Radar is the trusted all-weather and long-range sensing solution across automotive, industrial and maritime sectors, detecting objects to avoid or to target. We bring that reliability to uncrewed aircraft, with low size weight and power radar for civil and defence use cases.
We have more than 50 years’ experience and expertise in radar antenna design, and we are a first mover in developing low SWaP (Size, Weight, Power, and cost) radar systems specifically for drone deployment.
Our proprietary radar software has been developed in-house specifically for the UAV industry. It is drone agnostic and has been designed for seamless integration onto any UAV via an intuitive Application Programming Interface (API) or MAVLink protocol.
Real-world deployments in multiple countries with numerous partners has enabled us to gain invaluable experience not only in operational CONOPS, but also the integration and performance tuning of industry autopilots, such as ArduPilot and PX4.
Sensoriis ARC technology performed the first autonomous landing on a vessel at sea, managing the associated pitch, roll and yaw of the vessel.
Our unique radar technology, which employs the FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) methodology, has been developed in a compact, low power form factor with no moving parts. Additionally, our radars are highly sensitive and offer a high spatial resolution over long range, with a robust capability to penetrate fog, smoke, and dust.
Their precision and accuracy are resilient in adverse weather and/or poor light conditions, outperforming optical sensors, LiDAR, infrared cameras and laser systems. We utilize a 4D radar design yielding data such as range, bearing (azimuth), elevation, altitude, plus direct velocity and tracking from the Doppler measurement.
Sensoriis patented ‘Active Radar Co-operation’ methodology allows communication and data share between radars across a unique channel, which can be used to support specific UAV CONOPS and swarm management.
Accurate localisation and resilient landing capabilities are vital to Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) successfully completing their missions and ultimately securing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operational certification.
A resilient landing solution for precision landing on a static or moving pad or vehicle – including vessels at sea.
ARCTM operates in adverse weather and GNSS-denied environments.
“UAV loiter” is an operational mode where a UAV navigates to and maintains a fixed position and altitude above a designated target point. It is especially valuable for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, or search and rescue operations where speed and precision are crucial.
ARCTM enables radar-based tethering above both stationary and moving target positions.
RadarAwareTM has the potential to play a vital role in counter-UAS operations as part of a drone intercept solution, detecting potential hostile targets in volatile frontline situations where parameters are continually changing.
Radars have been extensively used in missile seekers for these reasons but have been prohibitively expensive for use in attritable ‘interceptor’ deployments.
RadarAwareTM provides range, elevation, bearing, relative velocity and tracking to support Interceptor applications.
The landing and take-off phases for helicopters and drones are both challenging and risky, as determining a safe landing zone has historically relied on visual processes (human, camera sensors, LiDAR). These require clear visibility, calm weather, and line of sight.
Radar is far more versatile. The challenge to date has been designing them in a low SWaP form and at an acceptable price point for UAV deployment.
Safe Landing Zone detects obstacles to landing providing essential resilience to the landing operation.
