{"id":769,"date":"2026-01-14T09:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtlott.vtol.org\/?p=769"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:36:00","slug":"webinar-ai-in-the-cockpit-companies-leveraging-ai-to-augment-pilot-capabilities-february-3-2026-from-1200-to-100-pm-est","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtlott.vtol.org\/?p=769","title":{"rendered":"Webinar \u2013 AI in the Cockpit – Companies Leveraging AI to Augment Pilot Capabilities \u2013 February 3, 2026, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Enregistrez-vous ici<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u00e9couvrez comment l’int\u00e9gration avanc\u00e9e de l’IA est sur le point de r\u00e9volutionner les missions utilitaires des h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res. De l’optimisation automatis\u00e9e des trajectoires de vol pour la lutte contre les feux de for\u00eat \u00e0 la fusion de donn\u00e9es de capteurs en temps r\u00e9el pour l’inspection des lignes \u00e9lectriques, l’IA am\u00e9liore la connaissance de la situation, r\u00e9duit la charge de travail des pilotes et optimise l’efficacit\u00e9 op\u00e9rationnelle. Rejoignez-nous pour d\u00e9couvrir les travaux men\u00e9s par deux start-ups sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es dans l’IA appliqu\u00e9e aux op\u00e9rations h\u00e9liport\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Pollmann<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dan Pollmann est le fondateur de hMGrey LLC, une entreprise d’inspection h\u00e9liport\u00e9e qui d\u00e9veloppe des syst\u00e8mes d’apprentissage automatique et d’intelligence artificielle pour les lignes \u00e9lectriques, les pipelines et les infrastructures fluviales.<\/span><\/span> Pilote d’h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re depuis 2016, Dan a consacr\u00e9 d’innombrables heures \u00e0 des missions de patrouille pour des clients tels que Southern California Edison, KYLGE, Spire Energy et le Corps des ing\u00e9nieurs de l’arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Avant de fonder hMGrey, Dan a pass\u00e9 plus de dix ans \u00e0 concevoir des produits d’automatisation en tant que fondateur de happyMedium LLC, une agence de produits num\u00e9riques bas\u00e9e \u00e0 Saint-Louis, dans le Missouri.<\/span><\/span> Chez happyMedium, Dan a dirig\u00e9 une \u00e9quipe de 25 ing\u00e9nieurs et concepteurs d\u00e9veloppant des solutions de commerce mobile, des logiciels SaaS, des syst\u00e8mes d’imagerie industrielle et du mat\u00e9riel IoT, et a obtenu deux brevets.<\/span><\/span> Cette m\u00eame approche de prototypage rapide et de d\u00e9veloppement de produits est aujourd’hui au c\u0153ur de la technologie d’inspection de hMGrey.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Dan a cr\u00e9\u00e9 hMGrey pour pallier l’inefficacit\u00e9 des m\u00e9thodes traditionnelles d’inspection visuelle et de collecte de donn\u00e9es LiDAR utilis\u00e9es par les bureaux d’\u00e9tudes.<\/span><\/span> Apr\u00e8s d’innombrables heures et des milliers de kilom\u00e8tres de lignes \u00e0 haute tension, il a compris qu’il \u00e9tait impossible pour un observateur humain de rep\u00e9rer chaque isolateur us\u00e9, chaque goupille manquante, chaque arbre empi\u00e9tant sur la ligne.<\/span><\/span> Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des solutions mat\u00e9rielles et logicielles con\u00e7ues sp\u00e9cifiquement pour l’inspection des infrastructures, les pilotes peuvent se concentrer sur le maintien d’un cockpit propre tandis que les syst\u00e8mes LiDAR et cam\u00e9ras fonctionnent de mani\u00e8re autonome pour d\u00e9tecter en temps r\u00e9el les composants us\u00e9s ou endommag\u00e9s, et g\u00e9n\u00e8rent et transmettent des rapports en vol, au lieu de plusieurs jours ou semaines plus tard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Colin O’Neill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin O\u2019Neill est cofondateur et PDG de Voxelis AI, une entreprise de technologies a\u00e9rospatiales qui d\u00e9veloppe des syst\u00e8mes de d\u00e9tection et d\u2019IA embarqu\u00e9s, con\u00e7us pour \u00eatre d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s sur des h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res op\u00e9rationnels. Voxelis con\u00e7oit des syst\u00e8mes certifi\u00e9s, mont\u00e9s sur a\u00e9ronefs, utilis\u00e9s pour la lutte contre les feux de for\u00eat, les services publics et d\u2019autres missions. L\u2019entreprise s\u2019attache \u00e0 fournir des capacit\u00e9s de calcul et d\u2019inf\u00e9rence d\u2019IA aux missions et environnements a\u00e9riens caract\u00e9ris\u00e9s par une connectivit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e et des enjeux op\u00e9rationnels importants.<\/p>\n

Avant de fonder Voxelis, Colin a cofond\u00e9 Taeron Systems en 2017, un fabricant agr\u00e9\u00e9 par Transports Canada, sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 dans la conception et la fabrication de mat\u00e9riel a\u00e9rospatial pour les clients civils et gouvernementaux. Voxelis est issue de Taeron, forte de plusieurs ann\u00e9es d\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans la conception, la fabrication et le support de mat\u00e9riel a\u00e9ronautique certifi\u00e9. Au sein des deux entreprises, Colin a dirig\u00e9 le d\u00e9veloppement de produits, assurant la livraison de syst\u00e8mes op\u00e9rationnels \u00e0 des clients du monde entier.<\/p>\n

Pilote d\u2019h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re et de planeur professionnel, Colin met son exp\u00e9rience op\u00e9rationnelle au service de la conception, de l\u2019int\u00e9gration et du d\u00e9ploiement des syst\u00e8mes dans des environnements a\u00e9ronautiques r\u00e9els. Il est titulaire d’une licence en sciences (BSc) de l’Universit\u00e9 de Victoria, avec une sp\u00e9cialisation en SIG et t\u00e9l\u00e9d\u00e9tection, et est anim\u00e9 par le d\u00e9sir d’acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer l’adoption de l’IA et des technologies de l’informatique de p\u00e9riph\u00e9rie pour am\u00e9liorer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et les capacit\u00e9s op\u00e9rationnelles dans l’aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Veuillez noter que le webinaire sera pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 en anglais, mais les questions et interventions en fran\u00e7ais sont les bienvenues.<\/p>\n

Mardi, 3 f\u00e9vrier 2026, de 12:00 \u00e0 1:00 pm EST<\/p>\n

Enregistrez-vous ici<\/a><\/p>\n

Notez que l’enregistrement est obligatoire et doit \u00eatre effectu\u00e9 \u00e0 l’avance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Register Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover how advanced AI integration is poised to revolutionize helicopter utility missions. From automated flight path optimization for wildfire suppression to real-time sensor fusion in power line inspections, AI is enhancing situational awareness, reducing pilot workload, and improving operational efficiency. Join us to explore the work being done by 2 startups in the helicopter operations AI space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Pollmann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Pollmann is the founder of hMGrey LLC, a helicopter-based inspection company developing Machine Learning and AI-powered systems for powerlines, pipelines, and waterway infrastructure. A licensed helicopter pilot since 2016, Dan has spent countless hours on patrol missions for clients including Southern California Edison, KYLGE, Spire Energy, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.<\/p>\n

Before founding hMGrey, Dan spent over a decade building automation products as the founder of happyMedium LLC, a digital product agency based in St. Louis, Missouri. At hM Dan led a team of 25 engineers and designers developing mobile commerce solutions, SaaS software, industrial imaging systems, and IoT hardware\u2014earning 2 patents along the way. That same approach to rapid prototyping and product development now powers hMGrey’s inspection technology.<\/p>\n

Dan started hMGrey to fix the inefficient traditional visual inspection and LiDAR data collection methods used by engineering firms. After countless hours and thousands of miles of transmission lines, he realized that human observers couldn’t possibly catch every worn insulator, every missing cotter pin, every encroaching tree. With hardware and software products designed specifically for infrastructure inspection, pilots can focus on keeping a sterile cockpit while the LiDAR and camera systems work autonomously to detect worn or broken components in real time\u2014building and transmitting reports while airborne, not days or weeks after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin O’Neill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin O\u2019Neill is the Co-Founder and CEO of Voxelis AI, an aerospace technology company developing edge-based sensing and AI systems designed for deployment on operational helicopters. Voxelis builds certified, aircraft-mounted systems used in wildfire, utility, and other missions, focusing on bringing AI inference compute and capabilities to airborne missions and environments with limited connectivity and high operational consequence.<\/p>\n

Prior to Voxelis, Colin co-founded Taeron Systems in 2017, a Transport Canada approved manufacturer specializing in aerospace hardware design and manufacturing for civil and government customers. Voxelis was spun out of Taeron, building on years of experience designing, manufacturing, and supporting certified aviation hardware. Across both companies, Colin led product development delivering fielded systems to global customers.<\/p>\n

Colin is a commercial helicopter and glider pilot, and his operational background directly informs how systems are designed, integrated, and deployed in real aviation environments. He holds a BSc from the University of Victoria with a focus on GIS and remote sensing, and is driven by a desire to accelerate the adoption of AI and edge computing technology to advance safety and mission capabilities in aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that the webinar will be presented in English, but questions and interventions in French are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date & Time: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EST (webinar starts at noon)<\/p>\n

Register Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Please note that you\u00a0must\u00a0register in advance to access the webinar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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