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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].

History

CATUAV is a company involved 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 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.

Technologies

Atmos6

Since 2003 CATUAV has developed different technologies in order to perform its services:[8]

  • 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 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 platform.
  • 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 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.

CATUAV also operates third party products that play a role in its activity, such as:

Services

The services that the company offers 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: In May 2011 CATUAV performed a series of flights over Lorca (Spanish town in Murcia) 38 hours 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.[12]
  • SAFEDEM project: CATUAV is participating in the SAFEDEM project of the ESA to develop a system capable of helping in the demining works in Bosnia.[13]

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. ^ "Servicios UAV". CATUAV. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  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. ^ "Aeroplans Blaus". Aeroplans Blaus. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  4. ^ "Indra Desarrolla Un Nuevo Sistema De Detección De Intrusión En Espacios Abiertos - Seguritecnia [Editorial Borrmart]". Borrmart.es. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  5. ^ "ThermoUAV". ThermoUAV. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  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. ^ "Servicios UAV". CATUAV. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  9. ^ "Servicios UAV". CATUAV. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  10. ^ Avions no tripulats per observar el territori (in Catalan), Catalonia Television (TV3), 2008-11-18, retrieved 02/4/2012 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (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. ^ "Los aviones no tripulados de CATUAV ayudan a evaluar los daños del terremoto de Lorca". Aerotendencias.com. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  13. ^ "CATUAV participa en el programa SAFEDEM de la ESA". Aerotendencias.com. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  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. ^ "Premis internacionals per a Catuav". EL9NOU.CAT. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
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