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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

Product catalog summary
Overview
C-Astral is a leading aerospace solutions provider based in Ajdovscina, Slovenia, specializing in the manufacturing and services of fixed-wing small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Their systems are compact, cost-effective, and offer high productivity with a fast return on investment. The BRAMOR UAS family is known for its advanced Blended Wing Body airframe, providing superior stability and endurance, achieving precise surveying results with a Ground Sampling Distance starting at 0.7 cm.
Specifications
The BRAMOR UAS is constructed from aerospace-certified materials like KevlarTM, VectranTM, and carbon composites. It features a Blended Wing Body airframe for high aerodynamic efficiency and long endurance. The system supports precision optics and multiple sensor options, enabling seamless data processing. The Bramor ppX offers an impressive flight endurance of 3.5 hours, suitable for various applications including force protection, border protection, fire control, and surveillance operations.
Applications
C-ASTRAL systems are used in various fields including surveying, remote sensing, infrastructure control, flood monitoring, open pit mining, precision agriculture, ecological sensing, search and rescue, wildfire management, and civil defense operations. The Bramor ppX is particularly suitable for these applications due to its flexibility and modularity.
Features
The BRAMOR C4EYE UAS offers up to 3 hours of endurance, a range of up to 150 km, and is capable of operating in 30kt winds. It includes features like a modular airframe, integrated parachute, and supreme aerodynamic efficiency. The system supports encrypted communication and MANET digital communications.
Sensors and Capabilities
The EYE-X gimbals provide high-resolution EO and IR sensors with optional laser illuminator, capable of detecting, tracking, and geo-locating targets. The system supports target tracking, pursue mode, and geo-location with on-board and off-board recording capabilities. The RGB sensors offer high-resolution mapping with ground sampling distances as low as 0.7 cm, while the multispectral sensors capture five discrete spectral bands for vegetation mapping. The thermal sensor provides accurate temperature measurements, and the gas detection system can identify methane leaks down to 0.05 ppm.
Communication and Networking
C-ASTRAL systems integrate TrellisWare Technologies' TSM™ waveform for robust performance in dynamic environments. This enables seamless scalability and network agility, supporting tactical and command level decision-making.
Software and Workflow
The C-ASTRAL C3P software facilitates mission planning, real-time system monitoring, and data processing. It supports various platforms and offers features like ergonomic GUI, critical flight control data, and failsafe management.
Procedures
The Bramor ppX system is designed for autonomous operation from takeoff to landing, with a setup time of less than 5 minutes. It includes a rugged mission planning and control computer, and the system can be transported in MILSPEC backpacks or rugged cases. The UAS can be launched using an elastic or pneumatic launcher and recovered with a parachute.
Norms and Standards
The system is designed to operate under ICAO standard atmosphere conditions and includes emergency fail-safes that are user-configurable. It supports autonomous orthophoto mission geometries and can be reprogrammed mid-flight.
Recommendations
For optimal performance, it is recommended to plan missions with 80% overlap and sidelap under good light conditions. The system's endurance can reach up to 3.5 hours, depending on configuration and environmental conditions.
Global Presence
C-Astral has a diverse customer base that includes commercial UAS operators, institutional networks, scientific users, and government entities. Their systems are operational across four continents and are used by over 100 commercial and scientific operators globally.
Research and Development
The company has established a multidisciplinary software and hardware laboratory for aerodynamics and systems integration, along with a prototyping CAD/CAM workshop for composite materials manufacturing and modeling.
Sales and Distribution
C-Astral has a wide network of sales partners across the globe, including regions such as Europe, the USA, Central and Latin America, South Africa, New Zealand, South-East Asia, and the Middle East. Each region has designated sales partners with contact information provided for inquiries.
Historical Context
Founded by pioneers in the aerospace industry since 1999, C-Astral has been at the forefront of UAS integrated solutions, with their systems now operational in extreme environments worldwide.
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Catalog excerpts

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-2

C-ASTRAL Highlights C-Astral unmanned systems are much smaller than manned aircraft, easier to maintain and transport and therefore much more cost-effective, providing excellent productivity and fast return on investment. The industry leading BRAMOR UAS family is electrically powered and is able to achieve superior stability and endurance through its unique advanced Blended Wing Body airframe aerodynamics. It is capable of achieving the most precise surveying results in the small UAS category down to 1,5 cm, with a Ground Sampling Distance that starts at 0,7 cm. MANUFACTURED FROM ADVANCED AERODYNAMICS...

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-3

C-ASTRAL Applications THE ULTIMATE SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR MISSION. ppX SURVEYING AND REMOTE SENSING INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROL PRECISION AGRICULTURE Roads and railroads management and control, critical infrastructure monitoring, pipeline and well monitoring, upstream, midstream and downstream monitoring. Vigor and health of crops, yield estimation, crop counting and volume calculations, chemical management, plant deconvolution. Target tracking, coordinate estimation, tactical level observation, change detection, tactical mapping and charting, battlefield zone observation, BDA, maneuver estimation and...

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-4

“The Ultimate C4ISR Solution – the most capable and affordable small UAS in its class in the world!“ A NATO OPERATIONS C-ASTRAL USER IN OPERATIONAL USE ON FOUR CONTINENTS 3h BATTLEFIELD AND SPECIAL OPS PROVEN IP VIDEO/DATA RANGE UP TO 40KM RETRACTABLE EYE-X HD2 SENSOR FEATURES AND APPLICATIONS ≥ Long Range (30km+) IP Manet data/videolink ≥ Encrypted communication ≥ MANET (Mobile Ad Hoc Network) optional secure digital communications ≥ Wildfire management ≥ Environmental monitoring INTEGRATED PARACHUTE ≥ Infrastructure control ≥ Over the hill observation (LOS) ≥ Night surveillance ≥ Fire control...

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-5

BRAMOR C4EYE Sensor Options “We have put this machines through their paces in battle zone conditions and the MOD has decided that this will be the UAS of choice for future procurement.” MODULAR AIRFRAME A SOVEREIGN C4EYE OPERATOR IN EUROPE PARACHUTE LANDING SYSTEM SUPREME AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY ≥ Up to 3 h endurance ≥ Range up to 150 km ≥ 100% autonomous ≥ Capable of operating in 30kt winds ≥ Carbon / KevlarTM / VectranTM Construction The field proven BRAMOR C4EYE UAS line is appropriate for operations where real-time or near real time video observation and surveillance capability is of utmost...

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-6

Bramor C4EYE EYE-X Sensor “The system performed much better than what we were used to from other UASs and the change detection counter IED workflow saved lives." \ a bramor systems instructor from a nato country operating in Afghanistan \ target geo-location Video recording is possible on-board as well as off-board, Live snapshot gallery accessible via MANET radio, vehicle tracking human size object tracking vaser illuminator The EYE-X gimbals bring the capabilities of much larger UAS systems to the tactical level. Equipped with high resolution EO and IR sensor with an optional laser illuminator,...

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-7

Tactical network digital communications “Advanced signal processing and cooperative communication technologies built from the ground up to deliver the world’s most robust and reliable high-speed wireless IP networking coverage.“ For the demanding conditions encountered in operational uses, C-ASTRAL systems have been integrated with the TrellisWare Technologies, Inc. TSM™ waveform mobile ad-hoc mesh networking capabilities, enabling seamless scalability and network agility in dynamic environments. TSM™ waveform networking provides robust performance in challenging environments, and can scale from...

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-8

WORKFLOW PHASES MISSION PLANNING FLIGHT & DATA COLLECTION ONLINE FLIGHT LOGBOOK DATA & IMAGE EXPORT DATA PROCESSING COMPATIBLE WITH ≥ Ergonomic touch screen GUI ≥ Critical flight control data always present on screen ≥ Seamless and fast mission planning ≥ In-flight systems monitoring ≥ Area, mission time, GSD and precision estimation ≥ Failsafes management ≥ System health monitoring ≥ Real-time camera feedback ≥ 3D SURVEY ≥ ENSO MOSAIC ≥ AGISOFT PHOTOSCAN ≥ PIX4D MAPPER ≥ PIENEERING ≥ MENCI SIMPLE FLIGHT PLANNING FUNCTIONAL GUI MODES REAL-TIME IN-FLIGHT SYSTEMS MONITORING PRODUCT IMAGES ARE FOR...

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-9

C-ASTRAL C3P Software Features ONE SOFTWARE – MULTIPLE PLATFORMS PRIMARY DISPLAY QUICK MAP TOGGLE MISSION DATA FLIGHT DATA OPTIONAL SECONDARY VIDEO DISPLAY COMMAND BUTTONS MISSION PLANNER CAMERA SETTINGS ≥ Multi-geometry VITAL COMMANDS ≥ Quick access to critical ad-hoc mission planning flight control commands ≥ Sensor data and still image recording ≥ Flight data display live control flight modes ≥ Constant image acquisition ≥ Quick access to critical ≥ Altitude mode flying ≥ Flight data display ≥ Loiter mode flying ≥ Target centric flying quality monitoring flight control commands FLIGHT PLAN...

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-10

BRAMOR ppX GNSS SURVEY GRADE RECEIVER FEATURES ≥ Accuracy down to 0,6 cm ≥ Command, Control & Communications ≥ Real-time system health monitoring ≥ 100% Autonomous ≥ Exchangeable sensors ≥ Imaging control computer SURVEY GRADE IMUOPTIONAL * Flight endurance measured at ICAO standard atmosphere conditions (15 °C / 1013,25 hPa / winds calm), depends on UAS configuration/sy

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS-11

BRAMOR ppX Sensor Options ® @ M?7I ^ up to 3,5h multi sensor 15Qkm 15km2 gnss survey grade receiver ^ Post Processing Kinematic ^ integrated |MUOpTIONAL ^ Li&L2 [Optional - L5 ready) GNSS receiver ^ Fast initialization ^ RTK datalink independent ^ Maximum ppk accuracy [horizontal 0,6 cm + 0,5 ppm, vertical 1 cm +1 ppm)** * ELECTRIC PROPULSION # * 3,5h ENDURANCE ^ **»»•♦ DRONEII.COM DRONE INDU5TRY INSIGHTS “We would not have been able to map more than 300 km of a remote railway line in Ethiopia in a week without Bramor's capability to acquire data without a preplaced grid of ground control...

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