Android™-loaded MPU5 runs Autonodyne common control station software while RDC provides command inputs. NEW YORK, N.Y. â Persistent Systems, LLC (âPersistentâ) , a leader in mobile ad hoc networking (MANET) technology, announced today that its MPU5 handheld device and Rugged Display and Controller (RDC) were successfully used in conjunction with Autonodyneâs RCU-1000 Common Control Station software, which allows a single user to control one or more dissimilar unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). In November 2020, engineers from Autonodyne, a Boston-based AI engineering firm, installed their RCU-1000 Android™-based UAS control software on Persistentâs MPU5 tactical networking device. The MPU5 provided the datalink to the primary UAS and the Android computer to run Autonodyneâs software. The RDC was the user interface (touch screen, joysticks, buttons) to control the flight of an American-made UAS over a field in Massachusetts.