AeroSpy
Sense & Avoid Technology GmbH
Am Winterhafen 13
4020 Linz, Austria

Autopilot
The AeroSpy autopilot system v1.0 is a cost efficient inertial measurement unit (IMU) with high performance algorithm for navigation, with a sampling frequency up to 500 Hz for control applications such as autonomous micro air vehicle (MAV) control. With a total weight of 44 g, including IMU, data logger and global positioning system (GPS), it is one of the world smallest (67.5x42x15mm) fully featured IMU for control applications.
Through a customizable 32-bit controller with 60 MHz and several external communication buses like CAN, I2C, or UART the IMU is a perfect tool for a broad range of applications.
The autopilot system consumes only 1.15W of power; additional battery monitoring provides battery life information for safety.
Features
  • 3x Gyros
  • 3x Accelerometers
  • Static pressure sensor
  • Temperature sensor
  • 3x Magnetometers
  • GPS
  • 6x PWM servo outputs (up to 500 Hz update rate)
  • SD—Card logger
  • Lightweight package
  • 2x Customizable 32-bit controller with 60 MHz, 512kB flash, and 32kB RAM
  • Navigation filter on a IMU processor up to 500 Hz
  • Power support on-board
  • 2x I2C bus for external communication
  • 1x UART for external communication
  • RC capture or digital control via Joystick
  • 10x 10 bit AD converter for additional sensors
  • Several user definable GPIO’s
  • Optional modem with 40kbits/s full duplex
  • Antaris 4 GPS Blockset
  • CAN bus
  • Eclipse based development environment
  • Hardware in the loop (HIL) simulator for Matlab
  • Optional servoboard with additional power supply and a PWM splitter for additional 6 PWM channels (50 Hz update rate)
Package Content The Well-Directed – autopilot system contains:
  • Autopilot
  • RF antenna flexible (onboard)
  • Ground station module
  • RF antenna fixed (ground station)
  • GPS antenna
  • CD with software and digital user manual
  • Programming adapter
  • Highly resistant carry box