2. Glyndwr Innovations Ltd
Design and Engineering team based in North Wales. Broad
range of sectors including aerospace, medical, defence and
astronomy.
• opto-mechanical design engineering
• optical fabrication European Southern Observatory
Extremely Large Telescope (ESO ELT)
• system integration and testing
3. Phase 1 – persistent surveillance
Designed, built and tested an ultra-
light weight optics system for a
High-Altitude Long Endurance,
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (HALE
UAV), where mass is critical.
Analysis of light weighted optics
and structure.
4. Success to date
• delivered a functional technical demonstrator
• on time and within budget
• 150mm diameter optic
• mass of system 936g
5. Phase 2 development
• develop the design into a flight
capable system
• reduced mass
• reduced overall length
• environmentally tested
• standard sensor interface
• gimbal