Intelligent Drone Technologies
onsemi helps drones fly longer, see farther, and make smarter decisions with advanced imaging, depth sensing, motor control, power management, and battery tech for high‑performance drone platforms.
As drones evolve from remote-controlled aircraft into intelligent autonomous systems, the demands on sensing, power efficiency, and real-time decision-making continue to grow. onsemi enables this transformation through a comprehensive portfolio of intelligent power and sensing technologies that help drones fly longer, navigate more safely, and deliver greater operational value.
From infrastructure inspection and precision agriculture to logistics, public safety, and autonomous aerial robotics, onsemi solutions provide the foundation for advanced drone platforms. Our industry-leading image sensors, iToF depth sensing, SWIR imaging, power management, battery solutions, and motor control technologies work together to enhance situational awareness, extend flight time, and improve system performance.
By combining intelligent sensing with intelligent power, onsemi helps drone manufacturers build systems that can see farther, respond faster, and operate more efficiently in demanding real-world environments accelerating the future of autonomous flight.
Discover how onsemi image sensors deliver high-res imaging, HDR and low-light performance for safe drone navigation, obstacle detection and aerial inspection in harsh environments.
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10BASE‑T1S delivers robust, cost‑effective Ethernet to the edge, enabling seamless multi‑drop connectivity for sensors and controllers in industrial networks.
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Combining advanced imaging, depth sensing, and low-power design, drone solutions enable stable navigation, obstacle detection, aerial inspection, and data-rich operation across dynamic industrial and commercial environments.
Drone power and communication systems are designed to keep UAV platforms efficient, connected, and reliable. They manage battery energy, protect critical electronics, and support stable voltage rails for motors, sensors, cameras, and processors
Modern machines do not just capture images, they interpret them. See how advanced vision technologies enable drones and robots to navigate, map and make real-time decisions across industrial and autonomous applications.
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Image sensors enable drones to capture high-quality visual data for navigation, inspection, mapping, and obstacle avoidance. Advanced sensors with high resolution, HDR capability, and low-light performance improve situational awareness and help drones operate more safely in complex environments.
Global shutter cameras capture an entire image simultaneously, eliminating motion blur and distortion caused by fast-moving objects or rapid drone movement. This makes them ideal for drone mapping, navigation, inspection, and obstacle detection applications.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging allows drones to capture details in both bright and dark areas of a scene simultaneously. This improves image quality and ensures accurate data collection during inspections, surveying, and autonomous navigation in challenging lighting conditions.
Drones provide real-time aerial views of construction sites, allowing project managers to monitor progress, verify compliance, improve site safety, and create accurate project documentation throughout the construction lifecycle.
An efficient power tree reduces conversion losses and keeps more battery energy available for flight. In drone systems, propulsion consumes the largest share of power, while processors, sensors, wireless modules, lighting, and imaging still require stable low-voltage rails. Using synchronous buck regulators, eFuses, and optimized point-of-load conversion helps extend endurance and improve reliability.
MOSFETs are used for motor drives, battery switching, power distribution, and DC-DC conversion. Low-resistance and fast-switching MOSFETs reduce losses, improve efficiency, and lower heat generation. This helps drones achieve longer flight time, smaller electronics, and better performance under high-current operating conditions.
10BASE-T1S enables 10 Mb/s Ethernet over a single unshielded twisted pair, supporting multidrop communication between distributed drone modules. Compared with fragmented fieldbus networks, it can reduce wiring, gateways, connector count, and software complexity. PLCA also helps provide predictable shared-bus access, which is useful for sensors, actuators, battery telemetry, and payload electronics.
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