Veronte Autopilot KAI flight control system

Veronte Autopilot KAI is a flight controller from Embention that combines a deterministic flight control layer with an onboard neural processing layer for computer vision. The controller is designed for professional unmanned aircraft and measures 127 × 53 × 15.3 mm with a mass of 190 g, which suits small airframes where volume and weight are limited.

The flight control layer handles autonomous flight control, sensor fusion and manual or autonomous vehicle modes. It follows DO-178C and DO-254 design assurance practices for airborne software and hardware, which is relevant for integrators that must document development for airworthiness or customer review. The same unit supports multirotor, fixed-wing and helicopter configurations.

The sensor suite is integrated in the unit: a tactical-grade inertial measurement unit rated for 40 g and 2,000 °/s, a magnetometer, a barometer and a pitot-static sensor. These measurements feed the navigation filter together with the vision layer, which provides vision-based navigation when satellite positioning is limited. Embention describes a three-layer positioning, navigation and timing architecture that adds low-Earth-orbit satellite and 4G/LTE references to conventional GNSS.

The unit exposes USB, CAN FD and Ethernet interfaces for payloads, radios and companion equipment, and includes LTE connectivity for data links. Configurable onboard flight recording stores flight data for analysis and troubleshooting. The operating temperature range is -40 to 60 °C.

Veronte Autopilot KAI belongs to the Veronte ecosystem and uses its proprietary software stack. Its uses cover professional unmanned systems for surveillance and inspection, logistics and delivery, and defense applications in which autonomy, resilience to GNSS degradation and a compact form factor are required. System designers should confirm integration details, such as sensor configuration and interface mapping, with the maker's documentation for their airframe.