KEF Robotics' Tailwind Visual Navigation can be integrated on an existing aircraft as a software-only addition provided sufficient sensing is available. Tailwind is compatible with a wide range of cameras, IMUs, altimeters and processors, often requiring only a portion of the available compute. And Tailwind libraries and configuration files make it simple to interact with our navigation system through an API.

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Software-only integrations progress through in 5 steps, with the duration of the integration dependent on the complexity of the adaptation:

• Architecture review

• Initial integration and benchtop testing

• Open loop flight

• Closed loop flight

• Customer handoff

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Advantages of the Tailwind software integration:

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• Compatible Px4 and Ardupilot

• Highly scalable to large batches of aircraft

• No weight added

• NDAA compliant

• Non-ITAR, EAR99 under Department of Commerce

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