A flight computer is the microcontroller board at the heart of a drone. It receives information from the multiple sensors mounted on the airframe—GPS, vibration sensors, and more—judges the airframe's attitude, and connects that to motor control and communication with the ground.

TEKJP develops flight computers compliant with the Dronecode Foundation's Pixhawk V6X standard, handling everything consistently from PCB design to embedded firmware implementation. The drone OS we run is the global standard, PX4. While ArduPilot is the mainstream choice in Japan, our PX4 compliance and fully domestic development secure connectivity with the global drone ecosystem while establishing our position as a domestic FC that also complies with the U.S. NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act).

We are also advancing the development of a new type of FC that fuses TEKJP's strength—our in-house BMS—with edge AI, providing the core functions that next-generation industrial drones require.

Three strengths TEKJP offers

The flight computer (FC) is the core of airframe control, an area of development that demands high reliability and extensibility. Building on compliance with global standards, TEKJP combines its own distinctive strengths to deliver FCs that support the next generation of industrial drones.

Pixhawk V6X + PX4 compliance

We comply with the Pixhawk V6X standard set by the Dronecode Foundation, developing everything in-house from PCB design to embedded firmware implementation. We adopt the global-standard PX4 as our drone OS and also comply with the U.S. NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act). The result is a fully domestic FC that combines compatibility with the international drone ecosystem and credibility in the U.S. market.

Fusion with edge AI

In addition to flight control, we are advancing the development of a new type of FC that fuses in edge AI. By running object recognition and autonomous flight in real time on the airframe itself, we realize low-latency, high-reliability next-generation drone functions that do not depend on the cloud.

Fusion with the BMS

We fuse our in-house BMS with the FC through proprietary CAN communication. We support DroneCAN as well, but our proprietary CAN reflects battery status into flight control in real time—enabling flight planning based on remaining-charge prediction, temperature monitoring, safe behavior in the event of anomalies, and other ways of optimizing power and flight control as one.

Core technologies

A flight computer runs on two wheels: hardware and software. TEKJP develops both consistently in-house and, through repeated real-airframe verification, delivers a reliable domestic FC.

Pixhawk V6X-compliant hardware design

We handle the microcontroller board compliant with the Pixhawk V6X standard set by the Dronecode Foundation in-house, from PCB design to implementation. We integrate multiple interfaces—GPS, IMU, barometer, various sensors, CAN communication, UART, and more—while achieving both miniaturization and weight reduction.

PX4-based firmware development

Based on PX4, the global-standard drone OS, we develop flight-control software optimized for each airframe. We carry out consistent development at the source-code level: balancing responsiveness and stability, supporting airframe-specific functions, and extending TEKJP's own proprietary features.

Edge-AI fusion architecture

To support next-generation functions that require AI computation—object recognition, autonomous flight, real-time image processing, and more—we are advancing the development of an architecture that fuses edge AI into the FC itself. With the flight controller and edge AI operating as one, we achieve both low latency and advanced processing power.

Fusion with the BMS (CAN communication protocol)

We fuse the flight computer with our in-house BMS over CAN communication. It acquires remaining charge, temperature, and cell status in real time and reflects them into flight control. We are designing a proprietary communication protocol that optimizes power and flight control as one.