ECA Group UAV, Robots and Simulators at Eurosatory 2016

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So my name is Francis Duruffet from AK Group. I'm in charge of the sales for the IT180 UAV

which is just behind us. This product is a mini UAV. It's unique because it's a contrary rotating system

It's weighting approximately 20 kilograms. It has a capacity of flying up to two hours

and taking payload up to five kilograms. So it's unique because we can take payload on the bottom of the UAV

but also on the top of the UAV. It has capacity to withstand the very harsh environment like wind gust

up to 60 or 70 kilometers per hour. In addition, this product is now available in a touch-up version

On the back of a truck, it's fully automatic. The operator inside the truck just pushes a button

and he doesn't have to go outside the truck. And then the roof will open

The UAV will slowly pop up above the box and then he will start turning, rotating, and then he will climb

He will take off. After that, it's less than three minutes. After that, you have your UAV in the air for a duration unlimited

because it's fitted by the power plant which is inside the box

So you can stay in the air at an altitude of up to 150 meters

as long as you want to make observation, surveillance of a very sensitive area

It's what we call the virtual mast. It can be used also as a radio relay

So it's a multi-operation, multi-mission solution which is unique because the same product, when you come back on the ground

you can remove the cable, put some battery, and then it's a standard and a normal UAV

EK Group designs and produces land robotics solutions in accordance with the operational needs

Our land robots are adapted to the size of the unit and to the complexity of the missions

As we are working with homeland security units, with military land forces

we are able to handle various missions such as reconnaissance, such as chemical and radiological diagnostics, and such as explosive neutralization

Our robots are configurable, that is to say modular, so we can plug and play various mission modules

to have a reconnaissance solution, an AOD solution, and a CBRN solution

Another important point is that we have a collaborative system. So through one single control unit, you can drive remotely up to four different robots

from the EK Group land robotics solutions. IGUANA, the brand new robot, is a response to the new threat

and the new terrorist mode of operation. As it can go inside a plane for a mission

for instance to recover a piece of luggage in the rack of an aircraft cabin

thanks to the long extension arm, the four flippers for the mobility

and the very narrow brief of the system. So here we have the Cobra, which is a mini remote control robot that can hold in a rucksack

It's very configurable. You can remove the wheels, you can have some tracks

Here is in a reconnaissance configuration with the camera. Here is in a counter IED configuration with a tiltable disruptor support

This lightweight robot is called the Chameleon. It is suited for AOD mission

It can hold the whole mission as the first task is reconnaissance

The second one will be the diagnostic mission using the arm in order to use an X-ray module

And then the neutralization thanks to disruptors that you can plug to the Chameleon

So the simulator we are showing here is called the MVS. It's an acronym for Military Vehicle Simulator

So it simulates an armored troop transport truck. It's composed of a fully immersive cabin with a closing door on a six-axis platform

The six-axis platform allows to reproduce all the attitudes and the movement of the vehicles

These are very specific vehicles with a specific behavior on the road

So it's important to have a very immersive system in order to reproduce the behavior of the real vehicle

On top of that, besides the very fine simulation and the very realistic and immersive simulation

we have a whole set of pedagogic tools that are integrated in it

So the key is to be able to train any crew from beginning to end

So someone with a basic driver license can come and train the crew

Another person with a basic driver license can come and follow the training program

and learn about the vehicle itself, so the different commands, how to operate, and also how to drive in traffic

These vehicles are very difficult to drive because they are armored, and you have to use the cameras to open the field of view

This requires very specific training because it's not natural at the beginning

So it's a part of the training program we have integrated here

Another program that is very important is tactical training or collective training

This is why here in Eurosatory we have brought other simulators, and they are all connected together

They all see each other in the virtual environment, so they can repeat some scenarios like escort or convoy or even ambush

Eurosatory is a production of ESO, the European Southern Observatory