UAV ground station GCS

GCS provides an interface which can be used to control and monitor single or multiple UAV missions from takeoff to landing at the same time. It also provides effective control of UAV payloads and allows sensor data transmitted from the UAV to be monitored. Various UAV payload systems can be controlled by the Payload Control Station (PCS) using a common interface which communicates with the payloads. This can also use the STANAG 4586 protocol. GCS can be deployed in different hardware configurations according to customer needs: desk mounted, transportable or standalone rugged portable for use in the field (MILSTD-810 compliant). GCS can communicate with UAVs using the STANAG 4586 protocol allowing it to control and monitor any type of STANAG compliant UAV (both rotary and fixed wing). Human Machine Interface The touch screen HMI interface is designed to be userfriendly and to have a highly customizable layout which can be configured through the use of CSS files to suit the operator’s needs. The HMI automatically adapts caution and warning visualizations to match the UAV’s capabilities and performance data. Advanced Moving Map • Advanced 2D moving map displaying: ◦ Vector data (Shapefile, VMAP, DCW, DVOF, DOF,S-57, DAFIF, Streets DB, ARINC-424) ◦ Elevation/Bathymetry (DEM, DTED, ASCII Grid, Ehdr, netCDF) ◦ Raster(CADRG, ASRP, CIB, GeoTiff) • Terrain profile view with obstacles (along UAV heading or along flight plan) • Advanced terrain algorithms: elevation banding, intervisibility, terrain above elevation • Map layer selection tool (up to 16 layers) • Dynamic load of additional raster layers