ARC 1.3 has seen a dramatic improvement in usability and operational resilience, largely as a result of the number of customers now engaged in operational testing for real-world deployment.
Cambridge Sensoriis is pleased to announce a firmware update to our patented system for precision landing and tethering – Active Radar Cooperating (ARCTM) – which can be used on a static or moving platform/vehicle, including vessels at sea.
Available for download ARCTM firmware 1.3 is our latest update as we continue to improve the functionality and performance of autonomous landing and tethering.
ARCTM firmware 1.3 includes:
- True autonomous landing – pilots no longer need to manoeuvre the UAV to-from the landing constellation of Secondary devices to re-establish Primary-Secondary lock or combat prior ‘de-mirroring’ (wandering-off) issues. Once landing protocol is engaged then ARC takes control, establishes and maintains ‘lock’ until landing is executed.
- Entire descent control – loss of Primary-Secondaries ‘visibility’ and lock as the UAV gets very close to the landing constellation is now mitigated, such that ARC can now control the entire descent right down to the landing platform. This has been achieved by switching from 3-Secondaries to a single-secondary connection for the last few metres to maintain lock and preserve operational resilience for the entire descent and landing.
- Various bug-fixing and resilience improvements – as the number of ARC customers increases then so does the variety of associated CONOPS to which the technology is exposed and for which operational resilience improvements are essential. Operational resilience in real-world environments enables ARC to remain a market-leader in autonomous landing and tethering solutions and will be a constant feature of ARC development.
About ARCTM
Sensoriis’ patented radar technology Active Radars Cooperating (ARCTM) provides precise landing and tethering capabilities using direct radar range measurements regardless of the conditions. Each ARCTM system includes a Primary radar on the UAV and ground-based Secondary radars. They are configured with a code, ensuring that secondary devices are only interrogated by an associated airborne primary device. For further details on ARCTM please visit https://www.cambsensoriis.com/radar-solutions/
For further details about the ARC firmware release and how we can support your autonomous tethering and landing applications please contact the team: support@cambsensoriis.com