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Buddy Michini
CTO
Venture-backed, 70-person startup in San Francisco, building a HW/SW/Cloud platform for commercial drones.
Building a Platform for Commercial Drones Buddy Michini CTO - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Building a Platform for Commercial Drones Buddy Michini CTO - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Building a Platform for Commercial Drones Buddy Michini CTO Venture-backed, 70-person startup in San Francisco, building a HW/SW/Cloud platform for commercial drones. 2010 2011 2013 What I Learned: Designing/building/fixing HW and SW for
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2010
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2011
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2013
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What I Learned:
Designing/building/fixing HW and SW for flying robots is soul-crushing, tedious work. Someone should make a platform that makes autonomous flight easy, but still customizable
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Application-specific breakout board Gumstix CoM for flight controls and applications Core board with sensors and coprocessor for data fusion
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Autopilot HW and SW
Airware Platform Evolution
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GPS Module Actuator Module Air Datalink Module Airspeed Module Flight Core
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The Importance of Pub/Sub/RPC Middleware
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Autopilot HW and SW Multi-Vehicle Architecture
Airware Platform Evolution
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Ground Control Station Configuration Manager
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Autopilot HW and SW Multi-Vehicle Architecture Streamlined UI
Airware Platform Evolution
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Flight Core Application Core
Flight Critical Application
- Closed real-time OS
- Airware flight software
- Hub for certified flight HW
- Compliant
- Certifiable
- Linux, with app management
- Middleware for apps w/ simplified pub/sub/RPC
- Tight (but protected) integration w/ flight control
- Onboard apps connect to UI plugins
- Embrace open source for applications
Data Bridge
Application Framework
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Autopilot HW and SW Multi-Vehicle Architecture Streamlined UI Application Framework
Airware Platform Evolution
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Autopilot HW and SW Multi-Vehicle Architecture Streamlined UI Application Framework Cloud Management
Airware Platform Evolution
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Paying Customer Aircraft/ Sensor OEM
An Alternative Interpretation
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Job Planning Integrate Aircraft & Sensors
Service Provider
Paying Customer Aircraft/ Sensor OEM
An Alternative Interpretation
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Data Collection Workflow Job Planning Integrate Aircraft & Sensors
Service Provider
Paying Customer Aircraft/ Sensor OEM
An Alternative Interpretation
Operator
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Data Collection Workflow Analytics Data Products Job Planning Integrate Aircraft & Sensors
Service Provider
Paying Customer
Service Provider
Aircraft/ Sensor OEM
An Alternative Interpretation
Operator
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Create Projects& Manage Users Setup Vehicles Create Jobs Approvals Create Flight Plans Fly and Acquire Data Sync with Cloud Deliver Data
Airware Solution Data Collection Workflow Analytics Data Products Job Planning Integrate Aircraft & Sensors Paying Customer
Service Provider
Aircraft/ Sensor OEM
An Alternative Interpretation
Operator
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Create Projects& Manage Users Setup Vehicles Create Jobs Approvals Create Flight Plans Fly and Acquire Data Sync with Cloud Deliver Data
Airware Solution Data Collection Workflow Analytics Data Products Job Planning Integrate Aircraft & Sensors Paying Customer
Service Provider
Aircraft/ Sensor OEM
App Developers!
Operator
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- 1. Wildlife Surveying
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- 2. Avalanche Rescue
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- 3. Bridge Inspection
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- 4. Quarry Accounting
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- 5. Structural Assessment
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- 6. Telecom Satellites
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- 7. Gas Leak Detection
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- 8. Cruise Ship Safety