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      Surveying Payload - Technical specifications

      AIRCRAFT WITH SURVEYING PAYLOAD MOUNTED

      MODIFICATION FROM NOMINAL SPECIFICATIONS

      Weight

      2465g  +/-15g

      5,45lbs +/- 0.53oz

      Flight time*

      9 minutes

      Operating Temperature**

      0º C to 48º C 

      32° F to 118° F

      Operating Altitude***

      Min: -3000m, Max: +2700m AMSL

      Min: -9850ft, Max: +8850ft AMSL

      Data Transfer Time

      6 minutes**** for a full-time flight including LiDAR data

      * In ideal flight conditions, with a new battery

      ** Valid for batteries pre-condition between 10°C and 40°C; 50 °F to 104 °F

      *** Additional payloads will further degrade this performance

      **** When using USB3.0 cable and USB3.0 port on the computer running Inspector

      Nominal specifications for the aircraft can be found here.

      LiDAR PAYLOAD

      Accuracy

      From 0.1% drift (more info below)

      Precision

      1σ +/- 6mm

      2σ +/- 12mm

      Range

      Up to 100m

      Scanning rate

      1,310,720 pts/sec

      Photon sensitivity

      10x

      Configuration

      Ouster OS0 128 beams REV 7 sensor*

      Handheld scanning time**

      10 minutes

      * Specifications for the OSO 128 beams REV 7 sensor are provided by Ouster. Complete specifications of the sensor are available on Ouster’s website.

      ** With 50°C ambient temperature and having the drone preconditioned beforehand at 20°C room temperature or with 40°C ambient temperature without preconditioning.

      ACCURACY IN NON SYMMETRICAL & SYMMETRICAL ENVIRONMENTS 

      The Surveying Payload offered by Flyability, takes advantage of the latest Ouster REV 7’s supercharged L3 chip and the unmatched capabilities of FARO Connect to offer users a new approach to mobile mapping. However, the accuracy of the scans may vary depending on the geometry of the mapping environment. Below you can find four types of environments we identified and the results you can expect to get.

        Environment Configuration
      Elios 3 & FlyAware Surveying Payload & FARO Connect

      Structured environments

      • Buildings, stockpiles, containment areas

      • Little to no symmetry

      • Geometric features

      • Diameter/distance between walls >2m meters (6.5 feet)

      1x

      0.5-1% drift

      5-10x

      ~0.1-0.2%

      Nominal symmetric environments
      • Tunnels, stacks, shafts
      • Diameter >2m (6.5 feet)
      • Regular geometric features

      1x

      ~2% drift

      5-10x

      ~0.25-0.5%

      Challenging symmetrical environments
      • Tunnels, stacks, shafts
      • Diameter >2m (6.5 feet)
      • Light geometric features

      1x

      2-5% drift

      2-5x

      0.5-2%

      (50-80% success rate)

      Very challenging symmetrical environments
      • Tunnels, pipes, stacks, shafts
      • Diameter <2m (6.5 feet)
      • Light geometric features

      1x

      5+% drift

      1-2x

      2-5%

      (50-80% success rate)

      Please find more information about these values in the accuracy report.

       

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