IR-LOCK Timeline

Events

• 2017-03-01 - Deployment - IR-LOCK sensor enables UPS truck-drone docking trial - The drone launched from the roof of a UPS delivery vehicle, carried a package to a rural address and returned to the truck. The aircraft used IR-LOCK sensing and a lidar rangefinder during the return-and-docking workflow. The trial tested drone delivery as… - source: irlock.com
• 2016-05-17 - Deployment - IR-LOCK supports Workhorse delivery-drone return landings - The Workhorse aircraft returned to a moving delivery workflow after carrying packages one to two miles in rural trials. Drivers retained supervisory control while the unmanned aircraft delivered loads weighing up to ten pounds. IR-LOCK provided the landing… - source: irlock.com
• 2016-05-16 - Capability - WiBotic and IR-LOCK combine autonomous drone charging stack - The system paired a custom-calibrated IR-LOCK sensor and MarkOne beacon with a WiBotic charging station. A 3DR Solo drone provided the aircraft platform for the combined autonomous charging demonstration. The integration linked precision landing and… - source: irlock.com
• 2015-10-29 - Demonstration - IR-LOCK demonstrates precision landing on a boat - The test used IR-LOCK angle-to-target sensing with APM:Copter precision-landing control code. Five consecutive landings demonstrated target reacquisition and position correction during descent. The company reported MarkOne beacon detection beyond 15 metres… - source: irlock.com