Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
ACRA CONTROL supplies network native data acquisition and control, network switches and recording solutions for UAV applications. The UAV data acquisition systems integrate the functionality of several separate devices into a lightweight, compact system that significantly reduces onboard weight. A wide variety of aircraft systems and payload suites can be interfaced to using commercial off the shelf (COTS) products to support applications such as Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) recording, video compression and UAV telemetry. ACRA CONTROL embraces open and mature standards and protocols for transmission, time synchronization, management and configuration. All products are network native ensuring they are compatible with the network centric environment. This also facilitates reduced installation complexity, wiring requirements and simplified integration with onboard network devices.
ACRA CONTROL can supply single chassis solutions which integrate the functionality of several separate devices into one lightweight, compact unit. Examples of such include a CIU, data multiplexers, GPS receivers, video encoders and data recorders. Thus several boxes can be removed from a UAV; reducing the space, weight and wiring required. This also results in reduced design complexity as well as easing the task of maintaining, testing and debugging the onboard system. Some of the features of ACRA CONTROL hardware that make it a top choice for UAV applications are listed below:
Lightweight Remote Nodes
- Data acquisition: Located close to sensors and linked to central DAU
- Recorders: Ultra compact for flexible installation and access
- Reduced design complexity and lower wiring weight
Ethernet Enabled Products
- Seamless integration to internal and external networks
- Open standards and protocols
- A flexible future-proof architecture
