The OptiPilot is designed to interface with any UAV and serves as an autonomous onboard pilot capable of navigating and guiding the drone without reliance on human pilots or external navigation aids (e.g., GNSS signal). It provides optical navigation, target recognition and guidance, and safe, precise landing — entirely autonomously.
Key Differentiators
- Optical navigation — GPS-free autonomous flight path execution
- Target recognition and guidance — real-time identification and tracking
- No communications required — fully autonomous, zero RF signature
- No operator required — onboard intelligence handles all flight decisions
- Compatible with any drone platform — software interfaces with ArduPilot, PX4, BetaFlight, iNAV
- SW hosted on existing compute modules — Qualcomm, Nvidia, Rpi & more
- Vis/Thermal dual-sensor capability
- Weight:< 200 G
- ZeroRF Signature · No GPS · No Operator
- Platforms:ArduPilot · PX4 · BetaFlight · iNAV
Technical Specs
- Sensors
- Vis/Thermal
- Dimensions
- 100 × 80 × 86.2 (L×W×H) mm
- Weight
- < 200 g (~0.4 lb)
- Field of View
- 90–110° (NAV cam), 50–90° (targeting cam)
- Compute Module
- SW can be hosted on existing C.M. (Qualcomm, Nvidia, Rpi & more)
- Comms Protocol
- MAVLink, MSP and proprietary API
- Platform Compatibility
- ArduPilot, PX4, BetaFlight, iNAV
Use Cases
- GPS-Denied Strike Missions
- Autonomous navigation and target guidance without GNSS — enables precision strike in jammed environments.
- Reconnaissance & ISR
- Optical navigation for autonomous ISR sorties — no RF emissions, fully covert.
- Target Recognition & Tracking
- Real-time vis/thermal target identification and continuous tracking through flight.
- Emergency / Precision Landing
- Safe and precise autonomous landing on any terrain without operator or GPS input.
- Logistics & Resupply
- Autonomous delivery missions — drone navigates and lands independently at designated points.
- Special Operations
- Zero-signature autonomous flight — no comms, no GPS, no operator detectable by adversary.