During Xponential 2019, SBG Systems is debuting its brand new line of Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), the Quanta UAV Series, which is dedicated to UAS-based surveying integrators.

To help UAS surveyors save autonomy for additional survey lines, SBG has designed a small, lightweight, and low-power INS offered on two levels of accuracy.

Developed for compact lidar to high end beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) mapping platforms, Quanta UAV and Quanta UAV Extra both provide precise orientation and centimeter level position data delivered both in real-time and post-processing. With this direct geo-referencing technology, ground control points are no longer needed, and it also greatly reduces the need for overlapping.

According to SBG, the Quanta UAV offering is completed by SBG’s post-processing software, Qinertia, which provides access to offline RTK corrections from more than 7,000 base stations located in 164 countries.

By processing inertial data and raw GNSS observables in forward and backward directions, trajectory and orientation are significantly improved. Qinertia also computes a user’s base station position to quickly get their project to the centimeter accuracy.

While designed as a geo-referencing technology, Quanta UAV can also be used as a high-end navigation technology to feed the UAV autopilot. SBG says that Quanta UAV benefits from a tight integration with in-house IMUs, advanced calibration techniques and algorithms that make sure behavior is consistent in all weather conditions.

Quanta UAV also has a robust position even if the UAS gets close to buildings, electrical lines, or trees.

For an easy configuration, Quanta UAV embeds a web interface, and has a 3D view showing all parameters. The calibration tool automatically aligns the lever arm between the two antennas and the sensor, and re-estimates it in flight for more precision.

SBG Systems will be at Booth 3916 during Xponential.