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Add-Ons to Increase IP Rating
Vertiq has designed its next generation of modules to accommodate Add-Ons to meet customer needs. One of Vertiq's goals for these modules is ensuring the system is able to handle a variety of environmental factors, such as sand, dust, and water. With these Add-Ons, the max IP rating of Vertiq’s next generation modules is IP45.
Lifetime Test Procedure
Vertiq’s lifetime test seeks to determine the life expectancy of its modules under realistic operating conditions.
DroneCAN Support
Vertiq provides all support documentation on their website, including how to use DroneCAN (previously known as UAVCANv0) to integrate a Vertiq module with a PX4 flight controller.
Vertiq Joins Drone Radio Show
Host Randy Goers interviews Jon Broome, Vertiq CEO and Co-Founder to talk about developing high performance motors for drone propulsion.
Good Things Come in Small Packages
One of the differentiators of Vertiq technology from competitors is the integrated electronic speed controller (ESC). This enables a wide range of performance benefits and unique control capabilities, but in this post, we are specifically focusing on Vertiq’s products’ physical attributes, compared to their closest competitive motor and ESC package
VERTIQ IS AWARDED AN AFWERX PHASE 1 CONTRACT
AFWERX is a technology acceleration directorate within the U.S. Air Force and its SBIR program enables small businesses to explore their technological potential by providing incentives for the commercialization of novel technologies.
Use Case: Increasing Mission Time for Offshore Traveling
Vertiq technology increases propulsion efficiency by 10%, made possible by the innovative control method, Field Estimated Control (FEC). This 10% increase in efficiency would increase Total Mission Time by 5 minutes (to 55 minutes).
Use Case: Increasing Delivery Range
Vertiq can increase your delivery radius by 15% and delivery area by 32%.
FAA Type Certification for Drones
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies products such as crewed aircrafts and drones that show compliance with the FAA’s airworthiness standards, as well as environmental standards like emissions and noise
Use Case: Minimizing Drone-in-a-Box Solutions
Presenting our Use Case series. One of the benefits of Vertiq’s technology is that our position sensor allows us to precisely position propellers in-flight and upon landing.
History Series: The TDN-1 Assault Drone
Following the development of the Curtiss Fledgling, The Naval Aircraft Factory designed the TDN-1 assault drone (an evolution of the RC Curtiss Fledgling) that was capable of carrying a 1,000 pound bomb.
Our Rebrand
Motor Commutation: FOC vs. FEC
Vertiq uses FEC, we are committed to making FEC meet or exceed all FOC performance numbers.
History Series: First Mass Produced UAV
Around the same time as the development of the Curtiss Fledgling, Walter Righter designed the OQ-2, another small radio-controlled aircraft.
Vertiq Joins 400 Feet Stories Podcast to Discuss Its Propulsion Technology
Vertiq’s Co-Founders, Matthew Piccoli and Jon Broome, had the opportunity to join Danielle Gagne, the Chief Storyteller for Volatus Aerospace during AUVSI to discuss Vertiq’s propulsion technology.
AUVSI Xponential 2022 comes to a close!
During the last week of April, Vertiq attended AUVSI Xponential 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
Underactuated Propulsion at AUVSI 2022
Vertiq is excited to announce that we will also be showcasing our underactuated propulsion system at AUVSI this year!
Showcasing New Prototypes at AUVSI 2022
We will be attending AUVSI Xponential 2022 in Orlando, Florida at Booth #1649 from April 25-28.
History Series: The Curtiss Fledgling
Following the early success of the Queen Bee, RC vehicle research began getting more attention and funding.
IP Ratings
Vertiq's modules come with a minimum standard protection of IP43. We have settled with this level of protection because Vertiq’s stock modules have been designed to accommodate industry-standard sizes and use cases.