Globe UAV GmbH, a developer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced its GUAV7 drone. It’s described as a long distance unmanned aircraft with permanent HD video transmission for civilian use. The system has been developed for use by police and firefighters, as well as for monitoring roads, railways, power lines or solar power plants.
The company will exhibit at the UAV show in London on October 19 and 20: visit http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/the-commercial-uav-show/index.stm.
The operator controls the GUAV7 from a PC with a mouse or joystick. During the flight, the drone provides the pilot with real-time video with latency of only 100ms. The data is transferred via 4G mobile Internet, making the system controllable from almost anywhere in the world. The operator has 360 degree laser scanning and ultrasonic sensors for the identification of buildings and mobile obstacles, as crash avoidance.
At the CIDEX security fair in Beijing, Globe UAV recently demonstrated the product. It was controlled by the pilot in Beijing, while the drone flew in Germany (within sight of an administrator who could take over for safety reasons at any time, as required by European law).
The ground station software incorporates a map for comfortable navigation by “click and fly”, with the live view also displayed. Flying can be performed by mouse or keyboard, or by predefined way-points. In case of emergency, a standby GUAV7 Copter can be made airborne in less than 15 seconds. In urban areas this gives the copter the ability to reach its destination to transfer data to responders. Visit www.G-UAV.com.
