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T
he control systems of
UAVs are set to change
dramatically as a new
technology starts to deliver
significant advantages. This
technology – the Field Programmable
Gate Array, or FPGA – is widely used in
telecoms and data centre applications
as well as high-performance signal
processing such as radar systems. When
coupled with microprocessor (MPU)
cores and applied to UAV systems,
FPGA technology opens up many new
opportunities.
Dr Zongbo Wang, co-founder and
CEO of control and sensor start-up
Aerotenna, sees this as a fundamental
change for the industry.
“My technical background is in
Aerotenna’s CEO tells
Nick Flaherty
about the game-changing
role he sees FPGA technology playing in UAV control
June/July 2016 |
Unmanned Systems Technology
Aerotenna is combining a radar sensor with
autopilot software for UAVs in a system that
uses two microprocessor cores alongside an
FPGA (All images courtesy of Aerotenna)