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Application Briefs
able in multiple configurations ranging from lightweight and
wearable to mobile and command center systems that are
both modular and scalable.
Crysalis was designed with the operator in mind, featuring an
intuitive user interface (UI) to reduce cognitive load and training
burden while enhancing situational awareness and battlefield
collaboration. Through the easy-to-use Crysalis Control app,
users can plan and execute flight missions as well as navigate and
control UAS assets and payloads with one-click access to critical
information, modes, and telemetry meta data. Additional operational
participants can gain enhanced situational awareness,
share information, and collaborate on tactical decisions by accessing
telemetry and downlink data through remote video terminals,
while also allowing them to capture data directly on their
devices. Crysalis standardizes the user experience across all
AeroVironment small UAS platforms, simplifying the training requirements
and operation of Puma™, Raven® and Wasp®.
The Crysalis GCS is available in scalable hardware configurations
with all necessary software components pre-configured for
quick mission deployment. These range from the Crysalis Ultralight
GCS that provides full control of UAS and payloads through
virtual control or tactile joysticks on a wearable smartphone configuration
to Crysalis Command GCS - a command center conAdditive
Manufacturing
Marotta Controls
Montville, NJ
973-334-7800
www.marotta.com
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arotta Controls, a rapidly growing aerospace and defense
supplier based in New Jersey, recently announced the successful
integration of additive manufacturing (AM) into its portfolio
of services. The company validated the capability's viability
by using its now patented method to create internal features
of an advanced manifold valve. The selective laser sintering
(SLS) design technique generated nuanced radial passages in
various geometries not possible to achieve via traditional machine
boring methods. Given this, the new manifold valve delivered
increased velocity pressure control.
Marotta also confirmed that it is incorporating AM to reduce
parts, simplify assembly and shorten lead times to deliver
lower cost, higher performing products. Additive manufacturing
has long been touted across many industries as a smart way
to accelerate the supply chain, initially used as a rapid tooling
solution for custom injection mold creation and the like. Notably,
a 2020 market report by Mordor Intelligence forecasted
that the aerospace and defense market's use of 3D printing will
experience a 20 percent CAGR by 2025. This trend will only
likely increase as military standards continue to adapt not just
to the manufacturing process itself, but to the use of the necessary
composite materials, too.
Marotta Controls first came into existence troubleshooting
valve designs that, despite being accepted as proven parts, con38
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to leak in end-applications. The company ultimately fixed
these issues and others, establishing itself as a go-to engineering
shop capable of solving difficult problems. That is why the company
took on the challenge of improving the manifold's performance
in high-pressure applications-a problem that required
re-evaluating how and where best to apply Bernoulli's equation
within the system's design.
Early manifold iterations saw performance increases driven by
the introduction of new materials, chamber reconfigurations, and
other mechanical adaptations. These solutions launched new
product lines for Marotta that were customizable to a wide range
of standards for military as well as commercial applications.
However, the company still saw additional areas for innovation.
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figuration featuring a ruggedized laptop. Every Crysalis GCS configuration
is natively compatible with AeroVironment's Digital
Data Link™ (DDL™) radios and antennas, is designed for plugand-play
compatibility with Nett Warrior, and can integrate with
both third party command and control and battlefield management
applications.
AeroVironment provides technology solutions at the intersection
of robotics, sensors, software analytics and connectivity, designed
to deliver more actionable intelligence so warfighters can
proceed with certainty. Its portfolio of intelligent, multi-domain
robotic systems includes small footprint, runway-independent
unmanned aircraft systems. The JUMP®20, T-20™ and Puma™
LE provide extended range, multi-payload capabilities, and the
Puma™ RQ-20, Raven® RQ-11B, Wasp® RQ-12A, VAPOR® Helicopter
and automated Quantix™ Recon deliver highly tactical,
frontline situational awareness. These solutions deliver increased,
multi-mission capabilities and the option of selecting the appropriate
aircraft based on the type of mission to be performed.
These capabilities have the potential to provide significant force
protection and force multiplication benefits to small tactical units
and security personnel, as well as greater safety, scalability, and
cost-savings to commercial operators.
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