Mon, Aug 08, 2011
Designed To Support Public Safety With Real-Time Video, Stable
Images
A small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) called "Inceptor" was
unveiled Thursday by Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing. The aircraft
is designed to provide the public safety market with real-time
video and stable, high-resolution imagery.
Inceptor's compact size fits in the trunk of a car and is easy
to launch and recover in almost any environment, according to the
company. It is "highly tolerant of sustained winds and wind gusts,
achieving stable aerial imagery through an advanced onboard control
system."
"Inceptor will help first responders locate and identify natural
and human public safety threats, keeping people out of harm's way,"
said Insitu Vice President of Sales and Marketing Ryan Hartman.
"We're excited to add a small rotorcraft to our family of
field-proven unmanned systems."
Hartman says operator training and workload is minimized through
a streamlined design and user interface. Video imagery is
transmitted to the handheld ground control station and distributed
to decision makers for real-time viewing. "Inceptor fits seamlessly
into public safety operations," said Hartman. "It is simple,
efficient and effective. We can provide our customers extensive,
experienced support because we've been providing ISR services for
more than seven years."
One person can carry and operate a complete system reliably and
safely in adverse weather conditions, providing instant imagery
anytime an aerial vantage point is needed. The rotorcraft weighs
less than four pounds, hovers quietly overhead for more than 20
minutes and can patrol at speeds up to 24 mph. The operator uses a
small portable control unit to command it to hover or fly in any
direction at varying speeds.
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