YAKIR is a specialized navigation suite designed for resilient, low-altitude operations in GNSS-denied and contested environments. By transforming existing intelligence data into high-precision digital maps, YAKIR enables drones to “see” their way to the objective with absolute autonomy and zero signal footprint.
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In modern tactical scenarios, reliance on GPS is a liability. Electronic Warfare (EW), signal jamming, and spoofing can render standard drones useless. To maintain operational superiority, UAVs must be able to navigate autonomously and precisely without any external signals.
Engineered for the frontline, YAKIR eliminates the dependency on satellite navigation. Our AI-driven visual-inertial system ensures mission continuity even under heavy GNSS jamming or in signal-shadowed terrain like urban canyons and deep valleys.
Designed for rapid deployment, YAKIR supports standard flight controllers (PX4, ArduPilot) and runs on compact, power-efficient onboard computers. The containerized architecture allows for quick software updates and hardware swaps in the field.
YAKIR leverages the power of accumulated data. Instead of relying on generic satellite maps, the system transforms data captured during previous missions and reconnaissance flights into actionable navigation maps. By processing prior flight logs, visual sensor data, and telemetry, YAKIR builds a high-fidelity “digital memory” of the operational area, ensuring that every subsequent flight is more precise and secure than the last.
Success at low altitudes requires more than just obstacle avoidance. YAKIR utilizes pre-planned mission maps to provide guaranteed navigation paths. By matching real-time visual input against the generated map, the system ensures the drone stays on course at extremely low altitudes, minimizing detection and maximizing mission success.
Reconnaissance & Data Capture: Perform an initial flight to capture high-quality video data of the operational area. This data serves as the foundation for the system’s “visual memory.”
Map Synthesis: The captured video is processed through the Vision-Based Map Constructor, which extracts unique features and generates a dense, multi-layered navigation map.
Autonomous Execution: The UAV is deployed with the ROS 2 Autonomous Navigator. The drone executes the mission with absolute autonomy, matching real-time video against its onboard map to maintain precise positioning without GPS.
Mission Tactical Planning: Using the Tactical Mission Planner, operators design precise flight paths. The system validates these paths against the generated map to ensure continuous visual tracking and terrain clearance.
1. Vision-Based Map Constructor
The foundation of the YAKIR ecosystem. This module processes high-resolution video feeds from previous reconnaissance flights to generate dense, feature-rich navigation maps. It utilizes advanced AI to extract unique environmental signatures, creating a robust “digital twin” of the terrain that remains accurate even as lighting and weather conditions change.
2. Tactical Mission Planner
A specialized module that takes the generated navigation maps and transforms them into guaranteed flight paths. It allows operators to plan low-altitude missions with extreme precision, calculating optimal trajectories that minimize exposure to threats while ensuring the drone maintains constant visual contact with known landmarks for drift-free navigation.
3. ROS 2 Autonomous Navigator
The “brain” of the UAV. This high-performance, ROS 2 compatible component runs onboard the drone’s computer. It performs real-time fusion of visual and inertial data, matching the live camera feed against the pre-planned mission map. This component communicates directly with the flight controller to execute autonomous maneuvers with millimetric accuracy, all without any external signals.
YAKIR provides the technological edge needed to master the sky when the signals go dark.
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