Aerospace Embedded Systems & AI-Powered Edge Computing

Use Cases

Drones are evolving rapidly with AI-driven autonomy and new regulations enabling beyond visual line-of-sight operations. Beyond commercial uses like delivery and inspections, they play a growing role in defense and security supporting precision strikes, surveillance, and swarm tactics.

At the same time, low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are revolutionizing global connectivity by providing high-speed internet and integrating seamlessly with 5G networks. These satellite systems complement ground networks, bridging coverage gaps, and enabling IoT applications worldwide. As hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks mature, universal broadband and resilient connectivity are becoming a reality, reshaping communication and mobility on a global scale.

In this section, we showcase real-world Aviation and Space applications powered by SolidRun Edge computing solutions. These examples highlight how SolidRun services deliver long-term value to OEMs and system integrators developing next-generation Aviation and Space technologies. SolidRun’s HW and Mechanical services help OEMs and system integrators accelerate development and bring reliable solutions to market faster.

For confidentiality reasons, customer names are not disclosed.

Low Orbit Networks Driving Global 5G Connectivity use case 1

Low-Orbit Networks Driving Global 5G Connectivity
The solution addresses the challenge of poor connectivity in remote and underserved regions, where traditional telecom infrastructure is costly and difficult to deploy. It is based on a vertically integrated system built around a very-low-earth-orbit (VLEO) satellite constellation, delivering high-speed, low-latency 5G coverage on a global scale. By producing both satellites and ground terminals, such as user and gateway units in-house, the approach reduces costs, ensures seamless integration with existing networks, and promotes sustainability through rapid satellite deorbiting to minimize space debris.
OUR ADVANTAGE
Product: LX2160A Computer on Module and LX2-Lite System on Module
Services: Customized development and space grade manufacturing
NXP’s Layerscape LX2160 processors are pivotal for low-orbit satellite systems, delivering high-performance, multi-core ARM architectures designed for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN). They feature advanced packet processing, robust security, and virtualization, making them ideal for satellite modems and ground stations that demand low latency and high throughput. Space-qualified versions provide radiation tolerance for LEO environments, while full 5G compatibility ensures seamless integration between terrestrial and satellite networks. SolidRun’s provide building blocks, mechanical and production know how for the low orbit space industry.

Mission-Critical Building Blocks for Diverse Drone Applications
Diverse drones’ industries such as aerospace and defense organizations, commercial drone manufacturers, industrial and infrastructure companies, agricultural enterprises and research institutions have specific application derived needs. Still, they can rely on common mission-critical open-source and open-hardware building blocks for unmanned vehicles, drones, and UAVs to shorten development and scalability. Electronics include autopilot systems, flight controllers, navigation and sensor integration modules, power management electronics, communication interfaces, and custom embedded computing solutions.
OUR ADVANTAGE
Product: RZ/V2N System on Module
Renesas RZ/V2N vision‑AI microprocessor provides a powerful yet energy‑efficient edge‑AI platform that benefits modern drone systems by enabling advanced onboard intelligence without draining battery life. Its integrated AI accelerator delivers up to ~15 TOPS of AI inference performance in a compact, low‑power design, allowing drones to run vision‑based tasks such as object detection, obstacle avoidance, and real‑time environmental awareness directly on the edge, reducing latency and reliance on remote servers. SolidRun’s RZ/V2N includes AI accelerator DRP-AI3, 15 Sparse TOPS/ 4 Dense TOPS, H.264/H.265 HW Encoder/Decoder and 4k/30fps camera ISP. In addition, camera IF: MIPI CSI-2, 2x 4 lanes capabilities.

Autonomous Intelligence Drones Leading the AI Revolution use cases1

Autonomous Intelligence: Drones Leading the AI Revolution
Commercial drones leverage advanced AI to improve efficiency and safety across diverse industries. With capabilities such as autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, and real-time object detection, they can accurately identify and track people, vehicles, and structural anomalies. AI-driven analytics support precise mapping, 3D modeling, and thermal inspections, enabling essential applications including infrastructure inspections, public safety operations, perimeter surveillance, and search-and-rescue missions. Intelligent tracking and BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) functionality further allow organizations to execute complex operations with minimal human intervention.
OUR ADVANTAGE
Product: Hailo-15 System on Module
Hailo‑15 is a cutting-edge edge AI vision processor designed to bring advanced intelligence directly to drones. Delivering up to 20 TOPS of AI performance, it enables real-time execution of complex neural networks for tasks like object detection, facial recognition, and zero-shot classification all onboard, without cloud dependency. This capability allows drones to autonomously navigate, avoid obstacles, and make mission-critical decisions with ultra-low latency. Hailo‑15 also supports high-resolution video processing (up to 4K/60), HDR imaging, and low-light enhancement, ensuring superior visual quality for mapping, surveillance, and industrial inspections. Its energy-efficient architecture makes it ideal for prolonged flight times, transforming drones into fully autonomous, AI-powered platforms. SolidRun’s Hailo 15 SoM is backed by development documentation and tools allowing simplified AI models for porting and optimizations.

Innovative Solutions for Modern Cockpit Challenges
Modern avionics challenges, such as aging instruments, limited situational awareness, and the complexity of heavy cockpit upgrades, demand innovative, retrofit-friendly solutions. Developing high-performance attitude and navigation displays, advanced terrain awareness systems, and the modular Guardian glass cockpit is a challenging task. This system integrates synthetic vision, traffic, weather, and obstacle data into lightweight, customizable touchscreen units. Together, these solutions need to streamline installation, boost safety, and enhance reliability, all while meeting FAA certification standards and providing a cost-effective, future-ready path to aircraft modernization.
OUR ADVANTAGE
Product: Ryzen R8000 System on Module
The SolidRun AMD Ryzen R8000 System on Module (SoM) is a high‑performance industrial embedded computing platform built around the AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 8000 Series, combining multi‑core x86 processing, integrated Radeon RDNA3 graphics, and up to 16 TOPS of AI inferencing in a compact form factor (91 mm × 83 mm × 12.7 mm). This rugged SoM supports up to 96 GB of DDR5‑5600 memory, PCIe Gen4 connectivity, multiple high‑speed USB and display interfaces, NVMe storage, and robust power/thermal design, making it ideal for demanding applications in industrial automation, machine vision, robotics, edge AI, and human‑machine interfaces. Its comprehensive feature set and modular design give developers a scalable, efficient building block for embedded and industrial IoT solutions requiring real‑time compute, graphics, and AI capabilities on a single module.

Innovative Solutions for Modern Cockpit Challenges

Low-Orbit Networks Driving Global 5G Connectivity
The solution addresses the challenge of poor connectivity in remote and underserved regions, where traditional telecom infrastructure is costly and difficult to deploy. It is based on a vertically integrated system built around a very-low-earth-orbit (VLEO) satellite constellation, delivering high-speed, low-latency 5G coverage on a global scale. By producing both satellites and ground terminals, such as user and gateway units in-house, the approach reduces costs, ensures seamless integration with existing networks, and promotes sustainability through rapid satellite deorbiting to minimize space debris.
OUR ADVANTAGE
Product: LX2160A Computer on Module and LX2-Lite System on Module
Services: Customized development and space grade manufacturing
NXP’s Layerscape LX2160 processors are pivotal for low-orbit satellite systems, delivering high-performance, multi-core ARM architectures designed for 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN). They feature advanced packet processing, robust security, and virtualization, making them ideal for satellite modems and ground stations that demand low latency and high throughput. Space-qualified versions provide radiation tolerance for LEO environments, while full 5G compatibility ensures seamless integration between terrestrial and satellite networks. SolidRun’s provide building blocks, mechanical and production know how for the low orbit space industry.

Mission-Critical Building Blocks for Diverse Drone Applications
Diverse drones’ industries such as aerospace and defense organizations, commercial drone manufacturers, industrial and infrastructure companies, agricultural enterprises and research institutions have specific application derived needs. Still, they can rely on common mission-critical open-source and open-hardware building blocks for unmanned vehicles, drones, and UAVs to shorten development and scalability. Electronics include autopilot systems, flight controllers, navigation and sensor integration modules, power management electronics, communication interfaces, and custom embedded computing solutions.
OUR ADVANTAGE
Product: RZ/V2N System on Module
Renesas RZ/V2N vision‑AI microprocessor provides a powerful yet energy‑efficient edge‑AI platform that benefits modern drone systems by enabling advanced onboard intelligence without draining battery life. Its integrated AI accelerator delivers up to ~15 TOPS of AI inference performance in a compact, low‑power design, allowing drones to run vision‑based tasks such as object detection, obstacle avoidance, and real‑time environmental awareness directly on the edge, reducing latency and reliance on remote servers. SolidRun’s RZ/V2N includes AI accelerator DRP-AI3, 15 Sparse TOPS/ 4 Dense TOPS, H.264/H.265 HW Encoder/Decoder and 4k/30fps camera ISP. In addition, camera IF: MIPI CSI-2, 2x 4 lanes capabilities.

Autonomous Intelligence: Drones Leading the AI Revolution
Commercial drones leverage advanced AI to improve efficiency and safety across diverse industries. With capabilities such as autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, and real-time object detection, they can accurately identify and track people, vehicles, and structural anomalies. AI-driven analytics support precise mapping, 3D modeling, and thermal inspections, enabling essential applications including infrastructure inspections, public safety operations, perimeter surveillance, and search-and-rescue missions. Intelligent tracking and BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) functionality further allow organizations to execute complex operations with minimal human intervention.
OUR ADVANTAGE
Product: Hailo-15 System on Module
Hailo‑15 is a cutting-edge edge AI vision processor designed to bring advanced intelligence directly to drones. Delivering up to 20 TOPS of AI performance, it enables real-time execution of complex neural networks for tasks like object detection, facial recognition, and zero-shot classification all onboard, without cloud dependency. This capability allows drones to autonomously navigate, avoid obstacles, and make mission-critical decisions with ultra-low latency. Hailo‑15 also supports high-resolution video processing (up to 4K/60), HDR imaging, and low-light enhancement, ensuring superior visual quality for mapping, surveillance, and industrial inspections. Its energy-efficient architecture makes it ideal for prolonged flight times, transforming drones into fully autonomous, AI-powered platforms. SolidRun’s Hailo 15 SoM is backed by development documentation and tools allowing simplified AI models for porting and optimizations.

Innovative Solutions for Modern Cockpit Challenges
Modern avionics challenges, such as aging instruments, limited situational awareness, and the complexity of heavy cockpit upgrades, demand innovative, retrofit-friendly solutions. Developing high-performance attitude and navigation displays, advanced terrain awareness systems, and the modular Guardian glass cockpit is a challenging task. This system integrates synthetic vision, traffic, weather, and obstacle data into lightweight, customizable touchscreen units. Together, these solutions need to streamline installation, boost safety, and enhance reliability, all while meeting FAA certification standards and providing a cost-effective, future-ready path to aircraft modernization.
OUR ADVANTAGE
Product: Ryzen R8000 System on Module
The SolidRun AMD Ryzen R8000 System on Module (SoM) is a high‑performance industrial embedded computing platform built around the AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 8000 Series, combining multi‑core x86 processing, integrated Radeon RDNA3 graphics, and up to 16 TOPS of AI inferencing in a compact form factor (91 mm × 83 mm × 12.7 mm). This rugged SoM supports up to 96 GB of DDR5‑5600 memory, PCIe Gen4 connectivity, multiple high‑speed USB and display interfaces, NVMe storage, and robust power/thermal design, making it ideal for demanding applications in industrial automation, machine vision, robotics, edge AI, and human‑machine interfaces. Its comprehensive feature set and modular design give developers a scalable, efficient building block for embedded and industrial IoT solutions requiring real‑time compute, graphics, and AI capabilities on a single module.