About

Enelect is a solutions-focused company with a background in the defense, aviation, aerospace and energy industries, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Leveraging extensive experience leading work in military aircraft operations and systems engineering, the company realized several disruptive innovations in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned systems, remote sensing and geospatial information systems. The company is comprised of pilots and engineers with experience operating high value airborne assets.

Here are some specific examples of UAV projects our pilots and engineers have worked on:

Russell Glacier:
This project involved taking a large, 14-foot unmanned aircraft, equipped with an onboard radar and autopilot, and operated from a frozen lake near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, beyond line of sight (BLOS). The goal of the project was to gather data regarding the depth of the ice over the Russell Glacier in order to determine the pressure of the glacier at that point. It was very challenging and required austere fieldwork, problem solving, physical resilience and working with international partners. Many sorties were flown beyond the range of radio and were able to safely launch and recover a $100,000 asset without a single mishap.

X-47B UCAS:
Project definition, project test and integration, verification & validation of requirements and architecture for the development of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Aerial System (UCAS). Developed ground maintenance concepts and designs for the Autonomous Air Refueling (AAR) vision system including a new refueling vision system calibration method, which was successfully employed during the first air refueling graduation demonstration in April 2015.

Deeprock and Kinder Morgan:
Aerial mapping for a large oil aggregator tank farm in Cushing, OK. Conducted a thorough survey of the tank farm with new photogrammetry software and compared performance characteristics between the DJI Mavic Pro and Phantom 4+ UAV models.

Castello Rosso:
Aerial mapping and 3D imagery of a 14th century Venetian castle on the island of Euboea (Evia) in Greece. Many areas of the fortification are fragile and crumbling from age, and aren't safe to access. However, after a 3D scan the castle can be viewed digitally from all angles.

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