AMDI can take your AIRFRAME, PAYLOAD, and COMMUNICATIONS to new heights
We’ll keep you on target with up to 100-mile link range and 9600 bps Data Rate
- Hardware/Firmware/Software customized for user requirements
- Rugged Field Utility
- Custom or third-party radios for command/telemetry links
AIR VEHICLES CONTROLLED BY AMDI AVIONICS
AMDI and its principals have been in the autopilot and telemetry business for over twenty years. During this time, we have produced several hundred autopilots and associated telemetry packages for use in various Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Each of these projects required the integration of an autopilot to the control mechanisms of the aircraft, along with navigation equipment, payload, a command uplink, and a telemetry downlink. For these projects we have also designed and built support equipment, including Ground Control Stations (GCS) and tracking antenna systems.
AMDI takes a systems approach to the design and integration of an autopilot into a UAV. We have interfaced to a variety of Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), gyros and rate sensors, and GPS receivers. We can provide a complete system solution, including harness assembly, cabling, and antennas.
The autopilot has evolved from an 8-bit processor based design in the late 1980s to a 32-bit processor. Our newest autopilot is a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) based design. The DSP processor was chosen to accommodate the processing throughput requirements of inherently unstable platforms, as well as the increasingly complex missions of more traditional platforms.
All embedded firmware is written in-house, as are PC-based application programs. These programs allow for payload control, display of telemetry and payload data, in-flight gain changes, and associated customer-defined functions.
All designs, hardware and firmware, are tailored to the customer’s requirements. The product line has continuously evolved and found its way into other products, some of which are listed below:
- An autopilot for the EXDRONE expendable drone used to carry a reconnaissance camera or communications jammer.
- An autopilot for the Dragon Drone, an EXDRONE air vehicle with enhanced capability.
- An Air Guidance Unit (AGU) for an Offset Resupply Bundle System, a parafoil delivery system capable of flying a 2,000-pound load to the ground.
- A DSP autopilot for a DARPA Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration (ACTD).
- A GCS consisting of a UHF uplink command transmitter, downlink video/telemetry receiver, and interfaces to various payload controllers and differential GPS receiver.
