Edge perception · space + air

Perception systems for missions that cannot wait for the ground.

Technetium turns imagery into detection, pose, and RTOS-aware action for targets that are unknown, distant, or hard to see.

EdgeReal-time perception outputs
SpaceNon-cooperative visual navigation
AirCompact DroneViz payloads
SatViz pose loop in-space imagery

Aerospace Corporation imagery with SatViz pose estimation on a fully unknown object.

What we build

From pixels to action.

We focus on the hard middle layer: perception that can be integrated into the platform, validated before flight, and trusted enough to inform autonomous behavior.

01

Visual navigation

Pose estimation, target tracking, inspection cues, and proximity-operations awareness for cooperative and non-cooperative objects.

02

3D reconstruction

Scene understanding and reconstruction pipelines that support geometry recovery, inspection, and change detection.

03

Small-object detection

Low-SWaP payloads and AI models for drone detection, tracking, and discrimination in field imagery.

04

Digital twin validation

Synthetic scenes, sensor effects, lighting sweeps, and failure-case generation for faster testing before field deployment.

05

RTOS-aware autonomy

Decision loops designed around timing, telemetry, watchdogs, safe fallback behavior, and embedded-system constraints.

06

Flight-test engineering

Operationally grounded engineering support for system integration, test planning, and mission-readiness evaluation.

SatViz

Vision-based awareness for spacecraft operating near unknown objects.

SatViz is designed to estimate state from imagery when a mission does not have a clean CAD model, cooperative markers, or ideal lighting. It converts vision into information the spacecraft can use: detection, tracking, pose, confidence, and guidance-relevant context.

No target CAD dependency Pose estimation from real imagery Inspection and RPOD support Designed for onboard integration
Mission output target detection · 6DOF pose

DroneViz

Compact airborne perception for C-UAS.

DroneViz packages detection hardware and software for teams that need a deployable perception payload rather than a lab-only demo.

Low-light DroneViz tracking view with bounding box around a small drone
Low-light trackingMaintains detection under difficult visibility and contrast.
DroneViz prototype perception hardware rig
Integration hardwareCompact device architecture for platform fit checks.
Outdoor DroneViz field detection screen showing tracked targets
Outdoor detectionField imagery with target and false-positive discrimination.

Digital twin + embedded validation

Find the edge cases before they become mission cases.

Autonomy fails in the gaps between beautiful demos and real operating constraints. Technetium uses synthetic data, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop thinking, and flight-test discipline to expose those gaps early.

01Model environmentLighting, geometry, range, sensor effects
02Stress perceptionOcclusion, blur, saturation, unknown targets
03Integrate loopTiming, confidence, watchdogs, telemetry
04Test decisionInspect, avoid, reacquire, alert, hold

Built for teams moving from prototype to mission integration.

01Space companies

Inspection, proximity operations, on-orbit servicing, and visual navigation.

02Defense and UAS teams

Small-object detection, edge sensing, payload integration, and field validation.

03Research partners

Digital twin generation, perception test campaigns, and autonomy experiments.

Start a mission conversation

Tell us what your platform needs to see, estimate, or decide.

Share the sensor, environment, target type, platform constraints, and the decision the system needs to support. We will respond with a practical integration path.

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