Posted by Chris Anderson on July 3, 2016 at 5:01pm Native support for the uAvionix PingX ADS-B receiver is now available in beta of the 3.4 code for Copter, Plane and Helicopter. Below is the procedure for loading the firmware on your Pixhawk/APM autopilot to visualize ADS-B compliant aircraft in your operational vicinity. Verify that [...]
As new regulations lift barriers for unmanned aircraft, local technology gives entrepreneurs more flexibility The uAvionix pingNAV SBAS RX with Baro and ping2020 transceiver, pictured at a test flight extension facility in Somers on June 29, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon By Tristan Scott// July 5, 2016 // [...]
Without sophisticated sensor packages, modern drones are nothing but expensive RC airplanes. In this AVweb video, we look at some of the things drones can carry to observe the world below. (Source AVweb.com) Visit Original Article
Playground founder and CEO Andy Rubin shows some of his coolest new toys at the Bloomberg Technology Conference. The uAvionix Ping discussion takes place around 10:20 mark. (Source: Bloomberg) Visit Original Article
uAvionix is bringing the world’s smallest ADS-B receivers and transceivers to the largest aviation event in America. Find us in Hanger D, Booth 4054. EVENT DATE: July 24, 2016- July 31, 2016 LOCATION: EAA Aviation Center 3000 Poberezny Road Oshkosh, WI 54902 Learn more about EAA AIRVENTURE [...]
Visit Original Article A Palo Alto, California, company has released the first in a series of lightweight Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast solutions for drones. The pingRX, at $175, is the first of these, enabling ADS-B In for drone pilots. The “detect” in “detect and avoid” is quite a challenge when it comes to drones, [...]
Visit Original Article Anticipating the 2020 deadline by which all manned and unmanned aircraft must have collision-avoidance capabilities, Paul Beard is confident that his company’s Ping series of such devices will garner a significant niche in the marketplace. The Palo Alto, California-based company uAvionix Corp. now manufactures what it says is the world’s [...]
Visit Original Article PALO ALTO, Calif., April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- uAvionix, an emerging leader in aviation communication systems, has closed a $5 million Series A investment, led by Playground Global, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Playground was founded by Andy Rubin, Bruce Leak, Matt Hershenson, and Peter [...]
Philip Rowse discusses the pingRX ADS-B Receiver for UAS/Drones at NAB 2016. PingRX currently works with the 3DR Solo, Pixhawk Autopilot, Ardupilot or MAVLink enabled UAS/drones. ADS-B allows drone pilots to view real-time commercial aircraft traffic on a live moving map using Mission Planner or other ground station software.
Visit Original Article Ultra Lightweight Low Cost ADS-B Transponder for UAS Micro-Avionix has developed an ADS-B suitable for UAVs of all sizes to improve flying safety for all. The ping™ is the world’s first family of ultralight weight, low cost, ADS-B transponders. Weights range from an astounding 1.5 to 30 grams, depending on the [...]
Visit Original Article uAvionix, a manufacturer of navigation electronics, has announced the introduction of what it claims is the smallest and lightest ADS-B receiver ever made. The pingRX weighs 1.5 grams and requires 1/100th the power of conventional ADS-B receivers. It implements “Sense and Avoid” capabilities for small drones operating in the National [...]
Visit Original Article A few years ago, our CEO Paul Beard had an idea. As unmanned aerial systems (UAS) were growing in popularity and prevalence, so were close calls between UAS and manned aircraft. While larger manned aircraft have systems on board that help pilots avoid collisions, no such technology existed for [...]
Visit Original Article Overview ADS-B is an air traffic surveillance technology that enables aircraft to be accurately tracked by air traffic controllers and other pilots without the need for conventional radar. This article explains how to attach and configure a MAVLink based ADS-B receiver by uAvionix called PING™. Please visit their website for technical [...]
uAvionix will display and demonstrate the ping series micro ADS-B Receivers and Transceivers for UAS booth #1800. EVENT DATE: May 2, 2016- May 5, 2016 LOCATION: Ernest N. Morial Convention Senter, New Orleans, LA
Visit Original Article uAvionix Corporation, a firm involved in unmanned ADS-B technology, and Dronecode, a nonprofit organisation developing a shared open source platform for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will collaborate on advanced development in ADS-B sense and avoid functionality in ArduPilot-based drones. Claimed to be the smallest and lightest ADS-B transponder for [...]
Visit Original Article A couple of years ago, Andy Rubin—the celebrated creator of Android and until recently the head of Google’s mobile Internet efforts—helped his wife, Rie, build a bakery in a decommissioned train station in Los Altos, California. They called it Voyageur du Temps, French for time traveler. As the name suggests, [...]
Visit Original Article This is very encouraging: ADS-B is an air traffic surveillance technology that enables aircraft to be accurately tracked by air traffic controllers and other pilots without the need for conventional radar. This article explains how to attach and configure a MAVLink based ADS-B receiver by uAvionix called PING™. Please visit their website for technical specs [...]
Silicon Valley, CA & Saskatoon, SK – December 22nd, 2015 – uAvionix Corporation, the leader in aircraft sense and avoid, and Draganfly Innovations Inc., the world renowned longest-running manufacturer of multi-rotors, maker of the first civilian drone to be credited with saving a life, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Trace Intelligent Systems, today announced [...]
MITRE use of low power ADS-B on drones.