Drone Autonomous Target Tracking
A drone detects a moving ground target, follows it autonomously and keeps the gimbal locked while continuing its mission without continuous operator control.
- Platform
- Multirotor tactical UAS with EO/IR gimbal
- Product
- Drone Autonomy Suite
What is demonstrated
This demonstration shows the Neuronic Drone Autonomy Suite following a detected ground target autonomously, controlling the gimbal to hold the target in frame and continuing the mission without stick input from the operator.
Capability
Autonomous target following, area-of-interest tracking, coupled gimbal control and mission continuation under reduced operator attention.
Why it is operationally useful
Manual target following consumes a trained pilot and still loses the target during manoeuvres. Autonomous following frees the operator to work the mission picture instead of flying the aircraft.
Scenario
Mission sequence
- 01The drone executes an assigned reconnaissance route.
- 02Onboard analytics detect and classify a moving ground target.
- 03The operator confirms the target of interest.
- 04Autonomy takes over following and standoff geometry.
- 05The gimbal holds the target centred through aircraft manoeuvres.
- 06The mission continues without continuous operator control.
Behind the demo
Drone Autonomy Suite
Onboard autonomy for navigation, mission execution, sensor control, target tracking and autonomous mission behaviors.
- Autonomous navigation and route execution
- Mission execution from operator-assigned intent
- Autonomous target following
- Area-of-interest (AOI) tracking and orbit
- Gimbal and payload control tied to detected targets
- Configurable mission behaviors
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