MicroPilot

MicroPilot designs and manufactures autopilots for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada. The company was incorporated in 1994 and says it has served more than 2,000 clients in over 125 countries, from small UAV makers to large defence and research organisations. Its autopilots fly fixed-wing, helicopter, multirotor and transitioning aircraft, from one-pound micro air vehicles to turbine-powered drones.

Products

• MP2x28 series autopilots: MP1028 g2 (entry level), MP2028 g2, MP2128 g2 and the MP2128 HELI2 and HELI3. The HELI3 is the first MicroPilot autopilot on a third-generation processor, with an ARINC 653 partitioned RTOS certifiable up to DO-178C DAL A
• MP2128 LRC enclosed autopilot with an integrated, redundant long-range data link
• MP2128 3X triple redundant autopilot, with three complete autopilots and voting logic
• HORIZON mp ground control software for Windows, included with the autopilot packages, for mission planning, flight monitoring and mission simulation
• XTENDER mp software developer kit, with plug-ins, a 6-DOF simulator and an API for custom payloads and control laws
• trueHWIL 2 hardware-in-the-loop simulator, which simulates sensor outputs electrically
• Accessories such as a compass module, analog-to-digital converter module and ultrasonic altitude sensor

Services

MicroPilot offers a five-day autopilot training course (two days in the classroom and three on the flight line), integration assistance, flight testing and custom software and hardware development. Training takes place at its facility or at the customer's site.

Facilities

Production, research and development and flight testing share one site. The 40-acre flight-test facility has north-south and east-west runways, a flight support building with a workshop and a private test area. It operates under a Transport Canada Special Flight Operations Certificate and is about 30 minutes from Winnipeg international airport.

Company facts

• Incorporated in 1994
• Introduced a 28 gram autopilot with IMU, GPS, altimeter and airspeed sensor in 2003
• Released XTENDER mp in 2004 and an autopilot designed for helicopters in 2007
• Introduced trueHWIL in 2008 and the MP2128 3X triple redundant autopilot in 2010

Contact

Email: info@micropilot.com