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NEW UAV MADE APPEARANCE AT DSEI 2009
1.5m diameter craft for ISTAR, logistics or comms relay shown
Peterborough, 16 September 2009; A new Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Airborne Vehicle (UAV) made its first public appearance on the AESIR Ltd stand at DSEi which was held at the Excel Centre, London, from 8 to 11 September 2009.
ASK is a 1.5 meter diameter craft fitted with an internal combustion engine. It has been designed to operate as an ISTAR platform, a logistics craft or as an aerial communications re-broadcast station.
Also on the stand was VIDAR, a 300 mm, man portable craft designed to provide surveillance and situational awareness inside buildings and in-close-confined spaces. It has an electric engine, 15 minutes endurance and can carry a 100g payload.
EMBLA was shown in its counter IED role on top of a Northrop Grumman Remotec Mk 8 EOD Wheelbarrow, which has been adapted by having its manipulator arm removed and replaced with a platform for the UAV. EMBLA is a 600mm diameter electric engine craft which has been developed to show the capabilities of a Coanda effect VTOL UAV.
HODER is a heavy lift craft capable of carrying a one tonne payload. It is primarily intended for cargo transport but can easily be adapted to become a long endurance craft by reducing the payload and increasing the fuel. HODER is in the early stages of development but is expected that it will be multi-engined.
The VTOL craft utilise the Coanda effect to generate lift and have inherent stability as a surveillance platform. The design has no external rotating parts and can survive low speed impact with the ground, buildings and other fixed objects.
The AESIR UAVs provide a sustained hover capability, have a large payload capacity when compared to similar sized fixed wing craft and have been designed to use “plug-and-play” payloads resulting in considerable flexibility. Designed into the craft is an effective perch-and-stare capability.
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Aesir EMBLA development craft on a trials flight |
Aesir’s ASK 1.5m VTOL UAV was shown at DSEi 2009 for the first time |
DETECTING IEDS MAY HAVE GOT ONE STAGE EASIER
Joint Northrop Grumman and AESIR display demonstrates how UGV and UAV work together
Peterborough, 22nd July 2009: Detecting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) may have got one stage easier following the demonstration of how an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) and unmanned air vehicle (UAV) could work together at the UV Europe Conference being held at the Celtic Manor Resort, South Wales on 22 and 23 July 2009.
AESIR, developers of a family of Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) UAVs, and Northrop Grumman an industry leading developer and manufacturer of UGVs for police, military and industry applications worldwide, have come together to show how the UGV can deploy the UAV into the designated area and provide a firm platform for the UAV to deploy from.
The Unmanned Vehicles demonstrating the capability are the AESIR development craft, Embler a 600mm diameter electric engined craft, and Northrop Grumman’s Wheelbarrow Mk8 Plus II UGV which has been adapted by having its manipulator arm removed and replaced with a platform for the UAV.
The AESIR Embler has been developed to demonstrate the capabilities of a Coanda effect VTOL UAV in particular the inherent stability, its ability to survive low speed impact with the ground, buildings and other fixed objects and its sustained hover characteristics.
Northrop Grumman through its Remotec subsidiary based in Coventry, is an industry leader in unmanned ground vehicle systems for police, military, and industrial applications and has nearly 2,000 UGVs in service in more than 52 countries worldwide. The Wheelbarrow Mk8 UGV was originally developed for the disposal of improvised explosive devices in Northern Ireland. Today the Wheelbarrow Mk8 is in service with EOD units around the world, including variants designed for mine clearance.
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AESIR’s Embler development UAV being carried into the deployment area by the Northrop Grumman Remotec Mk 8 Plus II Wheelbarrow.
NEW FAMILY OF UAVS MAKE APPEARANCE AT UV CONFERENCE
AESIR Ltd shows range of VTOL UAVS designed for surveillance and cargo lift
Peterborough, 20th July, 2009: A new family of Unmanned Airborne Systems is making its appearance at the UV Europe Conference being held at the Celtic Manor Hotel on 22 and 23 July 2009.
AESIR, named after a family of Norse gods, has developed a family of Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Airborne Vehicles (UAVs) designed to operate in both urban and rural environments providing a platform suitable for tasks including surveillance and cargo lift.
The VTOL craft utilise the Coanda effect to generate lift and have inherent stability as a surveillance platform. The design has no external rotating parts and can survive low speed impact with the ground, buildings and other fixed objects.
“The AESIR craft offer considerable benefits over similar sized UAVs, not only is the space under the canopy fully useable but the design means that we are able to lift a much larger payload,” said Chris Newland, CEO of Aesir Ltd. “Though we have designed a range of products we also have the capability to customise these to meet a range of options depending on requirements,” he added.
The AESIR UAVs provide a sustained hover capability, have a large payload capacity when compared to similar sized fixed wing craft and have been designed to use “plug-and-play” payloads resulting in considerable flexibility. Designed into the craft is an effective perch-and-stare capability.
The AESIR family of craft range from a 300mm diameter craft called Vidar, through Odin which is a 1m diameter craft with a payload capability of 10kg, to Hoder which is a multi engine craft with the capability to lift a payload of 1 tonne.
Vidar is a man portable craft designed to provide surveillance and situational awareness inside buildings and in close confined spaces. It has an electric engine powered by Lithium Polymer batteries and a 15 minute endurance with a 100g payload.
Odin is fitted with a rotary internal combustion engine and can carry a 10kg payload for up to an hour. Fitted with an autonomous flight control system and managed through a simple to operate ground control system, it can be adapted to a range of tasks including ISTAR, communications relay, electronic warfare, asset protection, IED detection and can be used as a loitering munition.
Hoder is a heavy lift craft capable of carrying a one tonne payload. It is primarily intended for cargo transport but can easily be adapted to become a long endurance craft by reducing the payload and increasing the fuel. Hoder is in the early stages of development but is expected that it will be multi-engined.
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Notes to Editors
1. AESIR Ltd was established on January 28th 2009 to develop a family of Coanda effect VTOL UAVs. Its vision is to become a leading developer of VTOL UAVs using its patented Coanda effect technology. The company is privately owned. Further information is available on the website www.aesir-uas.com
2. The Coanda effect is named after a Romanian engineer, Henri Coanda, who described the tendency of a jet of fluid or air to become ‘attached’ to a nearby curved body instead of following its original path.