Features Of Swim And Fly Drones
Quadcopter drones in their toy size have become more popular than the initial helicopter model, however, both of them can still be classified as vertical take-off aircraft. nevertheless, the use of drones for surveillance and other purposes has become popular hence; leading to its increasing market demand.
As the sales are increasing, competitions in design and features are also increasing. The making of a robotic drones for the autonomous flight was released by Autel early this year and that did not end rather further innovations in the making of drones continues to pump up.
A good evudence of innovations in the making robots includes the newly made swim and fly drone meant for water and air operations. The features of Swim and Fly Drones really speeak volume to innovations in making drones since its conception.
Features may be what the consumers will soon begin to look after. The inclusion of special features can increase the area of application for modern drones.
In regard to this, lots of drone-making firms are not only venturing into the robotic drone’s features but also moving into the making of drones that can swim and fly.
A drone with such features can hover on the surface of the water with all of its body fully immense into water with the exception of its rotors which will help to keep it in motion while taking pictures or video coverage beneath the water surface.
The operator can be able to pull the whole body from the water when required by simply activating the lifting command to prompt the rotors to pull the drone entire body out of water when the expected task is completed.
A typical drone with such features will in no doubt, possess a high level of water resistance protections. This help to shield it from water penetration into the interior which bears the electronics units of the drone, if such happens, no doubts the drone could be seriously damaged.
Besides that, using powerful rotors and lightweight can offer the drone such an advantage. Though the drones seem so far with such features that are not robotic, it is possible that there may be a possible combination of robotic and swimming features in the future drones.
A good example of these swim and fly robot is the one released by Swellpro. According to a source, the firm had been in the production of drones and the swim and fly category precisely. The features of Swim and Fly Drones made by Swellpro have been one of the outstanding and appluaded.
The drones made for water and air application are the main scope of the firm. Their “Spry” model of quadcopter drone can submerge almost completely in water leaving only two of its rotors outside the water surface.
Based on the “Spry” design, it has a high level of waterproof protection making it possible for the unmanned aerial vehicle to remain submerged for up to one meter for 30 minutes. With its 6045 propellers, it has a weight 538 grams without a battery.
The overall dimensions are 233.5 X 249 X 90 millimeters with a 270-millimeter motor diameter.
It makes use of a 3600 milliAmp Lithium-ion battery that weighs 196 kilograms and requires 70 minutes to fully charge. When the battery is charged fully, the drone can take a successful flight of 15 minutes or more.
The special features of the drone in terms of control are; auto-takeoff, auto-hover, follow me, return to home, return to remote, orbit, and autonomous functions.
Based on details, this drone can be a combination of swim and fly with a robotic functions.
If the features obtained from such drones can be found in modern passenger drones, it means there will lot of applications and safety that will be found in them.
However, such may not actually be impossible, rather it will involve a high level of calculations and the use of proper material considering the fact that the passenger drone will have a door opening fr human entrance which this toy-sized quadcopter drone does not.
Closing the openings in the door in a way that will resist water penetration is another major challenge for such an invention.
However, if it can be achieved, there will several things someone can do with a passenger drone both in and outside water and in the air.
However, in the case of crashing into water accidentally, the waterproof features of swim and fly drones stand as an assurance of protection that the drone wouldn’t sink into the water.
But if it does, the interior of the drone may stay for long without water penetration.
