MLB can help you refine your existing products or modify our product line to meet your exclusive needs.  Our experienced engineering team has expertise in avionics, self guidance, mission planning, aerodynamics, production, and is familiar with a wide range of UAV solutions.  We have solid experience working with organizations to provide creative solutions to tough problems.

MLB can provide extensive training for its shipping products at your location or at our company headquarters.   Short or long term arrangements are available.

Many customers may not be interested buying a UAV outright but may be interested in buying just the data that a UAV provides. MLB provides leasing solutions as an alternative to outright purchase. One or the other of these choices may make sense for a given customer, but rarely do they both make sense. A number of factors must be considered to understand the tradeoffs involved:

Cost
The most obvious issue for most customers is acquisition cost of the UAV. Indeed, the MLB Bat is the most economical UAV available today, and consequently it is an attractive concept to own and operate one’s own UAV. However, there are costs incurred through maintaining, storing, insuring, and operating any UAV that should also be considered before making this decision.

Reliability and Safety
As the MLB Bat is capable of completely autonomous flight, it is a quantum leap forward in ease of operation of a flying vehicle. However, it must still be operated with care and attention to detail to avoid unintended mishaps. MLB operators undergo advanced training and must assume responsibility for lost aircraft. Maintaining a capable flight crew is important for reducing the chance of damage to or loss of an aircraft.

Quality
For some applications, the experience of MLB derived from many man-years of UAV utilization is invaluable. The quality of the data obtained is usually directly related to the operation of the UAV platform.

Timing
Although an MLB flight service team is usually available when customers require, some customers may need to have complete control over the timing of the information collection and consequently should own and operate the Bat themselves.

Legal issues
Depending on the application, the customer, and the area in which the Bat is flown, legal issues may play a part in mission selection and conduct. MLB has experience dealing with the various government entities that can affect UAV operations.

Currently there are no laws that formally define what a UAV is. MLB believes that such laws, when they are written, will allow mini-UAVs such as the MLB Bat to operate in congested airspace. In anticipation of these laws, MLB has been developing sensing systems and imaging techniques to enhance the abilities of mini-UAVs in relevant applications.

Access
Customers that use MLB flight services are given access to all of the flight data information, the full output of the sensor suite, and the mission planning process. On the other hand, some customers may have sensors or flight areas that are classified or otherwise may be unable to share information about the specifics of Bat flights.

MLB offers consulting services in all fields of UAV research, design, and production:

• Flight operations
• Flight training
• Aircraft design
• Flight control system design (hardware, software, and control systems)
• Sensor systems (stabilized gimbals, aerial photography)
• Air and ground system software design
• Aerial mapping
• Image stitching and geo-location

Work is performed at our design, production, and flight test facilities, or at your specified locations around the world. Please contact us with your requirements for a prompt, competitive quote .