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77 3 t payload capacity for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors such as those from the ELI-3302 Black Granite ISR vehicle, including the ground moving target indicator and day/night electro-optical sensor with optionally embedded laser capabilities. Other options include the Pitbull RWS from General Robotics, manipulator arms and c-IED sensors. The RoBattle is equipped using IAI’s modular ‘robotic kit’ that consists of vehicle control, navigation, real-time mapping and autonomy, sensors and mission payloads, which allows for autonomous operation on several levels, Ohad Dvir told us. The RoBattle’s six wheels have independent suspension to allow rubble and small walls to be scaled, and can be fitted with tracks for all-terrain mobility. The Safran eRider, developed with French auto parts provider Valeo, was on show at Eurosatory. The eRider is a four-wheel-drive, hybrid light strike vehicle measuring roughly 3.8 x 1.7 x 2 m, which can be fitted with two or four seats. Total empty weight is 1500 kg, with a maximum load of 500 kg. Electric power is supplied through a 72 V lithium-ion 10 kW battery to a 15 kW nominal power engine (20 kW maximal). Intended primarily as a concept vehicle to showcase the technology behind autonomous automobile capabilities, or “dronisation” as termed by Safran’s Thierry Dupoux, eRider can be controlled partially or wholly autonomously using Sagem’s RIF-NG for radio relay, encryption and transmission protection over 800 MHz or civilian 4G networks, and an Effidence Effibox for data acquisition, recording and processing between all onboard navigation and ISR systems. Various sensors can be installed on board, including Valeo’s new Lidar and 4x optical zoom camera with 190 º pan for 2D/3D environmental awareness, GMTI and automatic mapping. Navigation is provided through an Epsilon range and GPS module with automatic waypoint transmission and master-slave configurability with pedestrians, vehicles and other ‘landmarks’. Insitu is to integrate the Visual Detection and Ranging (Vidar) software from Sentient Vision Systems on its UAV fleet, to provide a maritime surveillance capability that it says larger aircraft such as helicopters cannot match. Speaking to UST at Eurosatory, Insitu’s Mark Russell commented, “Vidar fits a modular slice on ScanEagle that comprises a large backplane digital video camera that continuously scans the ocean in a 180 º arc in front of the air vehicle. In demonstrations, it has autonomously detected a fishing vessel at 14 nautical miles, a fast boat at more than 9 nautical miles and even the spout of a whale at 1.5 nautical miles from the aircraft.” Vidar will be available only on the ScanEagle platform initially. “The Vidar payload in this size class weighs around 1 kg, and consumes between 11 and 15 W depending on the installation,” Sentient’s Simon Olsen explained. “Tilt is preconfigured for the mission and isn’t something that operators need to configure manually, but if required it can tilt through 90 º ; slew rate is 50 º /s. “Vidar uses a 9 megapixel sensor, but is effectively using the equivalent of 45 megapixels to cover 180 º in a forward- facing arc ahead of the ScanEagle,” Olsen said. Eurosatory/UGS 2016 | Show report Unmanned Systems Technology | August/September 2016 Vidar will be available only on Insitu’s ScanEagle platform initially The eRider hybrid light strike vehicle has a maximum load of 500 kg