{"id":15994,"date":"2020-07-18T15:13:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T15:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=15994"},"modified":"2020-07-18T15:13:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T15:13:49","slug":"flylogix-and-cambridge-consultants-to-send-drones-beyond-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/flylogix-and-cambridge-consultants-to-send-drones-beyond-the-horizon\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants to Send Drones Beyond the Horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants, part of the Capgemini\nGroup, today announce a collaboration that will exploit Iridium\u2019s state-of-the-art\nsatellite communications to safely control unmanned aerial vehicles from a\ncentral control hub. This will enable Flylogix to move from local drone\npiloting at the airfield to centrally controlled operations, massively\nincreasing the resilience of their services to offshore installations. The\nFlylogix service reduces the cost, risk and environmental impact of gathering\ndata from offshore exploration and production activities. Remote monitoring\nusing satellite-controlled drones is a critical development for offshore\noperations, while applications that extend beyond line of sight are the next\nfrontier in drone service development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oil and gas operators need accurate and timely operational\ndata. Flylogix delivers full-service, over-horizon operations, without the cost\nand environmental impact of manned aviation. This joint project will test and\nimprove key elements of the service and demonstrate how complex,\nsafety-critical functions can be serviced from a central hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conventional radio-based drone control systems cannot\nsupport central control. To date, satellite-based control systems have not been\ncommercially viable in the private sector. Flylogix has already developed a\nnovel dual satellite link that exploits the cost-effective Iridium\u00ae network using\none of the smallest transceivers available, enabling safe, commercial\noperations that extend over the horizon. Cambridge Consultants will work with\nFlylogix to develop and enhance the performance of this system to enable\nresilient and reliable global operations, all controlled from Flylogix\u2019s head\noffice in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cambridge Consultants has a long-term strategic relationship\nwith Iridium Communications Inc., which operates the world\u2019s only truly global\nsatellite network. Cambridge Consultants helped to develop vital network\ncomponents, including transceivers, gateway systems and service management\nplatforms, alongside multiple generations of handsets that can access Iridium\u2019s\nplatform. As such, it was the natural choice to support Flylogix in developing\nits first of a kind service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To support the development, Flylogix has established a\nrelationship with a global leader in offshore drilling services for oil and gas\nwells. This company will provide an offshore platform for test operations as well\nas its unrivalled insights into offshore inspection and data gathering. The\ncollaboration is also supported by Innovate UK, the UK\u2019s innovation agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Tavner, Executive Chairman at Flylogix, commented:\n\u201cFlylogix will transform the safety, cost and environmental impact of gathering\ndata from offshore platforms, and only Iridium satellite communications can\nprovide the robust, low-latency connectivity required for such testing\napplications. We\u2019re delighted to be working with Cambridge Consultants, the\nacknowledged leader in satellite communications development, as we make the\ncritical shift to centrally-controlled operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart Marsh, Associate Director at Cambridge Consultants,\nadded: \u201cThis project harnesses our expertise in the aviation and energy\nsectors. In taking unmanned vehicles beyond line of sight we\u2019re breaking new\nground, building on our long track record in technically challenging and\nmission-critical system design.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Flylogix and Cambridge Consultants, part of the Capgemini Group, today announce a collaboration that will exploit Iridium\u2019s state-of-the-art satellite communications to safely control unmanned aerial vehicles from a central control hub. This will enable Flylogix to move from local drone piloting at the airfield to centrally controlled operations, massively increasing the resilience of their services […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15996,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15994\/revisions\/15996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}