Currawong Engineering
Currawong Engineering Pty Ltd
Huntingfield, Tasmania, Australia
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Founded in 2005, Currawong Engineering is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Huntingfield, Australia working in air systems.
Currawong Engineering is an Australian company based in Tasmania that designs and manufactures engine powertrain systems and power electronics for unmanned aerial vehicles, for both military and commercial applications. Founded in 2005 by Gavin Brett, its product range includes UAV engines (Corvid-29, Corvid-50 and hybrid variants), hybrid power systems, electronic speed controllers, CAN bus servos, a CAN2PWM adapter and a hybrid transmuter. The company also supplies electronic fuel injection systems, provides engineering design and consulting services, and offers specialist CNC machining. Its quality system has been audited by Tier 1 military customers. Past work includes a fuel injection contract for Honeywell's T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle in 2009, and its fuel injection systems have been used by Raytheon Sensintel, Fuji-Imvac and other UAV manufacturers. The company received a 150,000 grant from the CDIC Global Defence Competitiveness program to expand electronics production.
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Corvid-29
UAV engine
29cc single-cylinder UAV engine with electronic fuel injection, low noise exhaust and integrated power supply, for aircraft up to 25 kg MTOW.
Corvid-50
UAV engine
50cc UAV engine based on the Desert Aircraft DA-50, with custom crankcase, throttle body, EFI and starter generator, for aircraft up to about 40 kg MTOW.
Cortex Hybrid Power System (CHPS)
Hybrid power unit
Hybrid power system delivering electrical power to small UAVs from a generator, battery or both, with engine restart and boost capability.
Cortex-50 Hybrid Engine
Hybrid UAV engine
Petrol 2-stroke single-cylinder EFI engine with hybrid power capability that can replace batteries and reduce vehicle weight.
Cortex-HF50
Heavy fuel UAV engine
Heavy-fuel hybrid engine variant using a Triplex pump to atomise UMAN-VP4F heavy fuel.
Velocity ESC
Electronic speed controller
High-power, high-voltage CAN-compatible ESC for heavy-lift multi-rotor UAVs, with peak output above 20 kW.
CAN servo (CBS-15 / CBS-20)
Actuator
CAN bus servo with integrated current, temperature and vibration sensing, closed-loop control and airframe health monitoring.
CAN2PWM Adapter
Interface module
Low-profile adapter bridging the CAN network to conventional PWM-controlled devices, providing telemetry over the CAN link.
Hybrid Transmuter
Power management unit
Controller that manages energy flow between engine, batteries and UAV loads for hybrid systems.
Triplex Fuel Pump
Fuel pump
Self-priming three-piston fuel pump providing high-pressure fuel delivery with metering accuracy of about 1%.
TASE camera gimbal
Camera gimbal
Camera gimbal series designed and manufactured with Cloud Cap Technology.
