For UAVs to operate effectively, reliable landing zones are essential. These areas must meet tactical, environmental, and logistical requirements to ensure both mission success and platform safety.
Carmenta UAS Mission Kit equips you with the tools, training, and support needed to integrate multiple out-of-the-box geospatial analyses from Carmenta’s geospatial technology, to enable automated identification of safe and accessible landing zones.
Using Carmenta Engine’s slope analysis, areas with steep gradients are automatically excluded. UAVs require relatively flat terrain for stable landings, and this analysis ensures only suitable ground is considered.
Carmenta Engine reads terrain classification data to distinguish between viable and non-viable landing surfaces. The classification scheme can be tailored to mission-specific requirements, enhancing operational flexibility.
Carmenta Engine’s Buffer Zone calculation applies a buffer zone around hazardous terrain types, ensuring that UAVs maintain a safe distance from obstacles and high-risk areas.
Additional functionality in Carmenta’s geospatial technology can further refine landing zone selection in a tactical environment:
The image shows how good landing zones can be calculated using terrain data (elevation change) and land classification, and displayed as a map layer.
