ESEN GöRDES Vision Based Navigation (VBN) System was successfully demonstrated on the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Equipped with GöRDESTM, the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS proved it can successfully operate in a GPS-denied environment.
ESEN General Manager Cem Uğur and SCHIEBEL Chairman Hans Georg Schiebel welcomed the successful trials and stated their joint aim is to integrate GöRDESTM Vision Based Navigation (VBN) System into the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS to offer customers globally a jam and spoofing resilient platform for challenging missions.
GöRDES, which can be integrated into various (rotorcraft, multi-copter and fixed wing) platforms, from mini Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) to MALE UAVs, has proved its capability to provide accurate navigation data under GNSS-denied environments. GöRDESTM was specifically developed to provide a solution for GNSS jamming and spoofing. As conflicts around the world increase, GNSS jamming is more frequently used to prevent rival UAS operations.
Furthermore, GNSS jamming is increasingly becoming a problem for civilian users of GNSS. UAS that are subject to jamming, generally depend on inertial navigation methods, that drift due to their nature. In such circumstances, GöRDES is an effective alternative solution to continue a safe flight.