ADAPCO Technology for Aerial Application

Wingman^TM GX
The Wingman™ GX provides basic flight guidance, flight recording, obstacle awareness, flow rate, application totals and acres treated functions. However, the Wingman™ GX provides the most important functionality unavailable from any other system, the ability to receive and process real-time multilevel meteorology from the AVENTECH AIMMS-20™. (manual or tower met. data entries are also an option) With accurate meteorological data Wingman™ GX resolves the proper offset and altitude of the aircraft, for every spray run, which results in the greatest increase of droplet densities and optimum droplet sizes through or onto the intended target while minimizing off-target drift. In a real-time mode, the pilot sees where the spray-cloud is drifting, providing an unmatched confidence in delivering the material through or to the intended target. This is achieved by combining the real-time meteorology with the USDA Forestry Service AGDISP1 model within the Wingman™ GX. The Wingman™ GX and PC based Skytracker™ software are built upon ESRI standard SHAPE files. The operating software system is Windows XP embedded. Wingman Information Wingman Optimization Data Wingman Technical Specifications Wingman Pilot's Manual Wingman News
AIMMS-20
Your Solution: The AIMMS-20 The Aircraft Integrated Meteorological Measurement System (AIMMS-20) gives you up-to-the-second knowledge of prevailing wind conditions during each and every application. Wind speed and direction values are acquired and transmitted to the existing on-board GPS navigation computer where a spray-drift model evaluates real-time navigation corrections dependent on the prevailing wind conditions at application height. All data is also logged in the AIMMS unit for post-flight download and analysis. An optional Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) running Wind Vector Software is available to provide real-time display of meteorological conditions to either the pilot or an observer in the cockpit, as well as program and maintain the instrumentation. Advanced Technology The AIMMS-20 consists of four components: an airflow probe module (AFM), a carrier-phase GPS measurement module (GMM), an inertial measurement module (IMM) and central processing module (CPM). The airflow module is mounted below the lower wing surface while the other three modules are located in the cockpit. The system combines carrier-phase, position and velocity information from the GMM with six-axis inertial rates from the IMM and aerodynamically corrected 3-D aircraft-relative flow vector data from the AFM. The CPM then assimilates this wealth of sensor data using a sophisticated digital signal processing routine that is updated 20 times per second. Can You Fly Without It? The AIMMS-20 gives you the confidence of knowing you have applied the pesticide in the right wind conditions. The data log offers post-flight verification so you can demonstrate compliance with regulations and to provide evidence of responsible conduct in the event such is ever questioned. The AIMMS-20 sets a new standard. In today's regulatory and business environment, can you afford to fly without it?
Nexstar Aerial Flow Controllers
The Nexstar CM1 Unidirectional DC motor controller module “Uni_mod” is designed to control DC motors up to 35 volts and 40 amps in a positive direction at varying speeds specifically for aerial applications of liquids or granules. Typical applications of this CM1 module include liquid mosquito ULV pump control, and granular attachments for roller control in Agriculture or Forestry. This module is interfaced with the Wingman GX or SS Guidance System through a CAN (controller area network) data buss and may be one of many nodes daisy chained together on the buss. In addition to motor control, other items such as independent left and right spray boom control, boom pressure monitoring, and flow sensor monitoring are incorporated into this module. More than one Uni_mod motor controller module can be used as needed in each specific application.
SkyTracker
SkyTracker’s goal is to provide a user friendly yet functional interface between Wingman and the user. It is designed to run using Windows XP. The higher the resolution of the monitor the better but at least 1024 x 768 is recommended. The faster the CPU the better as well, a Pentium 4 / 1GHz or better is recommended. Data is transferred between the PC and the Wingman using An ADAPCO specified compact flash memory card. Every aerial adulticiding mission can be broken down into 3 sections. Preparation, execution and post mission analysis and record keeping. SkyTracker is essential to the mission preparation and post mission analysis and record keeping complimenting Wingman’s mission execution. SkyTracker enables the user to create blocks, remove no spray areas from that block, encapsulate multiple blocks in a container block if necessary and then export a collection of these blocks to a compact flash to be used by the Wingman. All digital maps used by SkyTracker and Wingman are ESRI Shape files. Blocks created by other GIS application such as Arc View can be used by SkyTracker and imported mission data can be viewed by ESRI Products and other applications that can view Shape files. Other functionality includes setting up of the AgDisp model data and exporting it to the Wingman. Obstacles such as Towers can be imported into SkyTracker database that can be exported to the Wingman. Additional Information & Manual