A First?? Mode S/ADS-B Transponder on a small UAV, UgCS

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The UgCS team has accomplished what we believe is a first – integrating a Mode S/ADS-B out transponder with a small drone, enabling radar visibility throughout the drone’s flight. A BeagleBone Black computer with CAN bus shield was used to integrate a Sagetech XPS-TR, the world’s smallest transponder, with the A2’s flight controller. The flight…

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Bartman

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The UgCS team has accomplished what we believe is a first – integrating a Mode S/ADS-B out transponder with a small drone, enabling radar visibility throughout the drone’s flight. A BeagleBone Black computer with CAN bus shield was used to integrate a Sagetech XPS-TR, the world’s smallest transponder, with the A2’s flight controller. The flight controller continuously sent the drone’s location and commands through the CAN bus shield to the BeagleBone, which passed that information to the Sagetech transponder. The transponder was powered by the 6S onboard battery, which also powered the drone itself. The BeagleBone was powered by a separate 2S battery, but with a converter the same 6S battery could have been used for all 3 devices.

With an antenna located about 3m below the drone, the mission was a complete success, with the drone appearing and remaining visible on the website www.flightradar24.com throughout the flight.

Video footage of the flight can be found at
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UgCS 2.8 will feature a communications interface with the Sagetech ADS-B transponder, enabling configuration of ICAO ID, Flight ID and Squawk Code parameters through the UgCS system.

For more information visit www.ugcs.com, www.sph-engineering.com, and www.sagetechcorp.com.

For inquiries please contact us: ugcs@ugcs.com.
 

Bartman

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This ought to be an exciting announcement for anyone that desires to see BLOS ops although it will likely require far more restrictions than any current FPV hobbyists will want
 

Old Man

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Been using Sagetech's stuff for a long time. Good products but I don't think they have FAA manufacturer certification yet.
 


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