Airship Autopilot

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 August 2010 10:28 Written by Wayne Thursday, 11 March 2010 11:44

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Airship autopilot: offers heading, track (waypoint), attitude (roll and pitch), height/altitude control.The airship autopilot comprises the SPECTRE autopilot board together with GPS, airspeed, height, attitude and heading instrumentation. A built-in pitot/static pressure sensor measures altitude and airspeed. The absolute pressure sensor is measured using a low noise 16-bit ADC. Additional circuitry allows the control to be switched between the full manual remote control ("Futaba" type handset) and the autopilot.

 

 

This autopilot is suitable for a wide range of airborne vehicles such as UAVs and drones. Please contact us for more information.

Ancillary systems have been designed to improve the operational safety of the unmanned airship; these include the Remote Termination System and the Dual Redundant Power Control System.

 

Customer's airship, with autopilot installed.

RCW Operator User Interface softwareAs with all H Scientific remote control systems, the remote control workstation comprises a PC or laptop PC, running the remote control and monitoring software, and may be supplemented with a handheld remote control unit.

An example of front end console display is shown here: the console layout is fully configurable, more buttons and dials may be added as needed by the user.

 

Airship autopilot installed on customer's airship, performing heading following.

Both this installation and the one shown in the photo above are unmanned airships controlled by the SPECTRE based autopilot.

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