A technological first

For the first time, a consumer product encompasses:

  • A quadricopter made in carbon fiber and high resistance PA66 plastic
  • MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and video processing to ensure a very 
    intuitive piloting of a radio controlled object
  • Wi-Fi and video streaming for a modern interface with an iPhone™ or iPod touch®
  • Images processing software for augmented reality
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AERONAUTIC STRUCTURE

  • High-efficiency propellers(specially designed for the Parrot
    AR.Drone)
  • Carbon-fiber tube structure

MOTORS AND ENERGY

  • 4 brushless motors, (35,000 rpm, power: 15W)
  • Lithium polymer battery (3 cells, 11,1V, 1000 mAh)
  • Discharge capacity: 10C
  • Battery charging time: 90 minutes
 

FRONT CAMERA: WIDE ANGLE CAMERA

  • 93° wide-angle diagonal lens camera, CMOS sensor
  • Encoding and live streaming of images on iPhone
  • Camera resolution 640x480 pixels (VGA)
    Other AR.Drone detection
    - Validation of shots fired at enemy drones
    - Estimate of distance
    - Detection distance: 5 meters(16.4 ft)
    3D tag detection
    - Positioning of virtual objects
    - Calculation of markers of virtual objects
    - Detection distance: 30 centimeters to 5 meters (1ft to 16.4 ft)
  • Video feedback on the iPod touch /iPhone screen
 

ULTRASOUND ALTIMETER

  • Emission frequency: - 40kHz
  • Range 6 meters (19.7 ft) Vertical stabilization

VERTICAL CAMERA: HIGH SPEED CAMERA

  • 64° diagonal lens, CMOS sensor
  • Video frequency: 60 fps
  • Allows stabilization even with a light wind


AUTOPILOT

 

The AR.Drone autopilot allows easy take-off and landing.
After take-off, autopilot stabilizes the quadricopter at 50 centimeters (1.7 ft) high.
When the pilot removes his fingers from the iPod Touch®/iPhone® screen,
the autopilot puts the AR.Drone in hover mode. The autopilot will also take
command when the Wi-Fi connection is lost. It stabilizes the AR.Drone before
a soft landing. If you receive a call while flying the quadricopter, the autopilot
stabilizes it and lands after few seconds.
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EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEM

  • ARM9 468 MHz
  • DDR 128 Mbyte at 200MHz
  • Wifi b/g
  • USB high speed
  • Linux OS

 

INERTIAL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
WITH MEMS

  • 3 axis accelerometer
  • 2 axis gyrometer
  • 1 axis yaw precision gyrometer

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Running speed: 5 m/s; 18 km/h
    (16.4 ft per second; 11.2 miles per hour)
  • Weight:
    - 380 g with outdoor hull (0.8 pounds)
    - 420 g with indoor hull (0.9 pounds)
  • Flying time: about 12 minutes

 
 SAFETY SYSTEM

  • EPP hull for indoor flight
  • Automatic locking of propellers in the
    event of contact
  • UL2054 battery
  • Control interface with emergency button
    to stop the motors

DIMENSIONS

  • With hull:
    52,5x51,5cm (20.7 inches x 20.3 inches)
  • Without hull:
    45x29cm (17.7 inches x 11.4 inches)
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