Puma™ VNS

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AeroVironment’s Puma™ VNS is a visual-based navigation system for Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS). Puma VNS enables GPS-denied navigation across GPS-contested environments. The system performs Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO) through a suite of integrated sensors and an onboard compute module to determine the precise location of the aircraft during flight.

Designed to adapt to a continuously changing battlefield, Puma VNS will enable increasingly advanced navigation capabilities, features and functionality through future software and hardware updates. Available as an add-on option for new Puma 3 AE system orders and as a retrofit kit for fielded Puma 2 AE an Puma 3 AE aircraft.

Key Features
  • Zero pilot input required for seamless mission continuity through GPS-contested environments
  • Two-piece low-SWAP retrofit kit on existing & new Puma™ AE
  • Performs Visual Inertial Odometry (VIO) through onboard sensors to estimate true location without GPS
  • Enables integration of future autonomy capabilities
  • Minimal performance impact to Puma™ aircraft
  • Compact—Fits into existing Puma™ case for mission packout

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