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Bat 3

Bat 3 Overview

Overview of the Bat 3 system.

Bat 3 in action

Bat 3 in action.

Bat 3 slow motion launch

Bat 3 UAV autonomous catapult launch slow motion capture.

Bat 3 Cloud Cap

Cloud Cap Bat autonomous operation

Cloud Cap Bat with Piccolo II autopilot. Fully autonomous operation including launching and landing.

TASE gimbal camera

Cloud Cap Bat autonomously targeting interesection with the TASE inertial stablized gimbal camera.

V-Bat

V-Bat system overview

V-Bat 3.0 hovering waypoints in gusty winds.

V-Bat system overview

V-Bat system overview.

V-Bat hovering

V-Bat autonomous hovering.

Bat 3 UAV

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High quailty stitched imagery taken by in-wing still camera on the Bat 3.

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High quality aerial photograph captured by the Bat 3.

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Working with the US airforce COUNTER program.

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Bat 3 fitted with MLB gimbal camera in autonomous landing apporach.

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The small foot print of Bat 3 allows easy packing and quick deployment.

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A day in the desert. US military flying with the Bat 3 UAV system.

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The Bat 3 airframe is ruggedly designed to land in dirt or grass fields via RC control.

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MLB president Steve Morris in Australia. The Bat 3 demostrated UAV capabilities at the US Australia joint program COUNTER.

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Snap shot of Bat 3 launching from roof mounted catapult.

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The complete Bat 3 UAV system including aircraft, catapult, ground station and tracking antenna.

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Bat 3 launched autonomously, performing preplanned missions and able to re-task on the fly.

Bat 4 UAV

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The rugged Bat 4 airframe is the heavy lifter of the Bat family of aircraft. Lifts up to 30 lbs of payload.

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The MLB gimbal E/O camera comes standard on the Bat 4 providing live video feedback during missions.

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The large removable belly payload "pod" provides plenty of space to house custom payload instruments.

A fleet of Bat 4 owned by UC Berkeley's multi-UAV collaboration research. The Bat 4's are fitted with Cloud Cap Piccolo autopilot.

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The Bat 4 is a wheel launched vehicle. Takes off from a 300 field length runway.

V-Bat UAV

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An earlier version of the V-bat getting read for vertical take off.

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V-bat in horizontal high speed cruise mode. The V-bat combined the portability of VTOL and efficient flight of normal fixed wing aircraft.

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MLB personnel guiding the V-bat during test flights. The ducted fan design allows safer handling of the aircraft.

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V-bat 3.0 sitting behind the shop. The small foot print and modular wings allow easy storage.

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The thrust from the ducted fan is vectored by eight internally mixed vanes.

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V-bat hovering autonomously in a remote field. The VTOL design allows deployment at any location.