Videos
New video will be available from June 2008!
Please feel free to check out our You-Tube Links in the meantime or view our older footage below:
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Some videos feature NRI's patented flight control software in the AutoCopter models A and B. NRI has upgraded these models and now offers the AutoCopter Explorer, which includes the same flight control software in a more powerful and reliable system.
This is NRI's AutoCopter Express G computerized helicopter. The helicopter's on-board computers and navigation sensors allow it to fly itself while being "directed" by an operator on the ground. The system can also fly in fully autonomous mode from takeoff to landing.
The AutoCopter Express E helicopter was flown in 25+ mph winds in a demonstration for the Huntsville, Alabama Police Department. The flight computer uses artificial intelligence for stabilization and control of the helicopter. The operator merely directs/commands the helicopter maneuver (hover, climbout, takeoff, etc.).
Two AutoCopter Express E autonomous helicopters were flown at the same time in the operator-directed flight mode.
The AutoCopter A moves in slow forward flight - note the stability of NRI's patented intelligent flight control system as the video camera is turned in different directions.
The AutoCopter A hovers while tracking people on the ground. The video switches back and forth between visible spectrum and infrared video.
The AutoCopter A model carries and stabilizes a slingload payload (unmanned ground vehicle) in gusting 15-25 mph winds.
The AutoCopter A demonstrates the stability of NRI's intelligent flight control system as the video camera is turned in different directions.
An experimental AutoCopter carries and stabilizes a slingload payload (tool box).
This video shows the stability of the AutoCopter A at approximately 1,000 feet altitude. The video is mounted to the airframe - any observed movements are the helicopter adjusting to wind disturbances, causing position/velocity changes.
The AutoCopter A is programmed to fly a set of waypoints next to the NRI facility. The operator signals the AutoCopter to take off - the AutoCopter takes off autonomously, flies the programmed path, and lands entirely on its own.
The AutoCopter A flies in fully autonomous mode in a field in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia.
The AutoCopter A flies 2 miles away from the operator over the Alabama countryside. The operator directs the flight by controlling the Ground Control Station joystick - the flight is performed with visual navigation via a video downlink.
The AutoCopter A model flies at 20 mph across a field, stops, and then continues the flight - the operator on the gound is commanding the AutoCopter in the operator-directed flight mode.
The AutoCopter A model performs surveillance of the target and monitors the troops at Fort Benning.
The AutoCopter A, outfitted with an AA12 automatic 12-guage machine gun, is tested on the ground, then in the air under manual pilot control, and finally with the flight control system. The AA12 is capable of firing at a rate of 300 rounds/minute. It can also fire FRAG12 grenades, which can penetrate 3/4 inch steel.
The AutoCopter Express E flies with a video camera mounted directly to the airframe - this video is to demonstrate the stability of the flight control system.
This is the gasoline-powered AutoCopter B autonomous helicopter during flight maneuvers last year. The kerosene-fueled, turbine-powered AutoCopter Explorer is replacing this system because of the turbine engine's ability to handle higher altitudes with ease
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