Heli-Expo 2015: Airbus Helicopters reveals new aircraft names
Airbus Helicopters will rename its entire product line to better reflect its closer alignment with its parent company and simplify the naming convention of the …
Heli-Expo 2015: ASU brings new microgimbal to the UAV market
Aviation Specialities Unlimited (ASU) is demonstrating the new Observation Wide-Area Low-Altitude Sensor (OWLS) microgimbal at Heli-Expo 2015.
Adapted for small UAVs, the new sensor is lightweight and also has the potential for use on manned aircraft.
‘We wanted to create something that is easy to use and could identify a man-sized target from around 1,000 ft away,’ explained Dr Joseph Estrera, CTO at ASU. ‘OWLS provides low-light performance for commercial applications, something that until now has been mainly restricted to the military.’
OWLS combines a night vision sensor with an image stabilised microgimbal enclosure, which has a four inch diameter
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