Ronen Nadir, CEO of BlueBird Aero Systems, On Small UAVs’ Unique Technology

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Ronen Nadir, CEO of BlueBird Aero Systems, gave a talk during the AUS&R conference on September 7th on the company’s unmanned vehicles and their technology.

Bluebird’s unmanned aerial vehicles can perform quick and precise mapping according to the clients’ demands. The small UAVs today focus mostly on high-quality imaging capabilities. The company strives to design and manufacture products that can offer the big picture in the fullest, most satisfying way to any of its clients, ranging from agriculture, defense, law enforcement and search and rescue.

BlueBird’s product provides maps that are updated automatically in real-time. The processes provided by the UAV – imaging, downloading content to the computer and processing it to create a map – are all done automatically and immediately. For example, the maps provided by the company can show a client the big picture with fewer irrelevant details, but as you focus in on the image, the resolution actually becomes higher so that each pixel can be noticed to a level of a centimeter.

There are mapping payloads to detect drug fields, for instance, but sometimes the coverage is not enough. This problem can be resolved in a number of ways. One way is to use several airplanes flying simultaenously. Another way is for the aerial vehicles to rise higher so as to catch a larger zone. In such case there a need to use a payload with a higher image resoultion.

The company’s products can also provide 3D maps in real-time. The sensory and imaging means on board the UAV can offer many different measurements, then convert in the field in real-time, by using a laptop, all the data gathered and quickly turn it into a 3D map.