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Thermal imaging

Looking at the various inspection and monitoring missions uncrewed systems carry out these days...

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Real-time operating systems

Real-time operating system (RTOS) implementations are changing as uncrewed system platforms evolve...

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Cable harnesses

In many ways, cable harnesses are a microcosm of the autonomous vehicle world. As uncrewed systems become bigger...

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Video encoding

Video encoding technology is undergoing a fundamental shift to reduce the bandwidth and improve...

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Servos

Although advances in servo design and technology are always in demand throughout the UAV industry...

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Power management

For UAVs this means longer range, while for driverless cars it addresses issues of the power consumption...

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Fuel systems

As discussed in our cover feature on page 24, the world of UAVs is converging around fuel-based powertrains...

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Additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing are pushing the limits of materials, processes and designs...

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Image sensors

One of the key tools for autonomous systems is the image sensor. To put that into perspective, about 30,000 people are killed on US freeways each year, and image sensor developers have the ambitious aim of reducing that to 300 using advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS)...