Thu, Aug 26, 2010
Rockwell Collins Says Components Increase Aircraft Accuracy And
Autonomy
Flight control and navigation systems designed by Rockwell
Collins will play a critical role in the Small Tactical Unmanned
Air System (STUAS) program, which it is hoped will provide the
warfighter with greatly enhanced levels of intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, the company
said in a news release Tuesday.
The Navy and Marine Corps recently awarded the STUAS contract to
Insitu for its Integrator Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The
Integrator uses Rockwell Collins' Athena 111m flight control
system, which enables the UAS to perform with high accuracy and
autonomy using a lightweight, small form factor avionics
package.
The Integrator also flies with Rockwell Collins' GPS that
improves the position accuracy of the UAS and its subsystems. For
example, the flight control system uses the GPS to autonomously and
accurately position the UAS to capture the aircraft using the
SkyHook retrieval system.
Integrator UAS
Rockwell Collins will work with Insitu during a two-year
engineering and manufacturing development effort to mature the UAS
design to meet the STUAS requirements. STUAS will provide ISR
support for U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy.
"Rockwell Collins' role in the STUAS contract validates the
reliability and performance of our Athena flight control and
navigation systems," said David Vos, Rockwell Collins senior
director of UAS and Control Technology.
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