Jay Clemens
General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has completed the proof-of-concept test phase for its sense and avoid system aboard a remotely piloted aircraft.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems collaborated with the Federal Aviation Administration and Honeywell to test the Predator B collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft in September at GA-ASI’s facility in Palmdale, California, General Atomics said Friday.
“Our proof-of-concept SAA system is now functional and ready for extensive flight testing with the FAA, NASA, and our industry partners,” said Frank Pace, president of aircraft systems at GA-ASI.
“Our latest sense and avoid test represents a major step forward for integrating RPA safely into domestic and international airspace,†added Pace.
The company also completed the flight tests of the Due Regard Radar air-to-air radar for SAA.
GA-ASI’s SAA system incorporates automatic collision avoidance and a sensor fusion system for the ground pilot to visualize traffic around the aircraft.
General Atomics is also working with NASA to integrate the SAA system into NASA’s Ikhana Predator B system.
