designing and constructing much cheaper units, at prices ranging between $30 and $500. Husban is proud of the smartphone-control feature of the X4 Pro, enabling the user to pilot the system from anywhere in the world. Its UAVs have a maximal operating radius of 45 km, and their GPS is capable of identifying nearby airports and steer clear away from them.

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Flyr1 by Trace

Trace’s new model (see above) comes complete with basic video analytics capabilities. Having programmed the UAVs system with the pattern or object it is tasked with identifying, it is capable of keeping a constant flight course and angle, along with a fixed distant from the target object. The Flyr1’s video imagery is streamed to any smartphone. At this stage, Trace is confident this is an excellent application for improving professional athletes’ training programs.

Airdog

Having completed a successful round of crowd funding, this company unveiled a tiny UAV which monitors objects. Nevertheless, its monitoring feature is based on a different technology: the target object is wearing a special bracelet that allows this system to pinpoint its location and produce HD quality imagery.

Torguing by Zano

Torguing by Zano
Torguing by Zano

Sometimes, one tiny UAV is not enough. This, at least, is the prevailing opinion at Zano, which began as a military technologies company in Australia and the UK. Two years ago, the company made the transition to the civilian sector. It features systems which come complete with dedicated payload comprising barometric sensors. Another feature: all its systems can fly in a swarm, per joint command and control.