Formation flight and swarm
Fly as one.
Without GPS.
The IFF Core that identifies friends also measures the distance between them. PinPoint gives a lead drone and its followers one shared position, held by direct UWB ranging, not by satellites.
Shared position turns a swarm into a controllable system.
One lead, relative formation, no GNSS
How it works
The operator flies the lead. Followers range to it and to each other, share their state over the mesh and correct their position many times per second.
- 1Lead is flown
- 2Followers range
- 3State is shared
- 4Formation holds
- 5Formation adapts
Technische Daten
Preliminary, subject to change- Positioning
- UWB ranging + TDoA
- Position update rate
- 50 Hz
- Ranging accuracy*
- down to <5 cm
- Range*
- >2 km
- Mesh latency
- <5 ms
- Link
- Low-latency multi-hop UWB mesh
- GNSS dependency
- None
- Autopilot integration
- ArduPilot, PX4, plug-and-play
- Module size
- Smaller than a two-euro coin
- Architecture
- Lead + followers, optional repeater
- UGV video link (target)
- 5 Mbit/s up to 100 m
* Best value in a defined configuration. Relay and persistence are target capabilities, not delivered features.
Formation
One lead, multiple followers keep relative formation. Formation change and lead handover in development.
Indoor relay
When the lead enters a structure, followers hold relay positions outside and carry data inward.
Persistence
Individual drones rotate out for battery exchange while the formation keeps coverage.
Ground convoys
Follower UGVs hold a defined angle and distance to a designated lead.