UAVs are becoming more and more present in all areas of civil industry, gaining terrain over the more known use in the military industry. This wide diversity of UAV uses is quickly promoting the development of aircraft and sensors. Fixed-Wing UAV is often the best choice when operations to be performed need to cover large areas or fly at high speeds and considerable heights.
One of the main advantages of Fixed-Wing UAV systems is that they have a highly simpler design compared with VTOL drones. This design reduces development costs as well as the time spent on processes such as repairs and configurations, strongly reducing the time to market and inoperability times.
Fixed-wing aircraft design provides an effective and aerodynamic layout permitting to reach high speeds and flight altitudes, while meanwhile maintaining a low fuel consumption for large endurance operations. In addition, it should be emphasized that Fixed-Wing UAV systems are capable of carrying large payloads over long distances with low power consumption.
Performance of Veronte Autopilot 1x in a Fixed-Wing UAV
The integration of Veronte Autopilot 1x provides several advantages in the capabilities of Fixed-Wing UAV systems. The fully automated takeoff can be performed from runways, catapults, bungees, etc., while landing can be performed fully autonomously by using nets, runways, parachutes, etc., all compatible with operations from both on land and on mobile platforms.
Moreover, Veronte Autopilot 1x is compatible with any Fixed-Wing UAV layout, such as X-tail, H-tail, V-tail, inverted V-tail, flaperons, etc., and with controllers using PWM, CAN, Serial, ARINC, etc. Regarding engines used on Fixed-Wing UAVs that install Veronte Autopilot 1x, these can be pusher or puller class; even twin-engines using differential control are supported with all types of configurations: electric, gasoline, hybrid, glow…
For enhanced Fixed-Wing UAV automation, with the use of Veronte Autopilot 1x, it is possible to automatically control payloads and other devices: retractable landing gears, gimbals, cameras, gate openings, transponders, etc.
