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Revision as of 13:46, 11 April 2012

CATUAV
IndustryUnmanned aerial vehicles services
Founded2007
HeadquartersMoià, Spain
Key people
Jordi Santacana, CEO
Websitewww.catuav.com

CATUAV S.L. is a technology based private company that offers aerial services using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Its headquarters are located in the Moià airfield, 40 km north of Barcelona (Spain)[1].

Company history

CATUAV is one of the pioneers in developing UAV technologies for aerial image acquisition purposes in Europe. [2] The first UAV prototype was built in 2003, as a new business line within Aeroplans Blaus S.L, a company dedicated to experimental and sport aviation equipment[3]. During this first period some surveillance UAV systems were developed as part of a strategic agreement with Proytecsa and Indra[4].
In 2007 the UAV business line had grown enough to create a new company, CATUAV, founded to provide all the services offered with these systems. In 2008 the company signed a strategic agreement with AURENSIS, a Telespazio/Finmeccanica company[5][6][7]. Since then CATUAV has performed more than 100 commercial missions in the civil market, making it one of the companies with most experience in this field.

Company technologies [8]

Since 2003 CATUAV has developed different technologies in order to perform its services. A list of the main ones is presented below:

  • Atmos series: Mini-UAV that weighs less than 2 kg and can carry a payload of up to 500g. Powered with an electric motor this is a versatile platform that is used primarily for mapping projects. The current version is Atmos-6, which is an evolution of the five previous models (from Atmos-1 to Atmos-5)
  • Furos: UAV that weighs less than 11 kg and can carry a payload of up to 5 kg (including fuel). Powered with a fuel engine it can fly for up to 6 hours.
  • Argos: Evolution of the Furos, this UAV weighs less than 12 kg and can carry a payload up to 6,25 kg (including fuel). Powered with a fuel engine it can fly for up to 14 hours, making it CATUAV's longest enduring platgorm.
  • Telemetry data link: CATUAV has its own telemetry protocol that ensures the security and safety of all the communications. The UAVs can be controlled in a 15 km radius with a radio frequency link. This range can be extended using a satellite link.
  • Ground control station: In order to operate the UAV CATUAV has developed a towable ground station with all the equipment required to comfortably deploy and operate the UAVs and read all the telemetry data. It has also has a portable ground station for missions that do not have path access.
  • Mission software: CATUAV is operating its own planning and control mission software, specially adapted to its UAV platforms and application requirements.

Furthermore it is known that CATUAV also operates third party products that play an important role in its activity, such as:

Company services

The services that the company can offer now include[9][10]:

  • Orthophoto in visible, near infrared and thermal spectrum for GIS applications.
  • Night orthophoto of cities for energy efficiency applications.
  • Digital elevation models.
  • Remote sensing for precision agriculture[11].
  • Remote sensing for energy efficiency projects.
  • Remote sensing for scientific applications.
  • Orthophoto, DEM and oblique aerial image for building sites monitoring.
  • Non metric oblique aerial images.
  • Custom projects for special applications.
  • Lorca earthquake[12]: In May 2011 CATUAV performed a series of flights over Lorca (Spanish town in Murcia) 38 h after it was stuck by a strong earthquake. The high resolution orthophoto created from the town allowed the emergency services to evaluate and quantify the damages in buildings. This is the first known application of a mini-UAV in a civil emergency in Europe.
  • SAFEDEM project[13]: CATUAV is participating in the SAFEDEM project of the ESA to develop a system capable of helping in the demining works in Bosnia.

Awards

CATUAV has been awarded the Galileo Masters European GNSS Agency (GSA) special topic prize and regional prize in 2011 for its TCAS for mini UAV project[14][15].

References

  1. ^ http://www.catuav.com
  2. ^ CATUAV, vehículos aereos no tripulados (PDF) (in Spanish), Aviación Deportiva, 2009, retrieved 02/4/2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |obra= (help)
  3. ^ http://www.aeroplans-blaus.com
  4. ^ http://www.borrmart.es/articulo_seguritecnia.php?id=1318
  5. ^ http://www.thermouav.com/
  6. ^ Aurensis firma un acuerdo estratégico con CatUAV (in Spanish), Aurensis, 2008, retrieved 2/4/2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |obra= (help)
  7. ^ Trabajos aéreos con mini-UAV en España (PDF) (in Spanish), Avion Revue 334, 2009, retrieved 02/4/2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |obra= (help)
  8. ^ http://www.catuav.com/info-tecnica.php?lang=cat
  9. ^ http://www.catuav.com/servicios.php?lang=ing
  10. ^ Avions no tripulats per observar el territori (in Catalan), Catalonia Television (TV3), 18/11/2008, retrieved 02/4/2012 {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Unknown parameter |obra= ignored (|work= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Spying on Europe’s farms with satellites and drones, BBC, 8/2/2012, retrieved 31/3/2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |obra= (help)
  12. ^ http://www.aerotendencias.com/sociedad-aeronautica/3250-los-aviones-no-tripulados-de-catuav-ayudan-a-evaluar-los-danos-del-terremoto-de-lorca
  13. ^ http://www.aerotendencias.com/sociedad-aeronautica/3681-catuav-participa-en-el-programa-safedem-de-la-esa
  14. ^ European Satellite Navigation Competition Results 2011, Agència Espacial Europea (ESA), 11/2012, retrieved 02/4/2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |obra= (help)
  15. ^ http://www.el9nou.cat/noticies_o_0_/20952/premis_internacionals_per_catuav

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