Applications: Unmanned Systems

Unmanned Systems

Unmanned systems and sensor payloads require high reliable and repeatable inertial sensors for effective feedback for navigation, guidance and control.  Moog Crossbow has developed a broad line of military qualified Fiber Optic Gyroscopes (FOG), inertial measurement units (IMU), and GPS-Aided Attitude & Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) that are well tested and proven in demanding land, marine and airborne applications.

Unmanned Vehicle Applications

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Moog Crossbow's VG700MB inertial system provides roll, pitch and heading information for guidance and control functions in the Guidance and Avionics Systems of UAV’s produced by leading manufactures around the world. .

Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV)
Moog Crossbow GNAV 540 and VG700MB Vertical Gyro can be used on unmanned ground platforms to provide continuous orientation, position and heading information specially designed for the high dynamic and aggressive maneuvers. 

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV).  
Moog Crossbow’s low-cost and high reliable NAV440 have been a standard in US Navy tests activities at NRL, NUWC and NSWC and UUV’s for deep sea missions and harbor security.

Payload

SAR, GPSAR, LIDAR Payloads
Moog Crossbow has supplied VG700MB and NAV440 systems to small and large prime contractors engaged in systems development of Synthetic Aperture Radar, Ground Penetrating SAR, and LIDAR for a the US DOD and Allied Nations programs.  Moog Crossbow's inertial technology improves the overall data quality and allows warfighters to make better decisions based on improved and actionable intelligence.

EO/IR Payloads
Moog Crossbow supplies NAV440 and CXTD02 digital inclinometers for platform stabilization on Electro-Optical and Infrared sensor platforms to DOD and international customers. Our systems reduce system complexity and improve system up-time with MTBF of >35,000 and no periodic maintenance.

GIS/Mapping
Moog Crossbow NAV440 systems are used to add “inertial intelligence” such as accurate GPS, Pitch, Roll, and Heading data that are enabling a new generation of UAV mounted camera systems. 

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Benefits to Customers:

• Field Proven in UAV, UGV and AUV Applications- Moog Crossbow’s inertial systems are currently fielded on multiple major DOD and International military platforms including over 185,000 flights hours onboard UAVs and 4,000 ground and marine battlefield systems.
  
  
• High Reliability – Moog Crossbow products achieve greater than 35,000 MTBF.
  
  
• Mil Qualified --- All products are tested to standards such as MIL STD-810, MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-461.
  
  
• Low-Cost – Many systems are under $9K USD.   Since 1999, Moog Crossbow has lead the competition with the VG700 series offering  the lowest cost 6DOF military qualified Fiber Optic Gyroscope available from any source.