This new technology has many prospective uses including allowing the ability for cargo delivery with moving ships in various ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship & ship-to-ship scenarios. Using Beacon with Callisto 50 (& future FSO aircraft) permits for the tracking, intercept, perch/hold-off position & landing/take-off from moving vessels which other precision landing techniques (such as visual QR codes) do not fully accommodate. Combined with Callisto 50 we can carry up to 25kg cargo in a single trip or spread across multiple delivery destinations. <br /><br />Also the technology will allow for increased surveying potential under standard VLOS rulesets with the Callisto 50 being able to track a road vehicle with remote pilot onboard. An example is for an operations crew to drive along service roads dedicated to HV electrical pylons & other major infrastructure without needing difficult to obtain BVLOS permissions as the pilot will remain in clear VLOS with the aircraft at all times (aircraft will stay in fixed position relative to the road vehicle & pilot’s view)<br /><br />For a brief technical description, the Beacon is an independently powered unit with a full ArduCopter flight stack configured with dual RTK GPS hardware in direct comms with Callisto 50 UAS via 915MHz meshed RF link. The ‘Freespace Operations RF Beacon’ hardware & software framework has been in the works from 3 years previously beginning with the development of ArduCopter v4.1. It utilises Trigonometric S-Curve Navigation along with other new features coupled with LUA scripting working seamlessly with the industry-leading control precision & authority of the Callisto 50 UAS. <br /><br />***************** <br />If you would like to support Drone & Sundry for free and browse the internet without being tracked by ads and data trackers, download and use Brave browser: <a href="https://brave.com/dro980" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://brave.com/dro980</a> <br />***************** <br /> <br />SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP EMAIL <a href="http://eepurl.com/dxkHcv" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://eepurl.com/dxkHcv</a> <br /> <br /> <br />Stay informed on the Business of Drones <br /> <br />Don't miss out on any of our latest videos, subscribe to our channel <a href="https://goo.gl/PMFYQb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://goo.gl/PMFYQb</a> <br /> <br />Other places you can find us: <br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/droneandsundry/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/droneandsundry/</a> <br /><a href="https://www.suasnews.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.suasnews.com</a> <br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/suasnews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/suasnews</a> <br /><a href="https://www.twitter.com/suasnews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.twitter.com/suasnews</a><br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N3MuavGK9w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N3MuavGK9w</a>