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Built for the Mission: UAV Component Requirements For ISR
An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (ISR UAV) can spend hours in the air without attracting attention, carrying sensors whose value depends on remaining stable, precise, and operational long after launch. A small vibration can affect an optical image, thermal variation can alter sensor performance, a communications fault can interrupt the flow…
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6 Things to Know Before Sourcing Autopilots
Some sourcing choices have an impact that extend beyond the system component they oversee. They become an important cog on which the entire system hinges on. Autopilot is one such sourcing decision. The right autopilot shapes how aircraft performs, how safely it can be certified and how much time and money are spent getting…
