Ixion aterrizó en SICUR 2016 para mostrar la nueva generación de drones

The multirotor that Ixion exhibited at the fair is designed to perform programmed perimeter surveillance functions. It allows the detection of people, vehicles, or heat sources in predetermined areas, to then send alarms and images in real time.

Since it was created in 2011, Ixion has attended punctually to the International Security Exhibition, SICUR, and in this year's edition it has participated as one of the exhibiting companies to showcase its new generation of unmanned vehicles, specialized in industrial security tasks, private security, and perimeter surveillance.

At its stand, two of its autonomous vehicles could be seen: an RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft – aircraft controlled remotely) and a UGV (unmanned ground vehicle).

In order to achieve a highly configurable vehicle, completely autonomous and easy to operate, Ixion has developed the necessary hardware and software to carry out missions through a series of advanced functionalities: obstacle detection and avoidance, automatic takeoff and landing, distance maintenance and onboard computer vision.

All missions are detailed from the control station, whose software allows planning and monitoring of intelligent and autonomous missions, without requiring an experienced pilot for it.

The platform can execute its mission autonomously, without direct operator intervention, aunque este debe supervisarla y puede tomar el control en caso de que sea requerido.

Desde el modo manual aumentado es posible el control de ciertas variables por parte del operador, permitiendo una navegación más segura y sencilla.

El multirotor de seguridad autónoma que Ixion exhibió en SICUR 2016 permite recorrer de forma autónoma un perímetro que ha sido previamente definido. Despega automáticamente en las horas programadas, realiza la ruta perimetral que ha sido programada sobre GIS y aterriza de forma autónoma.

Besides, los drones profesionales, como el que han expuesto en la feria de seguridad celebrada en IFEMA, incorporan la tecnología necesaria para realizar tareas de vigilancia automática, permitiendo la detección de personas, vehicles, or heat sources in predetermined areas, with the consequent sending of alarms and real-time images to the control center.

Ixion's professional RPAS integrate Acude technology, which allows the multirotor to connect with the facility's security control center, which sends the alarm information to the UAV operator's station so that a route can be planned and the UAV can move to the indicated point, sending real-time images.

At SICUR 2016, Ixion has also shown an unmanned ground vehicle, equipped with the necessary technology to carry out autonomous surveillance and security tasks. This UGV performs perimeter surveillance rounds, previously programmed on the map of the area or the infrastructure. El vehículo autónomo es capaz de detectar elementos concretos y generar alarmas, funcionar de forma desatendida y realizar tareas de vigilancia nocturna.

Cuerpos de Seguridad

On the other hand, Ixion ha diseñado un multirrotor orientado a satisfacer las necesidades de los Cuerpos de Seguridad del Estado en tareas de vigilancia, vuelos tácticos de reconocimiento u operaciones de búsqueda y rescate.

Para adaptarse a los requerimiento de este segmento, también permite el establecimiento de puntos de interés, a los que apuntará siempre la cámara, y la definición de zonas sobre las que el multirrotor no debe volar. Besides, este tipo de sistema está equipado con cámaras de espectro visible e infrarrojo, que pueden intercambiarse en caso necesario y graban de forma geolocalizada.

Vehicles involved in this type of mission have an encrypted communication channel and a safety system for emergency situations, called Fail-Safe, with which actions such as return to home or controlled emergency landing can be configured.