Soar Above The Rest
Embention, with more than 15 years of experience developing high performance systems for the autonomous vehicle industry in compliance with aeronautical certification standards DO178, DO254 and DO160, collaborates with leading VTOL manufacturing companies, such as the American company Aergility. Aergility is a company that was founded in 2015 in Dunnellon, Florida (USA) and is active in […]
Embention, with more than 15 years of experience developing high performance systems for the autonomous vehicle industry in compliance with aeronautical certification standards DO178, DO254 and DO160, collaborates with leading VTOL manufacturing companies, such as the American company Aergility.
Aergility is a company that was founded in 2015 in Dunnellon, Florida (USA) and is active in the unmanned aerial vehicle industry with a focus on the development of Atlis, a long-range, high payload, autonomous, hybrid-electric-powered VTOL.
The Atlis has been designed with a unique configuration that combines a multicopter with a gyroplane. It performs take-off and landing vertically like a multicopter, thanks to the electrically driven lift of its 6 rotors. For forward flight, the fixed pitch rotors are self-powered, generating half of the lift. In this way, it’s patented “Managed Autorotation” technology allows it’s hybrid “Gyrodyne” architecture to achieve smooth flight from multi-rotor take-off and landing to autogyro-like forward flight, all thanks to the integration of Veronte Autopilot 4x, which enables advanced flight control for automatic stabilisation.
The main features of the Aergility VTOL Atlis are as follows
• Patented “Managed Autorotation” technology
• Redundant Veronte Autopilot 4x flight control system
• 6 vertical rotors
• 1 microturbine and variable pitch propeller
• 3 redundant 400V lithium battery
• 500 lb. payload and over 400 miles of range.
• Combines the agility of a multi-rotor and the capability of a fixed wing
Veronte Autopilot 4x in VTOL Atlis
Veronte Autopilot 4x plays a critical role in Atlis, as in addition to offering the possibility of certification for its development in compliance with DO178C and DO254, its integration in VTOL provides safety and reliability in critical operations such as UAM. In addition, the system has also successfully passed environmental tests according to DO160 / MIL-STD-810 and has MTBF data, ATR (Acceptance Test Report) and other documentation for certification.
Veronte Autopilot enables advanced functions for fully autonomous flight, such as one-click mission, curve-based navigation or sense and avoid, as well as allowing simultaneous operations to configure and coordinate a network of multiple units so that they can be operated simultaneously, applicable for example in logistics tasks.
Aergility, which has recently acquired a new property in Florida to conduct flight tests and develop full-scale production, expects to start commercialisation of the Atlis in early 2025. In addition to the logistics operations for which the Atlis is specifically designed, this VTOL can carry out other types of operations such as humanitarian or military operations.
For more information on Aergility, please visit www.aergility.com
For more information on Embention, please visit www.embention.com
Embention, a leading company in the development of products and services for the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry, with more than 15 years of experience and specialised in Autopilots and Motor Controllers developed in compliance with the aeronautical certification standards DO178C and DO254, collaborates with leading companies in the UAV sector such as Dronetech.
Dronetech, a company specialising in the design and manufacture of UAVs, develops VTOL aircraft that maximise safety and reliability. Its AV-2 Pelican VTOL, designed with full redundancy, is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical or horizontal take-off and landing, with automated speed management to increase flight time or maximise distance travelled, thanks to the integration of Veronte Autopilot 1x, a highly reliable flight control system that can be easily configured to control the drones, UAVs, USVs or UGVs.
Features
The main characteristics of the AV-2 Pelican are as follows:
Veronte Autopilot 1x on AV2 Pelican
AV2 Pelican offers two configurations on the same platform as it is convertible into VTOL or HTOL. Propulsion is provided by two 4-stroke engines together with 8 powerful electric motors for vertical propulsion. In addition, the AV-2 Pelican allows a multitude of missions thanks to its flexible configuration, and offers rapid deployment in less than 15 minutes with only one operator. The main missions for which the Pelican was designed are surveillance, mapping and leak detection.
The Veronte Autopilot 1x advanced flight control system integrated in the AV-2 Pelican is a miniature avionics system for advanced control of autonomous vehicles. This autopilot is developed in accordance with aviation standards DO178C / ED-12, DO254 and DO 160, with Veronte Autopilot being the only one to have proven compliance with these standards in a certification process and providing the reliable evidence required for UAV certification. The Veronte Autopilot 1x incorporates a suite of state-of-the-art sensors and processors along with datailing LOS and BLOS M2M and ADS-B or ID Remote radio, all at a reduced size and weight.
For all these reasons, the integration of Veronte Autopilot 1x in the AV-2 Pelican, together with its configuration flexibility and versatility, makes the AV-2 Pelican a safe, reliable and practical UAV, capable of carrying out a multitude of missions.
Embention, has more than 15 years of experience developing high performance avionics systems and motor controllers for electric aircraft and eVTOL in compliance with DO178C and DO254 aeronautical certification standards, works closely with leading eVTOL manufacturing companies, such as the English company Skyfly.
Skyfly is based in the United Kingdom. Its electric/hybrid eVTOL, called the Axe, is a manned fixed-wing vehicle capable of vertical and conventional take-off and landing. In addition, its innovative design allows it to glide and take off vertically without the need to rotate wings or engines, all thanks to the integration of Veronte Autopilot 4x which integrates advanced flight controls for automatic stabilisation.
The main features of the eVTOL Axe are as follows:
Veronte Autopilot 4x in eVTOL AXE
Axe, scheduled to complete its first manned flights later this year and start production in 2024, will operate like a private helicopter, avoiding traffic jams, reducing travel time and minimising pollution. It will be manufactured according to aeronautical certification standards, hence the key role of the flight control system supplied by Embention. Veronte Autopilot 4x will play a critical role, as its compliance with DO178C and DO254 enables eVTOL certification for integration into UAM environments. In addition, the system has successfully passed environmental tests according to DO160 / MIL-STD-810 and has MTBF data, ATR (Acceptance Test Report) and other documentation for certification.
The Veronte Autopilot 4x flight control system is designed for integration into critical systems, it is especially suitable for eVTOL, incorporating advanced functions for both fully autonomous flight and fly-by-wire flight controlled by an on-board pilot. The redundancy of the Veronte 4x Autopilot is managed by a different arbitration system, and thanks to it, there is no single point of failure and it is reliable even in the event of an arbitrator’s failure.
The design of the Axe therefore focuses on pilot safety, and to this end, in addition to using an advanced flight controller such as the Veronte Autopilot 4x, the aircraft is integrated with components that have been extensively tested in traditional aeronautical design.
For more information and to reserve an Axe eVTOL, visit www.skyfly.aero