Helix is exhibiting at this year’s DroneX 26 – 27th September, Excel London
Come and visit our stand at this year’s DroneX tradeshow and conference. Speaking at the conference is Helix’s Tom Gooderham, Lead Applications Engineer will be speaking on the subject of:
The importance of GNSS integrity for BVLOS navigation.
“Our presentation focuses on the critical role of GNSS integrity in realising the extensive possibilities of BVLOS operations. We emphasise the significance of preserving the resilience of GNSS PNT data to effectively address risks linked to signal disruptions, interference, or spoofing. We discuss advanced antenna methodology and monitoring systems that enable real-time precision positioning. These measures safeguard against navigation errors, path deviations, conserve energy, and prevent accidents caused by innocent positioning.”
The event’s venue will host over 300 exhibitors and is expected to draw more than 3,000 professionals from various sectors of the drone ecosystem. DroneX provides a distinctive platform that offers an excellent opportunity to network with thousands of like-minded professionals who share an interest in UAV technology and to explore potential supplier relationships.
Helix focuses on high performance antenna technology for satellite communications and resilient PNT (Position, Navigation and Timing). With variants for GPS, Galileo GNSS constellations and the Iridium LEO satcomms constellation, Helix antennas are multifrequency resonant devices with tightly targeted frequency discrimination. They utilise multiple helical conductor filaments on a high dielectric constant ceramic core. The selective nature of the design assures integrity of data delivered to the receiver enabling positional accuracy to 10cm to be computed, and high levels of resilience against environmental and deliberate disruption. The helical antenna resonance means that troublesome reflected signals, typical of modern cities’ ‘urban canyons’ are ignored, while the on-frequency accuracy makes the system resilient to ‘noisy neighbour’ spectrum interference and deliberate jamming. All this comes in a compact and robust form factor light enough for drones and small enough for vehicle aesthetics. Using this best-in-class antenna technology enables the CRPx anti-jamming/spoofing systems deliver the optimum defence against malicious attempts to undermine satellite navigation and communications with the best SWaP-C.
