Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
For enhanced UAV flight performance and targeting whether over enemy territory, performing border reconnaissance, tracking convoys or inspecting remote pipelines, position accuracy is critical. EMCORE’s quartz MEMS SDD3000 advanced gyroscope, SDI500 quartz MEMS IMU, TAC-450 series FOG IMUs all offer unprecedented low random angle walk values, outstanding bias stability and superior vibration performance in highly miniaturized packages for a wide variety of UAV applications. The SDN500 INS/GPS and GEO-FOG INS also provide navigation, guidance and control for wide variety of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles. These high-performance systems and devices are also ideal for use by integrators and OEMs. EMCORE equipment is utilized in the Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) in the targeting ball on board of the Predator UAV.
EMCORE Benefits Critical to Customer Requirements:
- Outstanding Bias Stability
- Excellent Random Angle Walk Values
- Superior Vibration Performance
- Compact Packaging, Solid State Reliability
- Tightly Coupled Guidance and Navigation Control