Autonomous control for innovative UAVs

Over the course of 10 years, Embention has been improving the versatility of its Veronte Autopilot 1x, a professional avionics system. Veronte has been successfully installed in different innovative UAV designs. All this experience has permitted us to incorporate a high level of versatility into the control system. In this manner, it is possible to adapt Veronte Autopilot 1x to any new vehicle layout.

Some innovative UAV concepts supported include:

The Veronte control system is compatible with various layouts of fixed-wing UAVs: T-tail, V-tail, inverted V-tail, X-tail, H-tail, flaperons, etc., in any combination or angle. Veronte Autopilot 1x also supports innovative UAV designs, such as systems with multiple propulsion elements or “Box Wing” aircraft. This consists of a new concept of flying wing that makes the UAV more efficient in aerodynamics, weight distribution, and power consumption.

Regarding the different types of propulsion systems supported, Veronte Autopilot 1x is able to control turbine engines, rotors, thrust propellers, variable pitch blades,… Even the designs of innovative UAVs with tilting rotors or rotatory wing aircraft can be controlled. Likewise, in some innovative UAV designs, it is possible to use a differential thrust system to control aircraft yaw. The differential thrust controls the aircraft yaw by commanding more or less revolutions to the different propellers installed. It makes no use of lateral control surfaces, as happens with some solar UAVs.

Complex systems such as hybrid VTOL aircraft having a central tilting power rotor and several small rotors for stabilization or coaxial rotor helicopters are also supported. It permits the maximum aircraft performance on a fully autonomous system with an innovative UAV design. In addition, there is no limitation in size, making it possible to control from a few centimeter trirotors to several tons of large UAVs.

Veronte reaches as far as your imagination

In addition to the innovative UAV variations and all their imaginable combinations, Veronte Autopilot 1x is able to control different types of UAS, such as the fire extinguishing system Flamingo, a guided bomb loaded with a fire retardant agent that flies autonomously. Or Miura, an UAS that installs a Veronte guidance kit in a high-speed vehicle.