SOTICOL Autopilot SAPx
SOTICOL-Autopilots SAPx family has been conceived as a modular architecture with a wide range of advanced features designed to cover all kind of sceneries and needs.
SAPx family incorporates the last advances in optimal flight planning integrating sense & avoid capabilities and the last indoor-outdoor Auto-Localization technologies.
SOTICOL technology introduces a new concept of optimality in control, making possible to optimally control any kind of platform with variations in fuel, payload or any other change in real-time.
Thanks to the modular architecture, specific adaptive solutions are provided without a high implementation complexity and without additional costs.
SOTICOL Robotics Systems has the patents and full intellectual property of the hardware and software designs and know-how required to adapt its modules into third-party solutions.
SOTICOL Autopilot Specification
Advanced Auto-Localization system
Laser range finder + guided system……… milimetric range accuracy for distances less than 15 m
3D-Sonar Auto-Localization 10 points……………………………..………… 1 cm accuracy for distances < 7 m
Visual Optical SLAM Indoor/Outdoor………………………..................… GPS-Less, 3-D Auto-Localization
Flight planning
Flight Control…………………………………………………………………………………………… 3-axis stabilized
Flight Modes………………………..… Manual, Safe–Manual, Autonomous & Optimal–Autonomous
Flight-plan… Unlimited on waypoints or real-time trajectory generation in Optimal Autonomous mode
Airfield operations………………….… Automatic takeoff & landing in static and dynamic platforms
Platforms…………………………………………………… Fixed Wing, helicopter, multi-rotor, any specific
Telemetry
Frequency………………………………………………..………………… 400 MHz / 900MHz / 1.4 GHz / GSM
Power…………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………… 1 W
Range…………………………………………………….… 100 km / 80 km / 40 km / GSM National coverage
Baud rate…………………………………………………….………………………… 115200 bps / GSM-GPRS / 3G
Mechanical
SAP1 dimensions (WxHxL)………………………………………………………..………………… 60x20x90 mm
SAP2 dimensions Optimal (WxHxL)………………………………………………….………… 60x40x110 mm
SAP3 dimensions Optimal + Auto-Localization system (WxHxL)…………………………… 60x40x110 mm
Weight…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 119 g, 130 g, 220 g
Main connector…………………………………………………………………… DB26 & Soriau 85102E1832P50
Pressure connector diameter……………………………………………………….……………………………… 3 mm
Radio & GPS connectors…………………………………………………………………………………… SMA female
Temperature range………………………………………………………………………….………… –40 °C to +85 °C
Electrical
Supply………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.8 V – 5.8 V
Power Consumption……………………………………………………………………………………… 1-3 W
GPS Positioning
Channels……………………………………… 12 Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS)
Differential navigation…………………………Available on request
Sensor Suite
3-axis magnetometer……………………………………………… Isolated to avoid interference
3-axis gyroscope………………………………………………………………………………………… 300 °/s
3-axis accelerometer……………………………………………………………………………………… 10 g
Optical sensor………………………………………………………………………………………..…… 7 Mpixels
Laser guide…………………………………………………………………..…………..………………… 2mW 3–D
Sonar Sensor……………………………………………………….……… 10 points, 1 cm < accuracy < 7 m
Interface with Payloads & Actuators
PWM & GPIO outputs…………………………………………………………………………………..… 15
RS-232 ports………………………………………………………………………………………….………… 4
RS-232 Rates…………………………………………………………………………… 9600 – 115200 bps
External ADC channels………………………………………………… 8 channel 10bit, 0 V – 30 V
Switched output for relay……………………………………………………………… 1 A, 0 V – 30 V
Air Data System
Dynamic pressure sensor range (pitot)…………………………………………… 0 – 360 km/h
Static pressure, low altitude option …………………………………………………… 0 – 2.000 m
Static pressure, high altitude option…………………………………………………… 0 – 5.000 m
Hardware Architecture
Modular multicore architecture……………………………………………………… ARM Processors CPUs……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 cores
CPU1……………………………………………………………… Flight control & Sensorial processing
CPU2……………………………………………………… Optimal controller & Adaptive Processing
CPU3………………………………………………………… Communications and system monitoring
CPU4 …………………………………… Advanced Auto-Localization & real-time Optimal Planning
SOTICOL Autopilot Configuration
Autopilot SAP1:
- (CPU 1 + CPU 3) Unlimited Waypoints
- Manual and Safe–Manual flight modes
- Simultaneous Multi-band Datalink
- (400 MHz / 900MHz / 1.4 GHz / GSM)
Autopilot SAP2:
- (CPU 1 + CPU 2 + CPU 3)
- Optimal Control planning
- 3–D Advanced Auto-Localization system
Autopilot SAP3:
- (CPU 1 + CPU 2 + CPU 3 + CPU 4)
- Advanced Auto-Localization system (optical)
- Laser guided system
- Real-time Optimal Planning system
- Optical Auto-Localization without GPS
