Aurora will provide United States Navy development of unmanned helicopter based

　　Aurora flight Sciences beat the Lockheed company, won United States Navy helicopter program development contract, contract value of $ 13.7 million. Under the contract, the Aurora will provide the Navy developing iPad mini unmanned helicopter control software platform, the software is able to let an untrained soldiers also may control the helicopter completed the landing. The Aurora company's bid is based on Boeing's "little bird" helicopters, Lockheed Martin and Kaman team's project is the K-Max unmanned helicopter based on the card company. The project called "independent air freight/delivery systems" (AACUS), the project plans to solve the Marines in Afghanistan issues that exist when using K-Max unmanned helicopter.

　　Marine Corps in Afghanistan battle completed frontline positions using K-Max unmanned helicopter resupply missions, but K-Max in performing a task cannot be completed independently at delivery locations when landing, so Marines forced to frontline positions in each arrangement is a specially trained UAV operators, to confirm the landing site and to control its landing.

　　AACUS project hopes sensors and software-based decision-making algorithm for any of the soldiers were able to complete this work through the iPad interface, thereby eliminating every stronghold configuration professional. Aurora's competition design, for "little bird" helicopter equipped with LIDAR and electro-optical sensors, and deployed new control software. The LIDAR in flight and obstructions in the camera scans the airspace. Meanwhile, a scheduled site operators will choose a landing area. When the helicopter arrived, AACUS the system will scan the selected landing area and determine its parameters such as slope, vegetation, barrier landing meets the requirements if the region does not meet the requirements, the system will scan the wider area around, and provide the operator with 3 options for a suitable landing area. Real smart times is far

　　At present, AACUS will be transferred to the 13 months of the second phase of the project. Aurora will continue to develop its software and sensor systems, looking for the system's flaws and limitations on use. Zhihou, the Marine Corps will decide whether to carry out the third phase of the project, and deploy AACUS system for rotary-wing aircraft in active service, is expected to deploy this system of rotary-wing fleet will include MV-22 and CH-53.