Aileroncs is developing Sentinel, a Visual Traffic Collision and Avoidance System that utilizes a camera-based approach to detect airborne hazards such as drones and birds, enhancing pilot situational awareness. The system integrates with existing avionics and provides real-time visual alerts, significantly improving safety during flight operations.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
Pilots often struggle to visually identify airborne hazards like drones and birds, relying on limited visual cues or delayed ATC callouts, which can lead to potential collisions and reduced situational awareness. Existing traffic awareness systems may present traffic information abstractly, requiring pilots to mentally correlate data with the visual horizon.
Solution
Aileronics' Sentinel is a Visual Traffic Collision and Avoidance System (V-TCAS) that enhances pilot situational awareness by using a camera-based approach to detect airborne hazards. The system identifies potential collision threats such as airplanes, drones, and birds, and displays them in relation to the visual horizon directly on the pilot's Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). Sentinel provides real-time visual alerts, enabling pilots to quickly assess and react to potential hazards, thereby improving flight safety. The system's portable design allows for easy installation in almost any airplane using a windshield suction mount.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes pilots of general aviation aircraft who want to improve their situational awareness and avoid airborne collisions, as well as flight schools and aviation enthusiasts.
Features
- Camera-based airborne hazard detection for airplanes, drones, and birds.
- Visual traffic display directly on the pilot's EFB, showing hazards in relation to the visual horizon.
- Real-time visual alerts to enhance pilot situational awareness.
- Portable design with easy windshield suction mount for installation in various aircraft.
- Operates on aircraft power or add-on battery.