CCT, Currawong Engineering sign agreement
Cloud Cap Technology, part of Goodrich Corporation, and Currawong Engineering Pty Ltd. of Tasmania, Australia, today announced a joint distribution agreement for technology developed for small gasoline and heavy fuel UAV engines. Cloud Cap will become a worldwide distributor for the marketing, selling and integration of Currawong's high efficiency Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) technology called "SEEFIS".
The Currawong SEEFIS technology, already tightly integrated with Cloud Cap's industry standard Piccolo autopilot, can dramatically increase the engine reliability and fuel efficiency of today's UAVs, while simultaneously extending their range to achieve longer mission profiles. With this agreement, the combined EFI-autopilot solution will now also be supported through Cloud Cap's sales and support channels, greatly extending the global reach and access to Currawong's product and the combined solution in the UAV community.
"This agreement continues a long working relationship between Cloud Cap Technology and Currawong," said Ken Hosking, chief operating officer of Currawong. "We have successfully co-developed technological advancements and this extends the relationship into a further important market area."
"The capability of converting gasoline engines to heavy fuel operation and integrating the engine's controller with the autopilot can dramatically increase reliability, which is a major benefit for the UAV industry," said Ross Hoag, chief engineer of Cloud Cap, Goodrich's ISR Systems team in Hood River, Oregon. "Electronic fuel injection offers substantial improvements in endurance to UAV engines allowing for more persistent ISR capability, and is in high demand."
In addition to offering component level and fully integrated EFI solutions, Cloud Cap will provide custom engine integration services for both US and international unmanned vehicle integrators. Moreover, Cloud Cap is investing in the construction of an advanced engine development and calibration facility in Hood River that will continue to research advancements in this important area.
These newly developed products will be displayed at this year's AUVSI show in Washington DC, August 16 - 19, 2011.
Source: CCT
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