GPS World, April 2016

LAUNCHPAD UAV 1 QUADCOPTER PHANTOM 4 FEATURES OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE ACTIVE TRACKING The Phantom 4 quadcopter uses advanced computer vision and sensing technology to make professional aerial imaging easier Its onboard intelligence makes piloting and shooting images easier through features such as its Obstacle Sensing System and ActiveTrack functionality The Obstacle Sensing System features two forward facing optical sensors that scan for obstacles and automatically direct the aircraft around impediments reducing risk of collision while ensuring flight direction remains constant Obstacle avoidance also engages if the user triggers the drones Return to Home function to reduce the risk of collision when automatically flying back to its takeoff point With ActiveTrack the user can keep the camera centered on a subject ActiveTrack allows users running the DJI Go app on iOS and Android devices to follow and keep the camera centered on the subject as it moves by tapping the subject on their smartphone or tablet DJI dji com 2 PHOTOMAPPING TOOL DELIVERED AS A COMPLETE SYSTEM The Pteryx UAV is a photomapping tool designed to help with photogrammetry land property surveillance environmental survey search and rescue precision agriculture research and in the energy sector With a two hour flight time missions can be planned with the endurance reserve needed to overcome the large distances and worst case changing weather conditions Pteryx is designed to fly at speeds of about 50 km h in light or medium wind speeds The Pteryx can lift up to 1 kilogram of cargo cameras camcorders or other research equipment The payload is housed in a roll stabilized head on the front of the fuselage The Pteryx can also accommodate a wide variety of sensors which are installed in an easy to replace camera head The Pteryx is delivered with a 16 MPx APS C crop sensor daylight camera and wide lens with other sensor options available Trigger Composites www pteryx eu 3 INFRARED CAMERA CAMERA CAN READ LICENSE PLATES FROM 500 FEET AWAY The M2 D is a minature stabilized gyro with electro optical EO and infrared imagers The system is designed for mobile marine and aerial unmanned applications The M2 D is compact at 3 inches tall and 2 inches in diameter The gimbal is fully gyro stabilized and packs sensor technologies previously only available in much larger payloads The infrared FLIR brand pan tilt zoom thermal 16 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM APRIL 2016 imaging camera has an optical telephoto zoom in a lightweight 160 gram payload The high resolution thermal imaging sensor with digital zoom integration lets users capture stable video in total darkness For daytime operations the gimbal has a full color visual camera with optical 6x zoom to 4 degrees The optical zoom is then enhanced with digial zoom integration for stable long range imaging SPI Infrared www x20 org 4 SURVEYING HEXACOPTER SURVEYS LARGE AREAS OR OBJECTS TO GENERATE FAST PRECISE DATA Version 2 of the AibotX6 hexacopter features high precision HP GNSS for surveyors The system also can be installed in existing AibotX6 hexacopters With Version 2 the precision and quality of surveying data is significantly improved with RTK technology based on the Leica Geosystems SmartNet correction data service Post processing is also possible The new AibotX6 HP GNSS workflow guarantees precision of up to 2 centimeter position accuracy Besides allowing the use of existing surveying hexacopters continuing generation and processing of data can be done with the fully integrated software Aibotix AiProFlight The Aibot X6 can carry a variety of sensors weighing up to 2 kilograms Aibotix www aibotix com 2 1 3 4