LiPo alternatives exist. Not so long ago we wrote about the hydrogen UAV. Now it comes in a gasoline hybrid. It is called quite entertaining – Yeair! Let’s look at the main features of the device.

Features of Yeair

In the air, the machine is able to spend about an hour. Besides, the novelty accelerates to 100 km / h and lift loads up to 5 kg.

Conventional models can not do this. Thereby achieving the above? Each rotor functions using two motors.

The first engine – the electric motor is 1.6 kW. The second is a two-stroke internal combustion installation 10cc.

Yeair! It equipped with a battery capacity of 1250 mAh and 1.5-liter gasoline tank. No fuel of the future, of course. But the machine agile, not afraid of wind gusts and easily flies tens of kilometers with a heavy camera on board.

The authors of the prototype are now raising funds for mass production. Deliveries will begin in May 2016.

Conclusion of Yeair

The new gasoline-electric quadrocopter Yeair able to show a new generation of devices. Price pre-order on Kickstarter – from 1,399 euros.

Source: Gizmag

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In light of the unusual has become one of the UAV more. The project is called Lily and a small quadrocopter with a great lens. Let’s take a closer look at the new device.

Founders of the project are the talented people, but not too modest. His invention are positioned as “the first summer chamber.” It is not as though the product has turned out interesting. Let’s look at the main features of the camera.

Features of the Lily

The unit maximum autonomy: Lily after the start of flying by the user (at the same time leading shot the owner).
As the machine does not lose sight of the human? With the help of surveillance equipment: accessory required to fix the wrist (like a bracelet) or put it in his pocket. He will not give Lily behind.

Start Lily drone in the air can be in the two accounts. Just turn up and throw. The rest will take the automatic.

The device is able to take photos at resolutions up to 12 megapixels. As for the video, the platform affords rollers 1080p (at a rate of 60 K / s). The number of frames per second, easily double – clicking in 720p mode.

Content is stored on a removable SD. Included is a card of 4 GB, which is easily changed to another.

The maximum speed is 40 km / h. The ceiling height is 15 meters. An important point: Lily is not afraid of dust and water – by protection class IP67. If the device sits in a puddle (literally), nothing bad will happen. Time of battery life is 20 minutes. On the restoration of the battery should be 2 hours.

Currently, engineers quadrocopter brought to mind. The release is expected in February 2016. Retail price is 899 US dollars (499 USD – for pre-order).

Feature of the Lily

The new device Lily really very interesting. The device will be useful for people who love to take pictures from above.

Source: Engadget

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The company plans to show Fjuze circus performances, which will involve only the drones. Artists in this circus is not at all – only robots. The first performance of mechanical artists will be held at the Amsterdam Arena stadium, unfortunately, the date has not been announced.

But there is a trailer, which shows highlights of the speech – and it all looks very impressive.

Interestingly, the company Fjuze not be the first in the use of drones for circus performances. Palm here by the famous Cirque Soleil Liu, working together with the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. There are no special effects, just real shot:

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On the last day I was born I was very upset that I have not presented a radio-controlled helicopter. But now I realized that he was not really need me, because it is obviously self-indulgence, but I want something obezbashennoy and, moreover, useful. The only good that can be kind of aircraft – video capability from the air. We have repeatedly tried to “prisobachit” Action camera to Ar.Drone first and second generations, but they are only suitable for transporting themselves, need something powerful. The breakthrough came in the Maidan, where the concert “Okean Elzy” over people flew several drones and filmed everything that happens to the height. All purpose is. It remains to find out what it was?

Those drones were quite recognizable: white body with bright LED illuminators on all levers, two green and two black. I was impressed by how confident, fast and high can fly these machines. After talking exclusively with household entertainment drones and I could not imagine that in life it looks that way. I threw a cry in twitter, people began to throw up links, what it could be. I am glad that body awareness is a 100% guarantee that it is not matchlock, which means you can find and buy the same. A few hours later quadrocopter was identified – it DJI PHANTOM 2. The purpose – to buy and shoot at him for cars veddro.com . Is not it a perfect combination of business with pleasure? Although, like all my work

The cost of the drone is 820 bucks already here. Included is the copter itself, the remote to him, 8 samozakruchivayuschihsya blades, cable to connect to the computer and charge the battery. But we need not only to ride, but also have cheap. Therefore, our kit cost a bit more expensive. We bought another one battery system FPV, suspension for GoPro – Zenmuse H3-2D, another set of blades (just in case) and rivers for all this (the box where it all stacks correctly).

So, what can DJI PHANTOM 2? The main thing – to fly. This is not a toy, but rather a serious flying unmanned device. Manage up to 18 prohibited by the producer, although, of course, the legal framework in this case seems to be no. To fly must be treated very seriously, I realized after the first dating. It’s not a plane, of course, and advanced amateurs who collect such devices, laugh at me, but a normal user should convey that just take and take off from an area near the people – it is bad and can result in not only the loss of control, but injuries in themselves and others. However, if you know everything, nothing complicated. Just remember – about such a copter is much more serious than to the home of radio controlled airplanes.

This quadrocopter can be raised to a height of 500 meters, with more advanced remote – and kilometer. And he can fly beyond your view – at a 2 or even 3 kilometers! That is serious. You can be in one area, and the drone will fly 2-3 others.

The drone has a clever navigation system for positioning, stabilization and emergency situations. For example, if all goes wrong, you can simply turn off the console and return to the drone takeoff. Also, when fixing satellites copter held in place even in the wind, and if control with GPS disable the drone will be demolished.

The first question that arises after reading characteristics – as far as the single battery charge. Battery capacity – 5200 mAh, enough for a 25 minute flight light, and up to 15 GoPro system and FPV. What is FPV?

FPV

It is the whole system, consisting of many elements, whose task is to transfer images from GoPro directly to the console. This is needed in order to fly away (because not blindly fly), and for the shooting to see that in the frame. With no delay, unlike a connection with your smartphone. And the picture is transmitted over a distance of 3 km. Also, with additional installations, the screen displays information about the altitude, speed, charge the drone, the number of satellites, etc.

Zenmuse H3-2D

To conduct a video copter is the most essential option. Suspension not only compensates for vibration and shake, if it appears (for example, wind), but also preserves the horizontal position of the camera, no matter what. You can do anything with the drone, but the picture will be smooth as if the recording is carried out with a tap. Just an amazing thing! However, meant exclusively for GoPro second and third (including Plus), nothing else here can not be placed.

Console

DJI PHANTOM control in 2 fairly simple, but not noob. Main controls – two stick. Left is responsible for the height and turn the drone, right – for movement in all axes: forward, backward, left and right side. Top left toggle switch is designed to switch between predictive control IOC: Rate lok lok and home. The first mode allows you to fly on the course and no steam about whichever way you fly, the second mode is needed to return the copter back if he flew away and you do not know how to get it back. Right toggle lets you switch between GPS-mode, manual mode and return home. For the latter, you need to switch up and down. Or, alternatively, you can turn off the console and returns to the copter itself takeoff + / – a couple of meters. On the back of the remote control is a lever tilt the camera angle from 0 to 90 degrees. Operation is carried out at any point in the flight. The remote is powered by 4 batteries AAA, lives long.

Preflight Checklist

Even though it’s not a plane, but a little preflight checklist need to pass the time, and it will save copter, and nerves. So, you must:

Put drone not straight ahead.

• Please enable control (however, if you’re shooting with a camera is best to include it.)
• Left on the remote switch is set to Mode Off, and the right – in GPS.
• Turn on the remote antenna toward the sky.
• Next, turn the drone (you need to press the power button briefly once and immediately thereafter hold until all the indicators and horn).
• Wait until the two rear lamp will turn green, which would mean Connect GPS.
• Start the engine (to bring the two stick inside).
• Thereafter drone operates in an idle mode, and a suspension chamber is now in the active state.
• Now you can take off – it gently lift up the left stick.
• After the flight, you must turn off the engines mixing sticks inside, first turn off the drone and then – control.

Calibration

Sometimes even need to configure your smartphone compass. Drone – much more serious construction and need to know how to calibrate. If the rear diode lights remain on yellow copter compass needs calibration. To do this 10 times in a row right toggle switch up and down, grab a drone in a horizontal position and rotate around its axis, then rotate it 90 degrees and again scroll. Everything! That I do not have to, but the suspension camera worked for me only two extreme positions, which means that its cost to calibrate. To do this you need to install proprietary software with of.stranichki (Phantom 2 Assistant Software), enable remote, drone and connect it to your computer using the included MicroUSB-cable. Then you need to calibrate the X1 (parameter responsible for the tilt control the camera). Everything!

Output

We have already seen how useful it is for us to buy. This is not a toy, or even a hobby in our company, this is a serious tool for frames with which we are incredibly valuable. Speaking of image quality, it is worth noting that it is comparable in smoothness to that taken with the camera, mounted on the crane. In general, DJI PHANTOM 2 – what we have long needed!

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Dedicated team has developed two control systems for small quadrocopter Crazyflie. The first is based on the controller Leap Motion, and allows you to control the device using gestures, like a puppet. The second uses the Kinect camera and is the autopilot. On quadrocopter established contrasting red ball for the reliable tracking of its position software. The operator clicks the mouse to the desired point in space, and there Crazyflie own moves.

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