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This high performance airborne data collection system fills the gap between the low-cost low-altitude photogrammetry approach of current UAV systems, and the more complex and expensive LiDAR systems  typically deployed on manned fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

Siteco Informatica
Bologna, IT

Description

This high performance airborne data collection system fills the gap between the low-cost low-altitude photogrammetry approach of current UAV systems, and the more complex and expensive LiDAR systems  typically deployed on manned fixed and rotary wing aircraft. 

Specifications

Environment

Min. operation temperature [°C]

-40

Max. operation temperature [°C]

50

Max. wind speed [m/sec]

100

Max. humidity [%]

99

Imaging/scanning devices

Onboard imaging/scanning devices

RGB Camera, Lidar

Type of Camera

Changeable

Type of Lidar

Velodyne VLP-16

Build-in Stablilsation

Y

Sensor tilting to allow oblique views

N

Platform

Platform

Copter

Max. payload [kg]

2.5

Max. stay in the air [min]

60

Max. speed [km/h]

30

Max. height above sea level [m]

100

Propulsion

Electric

Operation Characteristics and Safety

Min. ø of launch/landing site [m]

1

Launching method

Vertical Take off

Automatic launch and landing

Y

Training provided

Y

Collision avoidance systems (CAS)

N

Autonomous emergency landing

Y

Dimensions

ø / wingspan [cm]

25

Height [cm]

18

Weight [kg]

2.5

Weight of battery [kg]

0.7

Weight of filled fuel tank [kg]

0

Number of rotors

8

Transport on human back

Y

Base Station

Ground computer included

Y

Sensor control

Y

Real time image and video download link

N

Navigation Sensors

Type of GNSS receiver and captured signals

BD982

Type of IMU

Applanix Type 68 (AP15)

General

Year of last update

2016

Typical applications

Inspection, Mapping, Surveying, Photogrammetry

Included software and automatically generated

Type of software included

Flight planning, Point cloud processing software

Flight planning software

Ground Station

Point cloud processing software

Siteco RS-SyncVelodyne

Automatically Generated Products

3D City Models, 3D Landscape Models, DEMs, Orthomosaics

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