Finalists Named for 2022 AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards
April 4, 2022 | AUVSI News
Finalists Named for AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards
Winners will be announced at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 in Orlando, FL on April 25-28
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Association for Uncrewed Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) today named the finalists for the fifth annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards. The awards recognize the accomplishments of companies, organizations, and individuals across the uncrewed systems community. The winners will be announced during AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2022 on April 25-28, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
“During AUVSI’s 50th anniversary year, we are celebrating the accomplishments of the uncrewed systems industry within the last half-century, reflecting on lessons learned, and looking ahead to our vision for the future,” said Brian Wynne, President and CEO of AUVSI. “The 2022 XCELLENCE award finalists represent some of the leading innovations and organizations that will help us reach our shared vision of assured autonomy.”
The AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards will honor innovators with a demonstrated commitment to advancing autonomy, leading, and promoting safe adoption of uncrewed systems, and developing programs that use these technologies to save lives and improve the human condition. These are the finalists in those categories:
XCELLENCE in Operations
Enterprise Application
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Florida Power & Light Company, FPLAir Blue Sky Operations
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N.C. Department of Transportation Division of Aviation, N.C. Department of Transportation Drone Operations
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PABLO AIR Co., Ltd., Integrated UAM Management System with PAMNet
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Percepto, Dronifying Critical Infrastructure
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Plus, PlusDrive – Applying Autonomous Trucking Technology Today
XCELLENCE in Technology
Enabling Components & Peripherals
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Amprius Technologies, 450+ Wh/kg Li-Ion Batteries with Silicon NanowireTM Technology
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CENTUM Research & Technology, Lifeseeker Mini Light Version
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Honeywell, Honeywell BVLOS Suite
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LightWare LiDAR LLC, LightWare LiDAR : LandingSense™
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Pierce Aerospace, Flight Portal ID
Hardware & Systems Design
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AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., eBee TAC
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Easy Aerial, Easy Aerial Raptor Smart Aerial Monitoring System
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SBG Systems, New Pulse-40 Miniature Tactical Grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
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Stratom, Rapid™ Autonomous Refueling
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TuSimple, TuSimple’s Autonomous Freight Network
Software Design and Coding
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AlarisPro, AlarisPro Safety Ecosystem (ASE) – Connecting all Stakeholders in the UAS Industry
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Auterion, Auterion Suite, The Centerpiece of your Drone Operation
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Modern Technology Solutions, Incorporated, Supervised Autonomous Function Executive (SAFE)
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Percpeto, Percepto AIM: Automated Visual Inspection, End-to-End
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Verizon Robotics, Skyward Drone Software Platform
XCELLENCE in Innovation
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Drone Delivery Canada Corp., Integrating Cargo Drones into Controlled Airspace at a Major International Airport
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Einride, Einride Pod 100% Electric and Fully Autonomous Shipping
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TuSimple, TuSimple’s Autonomous Freight Network
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UPS Flight Forward Inc., UPS Flight Forward Delivers COVID-19 Vaccine by Drone
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Wing, Store-to-Door Delivery by Wing
Finalists were also named in the Humanitarian and Public Safety categories. These awards will recognize organizations and/or individuals in each category that have made a significant impact using uncrewed systems to serve in humanitarian or public safety efforts. The winners will each receive an award and prize money. These are the finalists for those categories:
XCELLENCE in Mission
Humanitarian Project/Program
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Andrones, Mapping and Treatment of Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Breeding Sites with Drones (vector of Dengue, Zyka and Chkungunya diseases)
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Douglas Thron Cinematography and Animal Rescue, Doug to the Rescue TV Show
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Little Arms Studios, LLC, Zephyr Drone Simulator
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TEKEVER, TEKEVER AR5 Lifesaver
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The University of New Mexico: Project VolCAN Team, Project VolCAN: Cumbre Vieja Volcano
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Public Safety
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Black Swift Technologies, Pathfinding BVLOS Mission for Advancing Volcano Activity Monitoring and Early Warning
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Safety (AVS), Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office, Michael O’Shea – Public Safety Support by Federal Aviation Administration UAS Integration Office
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New York City Fire Department, FDNY Robotics
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Story County Sheriff’s Office, Story County Sheriff’s Office UAS Team
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Miami Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR) and the Florida State University Disaster Incident Response Team (DIRT), Small UAS at Surfside Florida Condo Collapse Response
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (AUS) Strategic Programs Branch, AUS-430, Public Safety Liaison/Strategic Programs Branch, FAA/AUS-430 with support from SAIC
As the uncrewed systems industry’s largest trade show and conference, XPONENTIAL offers a broad-based and balanced educational program brimming with cutting-edge content and inspirational insights, ranging from policy implications and technical challenges to use cases and best practices across vertical markets and everything in between.
For more information about the XCELLENCE awards and XPONENTIAL 2022 and to register, visit xponential.org.
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About AUVSI
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed systems and robotics — represents corporations and professionals from more than 60 countries involved in industry, government, and academia. AUVSI members work in the defense, civil and commercial markets. For more information, visit AUVSI.org.
About AUVSI XPONENTIAL
AUVSI XPONENTIAL is the largest, most significant event for the uncrewed systems industry. The 2022 exhibit hall will showcase hundreds of cutting-edge companies from around the world and the conference will feature educational programming by uncrewed systems experts, providing information about the future of policy, technology and business solutions and trending topics.
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