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Micro VPS (Micro Visual Positioning System)
Pod-mounted visual positioning system that compares camera imagery with onboard satellite maps to give drones position without GPS; flown 564 km over Florida in March 2026.
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Pod-mounted visual positioning system that compares camera imagery with onboard satellite maps to give drones position without GPS; flown 564 km over Florida in March 2026.
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- Edge AI compute modules
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Runs on a Raspberry Pi 5-class single-board computer.
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Defence Blog · Apr 7, 2026 · Supports: System, System · system input:edge-ai-compute
“Images published alongside the data show the Micro VPS pod mounted beneath the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.”
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Theseus · Apr 17, 2025 · Supports: System
“comparing camera images to a large database of satellite maps stored onboard”
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