MicroPilot has world’s smallest autopilot here

By Brian Walters

November 21, 2005
Avionics and ATC, Defense, General Aviation

Responding to the fast-growing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market and exhibiting at Dubai for the first time, Canada’s MicroPilot has developed what it claims to be the world’s smallest fully functional autopilot. Weighing just one ounce, the MP2028g has capabilities that include airspeed hold, altitude hold, turn coordination, GPS navigation, as well as autonomous operation from launch to recovery.

Alongside the MP2028g, MicroPilot has developed the Horizon ground control software that offers a user friendly point and click interface for mission planning, parameter adjustment, flight monitoring and mission simulation.

The new autopilot is suitable for advanced UAV and micro air vehicles (MAV), as it provides faster update rates for feedback loops and improved altitude estimation. A low price “target” version of the MP2028g is claimed to be the first to be designed specifically for aerial targets and other disposable UAVs.

Back

e-APIS Rules in Effect January 01, 2009 The Department of Homeland Security’s new rule that requires general aviation pilots to file passenger names and other information to government... [more]
New Twin Otter on schedule January 01, 2009 As testing of the new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 proceeds, manufacturer Viking Air says it’s confident the floatplane will be ready for... [more]
FlightTime Takes Delivery of Sierra Super II January 01, 2009 San Antonio-based aircraft charter, management, sales and maintenance firm FlightTime Business Jets took delivery last month of the first Sierra... [more]
AOPA: GA Global Impact Is ‘Exceedingly Small’ January 01, 2009 The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has commented on a set of proposed regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... [more]
New players follow Garmin into SVS market for GA January 01, 2009 It didn’t take long for competitors to introduce synthetic-vision system (SVS) avionics enhancements after Garmin last spring removed the cloak... [more]