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Rugged Handheld Controller for Surveillance Drone
What challenges we faced
The customer, a leading commercial drone manufacturer, anticipated a need for use of their small, highly maneuverable drone for security applications. The existing drone controller could not meet their real-time and multi-display video streaming requirements for this new application. The customer was looking for a custom solution to meet all their technical and environmental requirements while retaining a size and weight profile to meet the new mission. The system was also required to run Android while using off-the-shelf mapping applications.
What we did
SECO USA answered to the customer’s request by providing an off-the-shelf Hydra-Q6 tablet to demonstrate its capability. Using the Hydra-Q6 as a starting point, SECO USA modified the electronics and physical characteristics of the device to allow drone control, real-time video streaming to the display as well as a helmet-mounted display (both with mapping overlay). In addition, SECO USA designed a flexible interface capable of accepting multiple off-the-shelf radios and a new enclosure to meet the harsh environmental requirements.
Results we achieved
Relying on SECO USA's extensive expertise in designing rugged hand-held embedded devices, the SECO USA team designed and delivered a fully customized hand-held controller with a 7” display, radio interface, joystick control, and multiple other features in under six months.
Mark Price CTO SECO USA
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