Referred to as the “Drone-in-the-box” Teledyne FLIR debuted their new SkyCarrier Autonomous UAS Launch and Recovery Platform at last week’s DSEI in London.

The system enables fully autonomous quadcopter launch and recovery from fixed sites as well as vehicles or ships while on-the-move.

SkyCarrier’s ruggedized container fully protects the drone when closed and opens to unfold an articulating launch and landing pad, allowing drones to autonomously take off and return, even while in motion or on uneven terrain. The pad maximizes the UAV landing area, centers aircraft, and reduces storage space. Using visual markers such as NIR landing beacons and QR codes or AprilTags, the drone can precisely navigate back to the platform without operator input.

SkyCarrier has been successfully trialed

See Full Page