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ECUs

It wasn’t so long ago that suppliers of ECUs and other control electronics solutions were in something of a tight spot. Pre-COVID ramp-ups in their customers’ production targets had filled ECU makers’ books with contracts, but the sudden freezes that happened...

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Video systems

The combination of AI and video encoding is transforming the development of uncrewed systems. Autonomous systems equipped with high-quality cameras can capture large amounts of video data; however, transmitting and storing such data...

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Motor controllers

Until around ten years ago, manufacturers of electric drones were generally stuck with using hobby-grade ESCs (electronic speed controllers) for control of their electric motors. Such low-quality components frequently suffered from issues such as poor transient...

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Lidar

Various laser technologies are competing fiercely to reduce the size, weight and cost of sensors for uncrewed systems. Lidar ranging systems are a key technology for long-range sensing for driverless vehicles and autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs)...

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Connectors

All around the world, connector manufacturers are building factories and hiring people to cope with booming demand for their products as uncrewed vehicles and other high-end vehicular and electronic systems are output in greater quantities...

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Swarming

There are many types of swarm technologies for autonomous platforms, varying from dramatic displays of hundreds of UAVs to groups of driverless cars, to combined ground, air and sea platforms all working together autonomously...

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Video systems

The technology of vision systems in the uncrewed sector is facing several competing demands. In some cases, it is for low latency, responsive video streams from multiple cameras to allow a remote operator to drive the platform safely, whether in the middle of the ocean or on the surface of Mars.