FLIGHT COMPUTE

Flight control and compute, engineered as one system.

NDAA Compliant, Integrated flight-control and companion-compute platforms for autonomous & mission-critical systems.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the Helios FMU NDAA compliant?

Yes. Helios is 100% NDAA compliant and built on high-quality non-Chinese components. SkyNav is also 100% NDAA compliant.

Can the Helios FMU run both PX4 and ArduPilot?

Yes. Helios ships with ArduCopter by default, and PX4 can be flashed over USB. Custom firmware builds are also supported.

Do I need a separate flight controller if I use a Jetson?

In a typical Jetson-based stack, yes. The Jetson module sits on a carrier board and talks to a separate flight controller, usually over MAVLink on a serial or Ethernet link. Helios integrates the flight controller and a Raspberry Pi CM5 companion computer in one 94 g unit with a single 6-36 V input.

Can the Helios FMU run VIO onboard?

Yes. Helios pairs a sensor-redundant flight controller (triple IMUs, dedicated compass, centimeter-level barometer) with a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 companion computer that runs workloads such as VIO and SLAM, with two 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces and PCIe on the J3 Interface connector for an AI accelerator.

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