E400 Displayed at Air National Guard (ANG) Domestic Capability Priorities Conference

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Event 38 Unmanned Systems Inc., was recently invited to attend the Air National Guard Domestic Capability Priorities Conference in Denver, Colorado. This annual event allows the Air National Guard (ANG) to review their acquisition priorities for the coming year.

Event 38 featured the E400 VTOL after completing a successful demonstration for the Air National Guard 178th Wing Fire and Emergency Services in late 2020. The E400’s VTOL capability is ideal for a variety of emergency response scenarios including search and rescue, swift water rescue, and fire response among others. 

Learn More About the E400 Here.

Event 38 Adds Sony a6100 Support to Companion Computer for E400

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Event 38’s most recent product, the E400, is designed to carry DSLR payloads in landscape orientation, a more efficient orientation for mapping. For this reason, Event 38 partnered with Sony to use the a6100, a lightweight, high resolution camera with a large APS-C sized sensor, which is crucial to produce clear, more accurate photogrammetric models.

Additionally, the Sony a6100 is now supported by Companion Computer, which is an Event 38-created device that allows a camera to talk directly to the autopilot in real-time. Companion Computer provides up-to-date information on the camera’s status, pictures it’s taking, current GPS coordinates, and pitch, roll, and yaw data from the autopilot AHRS.

Having the ability to have information like photos in real-time makes the postprocessing workflow not only more efficient, but allows the operator to check that the images are being photographed as desired, meaning good exposure and overlap, and the target area is captured.

E400 specs and pricing can be found here.

3D Printed Antenna Project Progresses to Integration

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Event 38 is currently working on a project supported by OFRN to 3D print antennas for sUAS (small unmanned aircraft system). The intent is to use additive manufacturing research to produce geometrically complex antennas with unique structural and aerodynamic properties. In this instance, the 3D model replaces the aircraft nose cone to function as both an antenna and an aerodynamic structure.

The part is made with a combination of metal and polymer 3D printing to achieve the antenna. Currently, Event 38 is integrating the antenna onto its E400 aircraft and plan to perform flight demonstration and functional evaluation this summer.