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Piccolo Flight Management System

Piccolo autopilots are the standard in open architecture off-the-shelf autopilot solutions.
Each Piccolo system includes the core autopilot, flight sensors, navigation, wireless
communication, and payload interfaces, all in a small and highly integrated package.

Key Features
• Complete solution
including air data, inertial
and GPS sensors, datalink
radio and EMI shielded
enclosure

• Supports operations of any

UAS-fixed wing or VTOL aircraft

• Supports runway, balloon,

or catapult launch, and
runway, fixed or moving
• Supports three on-the-fly flight modes: platform recovery
autonomous, stability augmented steering, and
manual control

• Advanced feature support for flight termination

and sensor failure modes, Iridium Sat Control,
laser altimeters, and RTK GPS

• Plug-and-play support of peripherals including

TASE gimbals for coordinated ISR activities

• Over 3000 in use, Included in multiple FAA type-

certified and NAVAIR certified UAVs
 Autopilot Features
Software Options

Piccolo autopilots are available in several different software configurations.

Economy Feature Set - Lower cost option for Piccolo SL. Ideal for University programs, target
drones or for vehicles with simple payload support requirements.
Standard Feature Set - Adds new support for servo driven pan-tilt cameras, Microair
transponders, Iridium satellite communications and external magnetometers.
Laser Altimeter - Provides accurate altitude information allowing the vehicle to perform a
soft, flared landing.
RTK- Improves the GPS performance by using RTK DGPS. Enables precision landing on fixed
runways or into nets, as well as more accurate position information.
RTK and Moving Platform Recovery - Adds support of precision moving platform recovery,
needed for shipboard, moving net, and other moving capture applications.
Helicopter Operations - Includes autonomous take-off and landing, precision hover, and
automated path following, along with autopilot assisted manual steering modes.

Multiple Airborne Systems Portable Ground Stations are

responsible for managing the wireless link to
one or more Piccolo avionics, supplying
differential GPS corrections, and serving as a
bridge to the operator interface.
• Ruggedized case provides complete ground
station, including storage for harnesses,
antennas, etc.
• Supports the full range of primary radio
Panasonic Toughbook®
frequency options, and adds provisions for
optional integration of secondary link.
• Can be updated to include Iridium sat-comm
radio.
• Can be updated to include reference RTK GPS
User Interface receiver for precision and moving baseline
Ground Station capture applications.

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 Piccolo Command Center
Flight Control Software

Piccolo Command Center is the

user interface for the Piccolo autopilot
including flight planning and access to all
of the Piccolo features. The PCC software
can be used as a fully functional free soft-
ware download, or a license can be pur-
chased to enable many advanced features.

Panasonic Toughbook®

PCC Features Basic

Feature Set
*Demo & Full
Feature Set
• Dockable windows, context menus for common functions
• Complete support for all Piccolo controlled vehicles
• Primary Flight Display and graphical EFIS with the ability to change airspeed, altitude and
heading
• Real-time flight planning. Flexible drag and drop flight plan generation and updates
• Integration with web mapping servers for elevation imagery data
• View multiple aircraft on single map. Route copy between aircraft
• Terrain aware flight planning and warning system. 3-D views, high performance mapping with
the profile viewer. Terrain database supporting DTED and SRTM
• Geo-Fence: Airspace boundary definition and warning system
• PCC Software supports a growing number of plug-in applications that can be purchased
separately
• TASE Gimbal plug-in for TASE or servo pan/tilt cameras
• TASE Gimbal Object Tracker (Requires ViewPoint software)
• Strip Chart displays plug-in adds graphical display of telemetry data
• Directional antenna steering control plug-in supports longer UAV ranges

* When in demo mode, “DEMO” will appear across the screen

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 Piccolo Autopilots
Specifications
Payload Intensive UAS integrations / Fixed wing and VTOL UAS / From hand-launched up to converted manned
UAS / Range safety monitors or independent telemetry sources / Integrated in gas, electric, and non-powered
aircraft
Piccolo II Piccolo SL

RS232 Payload Interface Five Three

General I/O Including 14 configurable GPIO lines. 4 with

16 configurable GPIO lines
Servo
Analog Inputs Four, 0-5V input, 10 bit conversion
CAN: Simulation / General Interface
Other I/O Flight Termination: Deadman output
analog feedback
Optionally, four GPIO lines can be
configured as Analog inputs, 0-5V input,
10 bit conversion
CAN: Simulation / General Interface
Flight Termination: Deadman output

900 MHz ISM, 1W 900 MHz ISM, 1W

Integrated RF Data 2.4 GHz ISM, 1W 2.4 GHz ISM, 1W
Link Options 320-390 MHz discrete, 1W 320-390 MHz discrete, 1W
1350-1390 MHz discrete, IW 1350-1390 MHz discrete, IW

GPS 4 Hz uBlox module GPS Receiver. 5 volt 4 Hz uBlox module GPS Receiver. 5 volt

-Ported Static. 15 - 115 KPa -Ported Static. 15 - 115 KPa

-Ported Pitot. 4KPa Differential. -Ported Pitot. 4KPa Differential.
Pressure Sensors 280 Km/h airspeed 280 Km/h airspeed
-Optional Ported Pitot at 10 to 50
KPa for higher airspeed vehicles

Waypoint Navigation 100 waypoints saved in autopilot 100 waypoints saved in autopilot

-3 axis gyroscopes. 300 deg/sec -3 axis gyroscopes. 300 deg/sec

Inertial Sensors -3 axis acceleration. 10g
Transponders, Secondary Comms Radios,
Iridium SatComm, TASE Gimbals, Servo PTZ
Supported Peripherals
gimbals, Magnetometers, Laser Altimeters,
Payload Passthrough, RTK GPS
Vin: 8-20 volts
Electrical Power: 4W (typical - incluidng 900 MHz
radio)
Size: 142 x 46 x 62 mm unflanged (5.6 x 1.8 Size: 131 x 55.6 x 19 mm (5.16 x 2.19
x 2.4 inches)
Mechanical
Weight: 220 grams (7.7 oz) with 900 MHz
radio
Operating Temperature: -40C to +80
Environmental
(calibrated range, no case)
-3 axis acceleration. 6g
Transponders, Secondary Comms Radios,
Iridium SatComm, TASE Gimbals, Servo PTZ
gimbals, Magnetometers, Laser Altimeters,
Payload Passthrough, RTK GPS
Vin: 4.5-28 volts
Power: 4W (typical - including 900 MHz
radio)
x 0.76 inches)
Weight: 124 grams (4.4 oz) with 900
MHz radio
Operating Temperature: -40C to +80
(calibrated range, no case)

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