La empresa Israel\u00ed ASIO Tecnologies, l\u00edder en desarrollos de sistemas electr\u00f3nicos para la defensa, ofrece una interesante soluci\u00f3n tecnol\u00f3gica para UAS t\u00e1cticos, que deban operar con seguridad y eficiencia a\u00fan en entornos donde se ha denegado el empleo de GNSS. En la guerra moderna, los sistemas que dependen exclusivamente del soporte GNSS para el cumplimiento de su misi\u00f3n, resultan extremadamente vulnerables a los ataques de GE y CME del oponente. El sistema NavGuard de ASIO, se asiste con un avanzado sistema electro\u00f3ptico, que mediante la obtenci\u00f3n de imagen \/ video digitalizada, la compara con la informaci\u00f3n Geo \/ Maps disponible a bordo de la plataforma, garantizando que el Drone pueda continuar con su misi\u00f3n pese a la interrupci\u00f3n del GNSS.<\/p>\n
Asio Technologies, a leading electronic-defence company, has been supplying hundreds of units of its advanced products, to Israeli and overseas defence companies in recent months Asio\u2019s NavGuard is an advanced navigation system which is installed on UAS\u2019s, helping them navigate safely in areas where the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) signal is spoofed, jammed, or simply does not exist.<\/p>\n
In the modern battlefield Tactical UAS missions relay solely on GNSS for navigation and orientation and any disruption in GNSS service will result in either a mission failure or loss of the UAS. In addition, GNSS can be easily jammed using simple measures \u2013 compromising UAS\u2019s on air and grounding all other UAS missions.<\/p>\n
NavGuard system enables UAS mission regardless to GNSS availability, maintaining full and continues control over the UAS during GNSS blackout.<\/p>\n
NavGuard\u2019s drift free core technology is based on cutting-edge machine vision algorithms that process a live video stream of optical images. These are then compared to an on-board geo infrastructure \u2013 maps.<\/p>\n
The real-time matching process generates a stream of low-latency and accurate positioning data, similar in nature to the data structure of GNSS messages, enabling a true supplement of the GNSS service. NavGuard\u2019s proprietary machine vision algorithms operate on live imagery frames, taken from the NavGuard camera, digitally and continuously comparing them to an aerial map. This process defines a correlation between the real-time image and the map \u2013 thus associating the map\u2019s grid to the images\u2019 pixels. This allows the extraction of continuous and accurate pixel coordinates, where every pixel in the image gets a globally referenced coordinate. By doing so in real-time, image-based elements are given real-world coordinates, which in turn generates a real-time low latency, with accurate and drift-free positioning.<\/p>\n
NavGuard cannot be interrupted or jammed, as it has no need for communication with external sources or components. NavGuard\u2019s precision, drift-free position solution makes it the only relevant technology that can serve as a true, long-term GNSS replacement. And since GNSS interruptions and jamming are becoming a daily event, this becomes even more important. Militaries and global aviation regulatory agencies are toughening their requirements on navigational robustness. This applies to airborne platforms in general and drones in particular, demanding a robust redundancy navigation capability secondary to the GNSS.<\/p>\n
NavGuard is available in three different models:<\/p>\n
NOCTA EX: Fully integrated day\/night optical navigation module for Large Drones \u2013 Medium Fix
\nWing.<\/p>\n
NOCTA Mini: Fully integrated day\/night optical navigation module, but smaller in size, for Medium \u2013
\nLarge Drones.<\/p>\n
NG Core: Lightweight, compact day-only optical navigation module for Small \u2013 Medium Drones.<\/p>\n
Due to these outstanding features, UAS providers and defence industries are choosing NavGuard as the product of choice for their platforms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn an age where autonomous drones and aircraft are becoming an integral part of our population\u2019s lives both in the military and civilian worlds \u2013 with medical shipments, food deliveries and other cargo \u2013 extra caution is needed when it comes to UAS in urban spaces. NavGuard constitutes a complete and advanced safety solution for securing flight sequences in diverse spaces. We anticipate that major UAS companies will be equipped with our safety solution.\u201d \u2013 David Harel, CEO of Asio Technologies.<\/p>\n
About Asio Technologies:<\/p>\n
Asio Technologies serves the defense and paramilitary markets, with a specialization in geo-spatial
\nposition systems encompassing navigation, positioning, mission planning, mission management. Asio
\nTechnologies prides itself in holding several innovative registered patents in positioning and finding
\nnorth.<\/p>\n
With a core focus on target acquisition, augmented orientation, mission planning and a common
\nlanguage for the tactical command level, Asio\u2019s solutions are based on true operational experience
\nranging from surveillance and reconnaissance to targeting and weapons guidance.<\/p>\n
Over the years Asio has built a track record of manufacturing and supplying dozens of combat-proven
\ninnovative solutions, according to Mil-specs and ISO standards.<\/p>\n
Mr. Harel said: \u201cAt Asio, we have a genuine and straightforward approach, with operational requirements at the core of our company. Our agile R&D and manufacturing processes and short Go-to Market strategy has enabled the company to deliver its solutions both locally and globally\u201d.<\/p>\n