ELIOS by FLYABILITY
INSPECT & EXPLORE
Discover the first collision-tolerant flying robot, designed for industrial inspection professionals. Designed and manufactured by FLYABILITY, allowing for the first time access to complex, cluttered or indoor places, Elios is unleashing the potential of UAVs in a number of applications where their use was previously too dangerous or simply impossible.
Video: Elios, the collision-tolerant drone for industrial inspection
DESIGN
INTEGRATED PAYLOAD
Simultaneous full 4K visual camera and thermal imagery recording, and adjustable tilt angle.
PROTECTIVE FRAME
Carbon fibre structure, collision-tolerant up to 15km/h. Modular design for easy maintenance.
FULL HD LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
Robust digital video downlink for beyond line of sight operation, even in metallic environments.
ON BOARD LIGHTING
Powerful LEDs for navigation and inspection in dark places.
CONTINUOUS OPERATION
Batteries can be changed in seconds.
POST-MISSION REVIEW
Carbon fibre structure, collision-tolerant up to 15km/h. Modular design for easy maintenance. After finishing the inspection flight, Elios’ software presents mission data for future reference.
BENEFITS
LOWER DOWNTIME
Decrease downtime and inspection costs, avoid confined space entry and increase worker safety by remotely accessing boilers, tanks, pressure vessels, tunnels and other complex environments inside your plant.
EASY TO PILOT
No piloting experience needed. Simply unpack, insert the battery and fly without risk of collision, damage or injury. The drone is capable of taking off and landing in any variety of environments.
HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY
Elios is capable of delivering images up to 0.2 mm/px, even in complete darkness. Along with its LED lighting and thermal imagery, it inspects and explores the unreachable
SAFE FOR HUMANS
Thanks to its protective cage, Elios is safe to fly close and even in contact with humans and the surrounding environment. It can thus be used when the plant is still in operation without any risk of crash or injury.
TECH SPECS ELIOS 2
FLIGHT MODES
TYPES
Manual thrust, altitude hold, pro mode (high speed)
AVAILABILITY
Switch between modes at any time
FAIL SAFES
Auto-landing on low-battery or signal lost
ON-BOARD ELECTRONICS
AVIONIC BOARD
Autopilot, thermal video and system management
POWER BOARD
Motors control
FLIGHT SYSTEM
TYPE
Quadcopter configuration
DIMENSIONS
Fits in < 400mm sphere
MOTORS
4 electric brushless motors
PROPELLERS
4 propellers, 5 inches
TAKE-OFF WEIGHT
700 g including battery, payload & protection
FLIGHT TIME
Up to 10 min
MAXIMUM CLIMB RATE
1.5 m/s (in normal mode) 2.5 m/s (in pro mode)
MAXIMUM AIR SPEED
3 m/s (in normal mode) 7 m/s (in pro mode)
WIND RESISTANCE
Max. 5m/s (in pro mode)
SENSORS
IMU, magnetometer, barometer
MATERIALS
Carbon fibre composites, magnesium alloy, aeronautical grade aluminium, high-quality thermoplastics
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
0 ºC to 50 °C
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
TYPE
Digital, bidirectional, long range, video and data downlink to remote controller (RC), command and data uplink to UAV
FREQUENCY
2.4 and 5.8 GHz
RANGE
Up to 500m in direct line of sight
REMOTE CONTROLLER
TYPE
Ergonomic joysticks and payload controls, integrated video outputs
WEIGHT
810 g
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
0 °C to 40 °C
OUTPUT PORTS
HDMI, SDI, USB
BATTERY
6000 mAh, 2S
CONTROLS
Payload settings and aircraft control
OPTIONS
Optional remote controller (camera operator) with video stream reception on a secondary screen, and dual control of camera settings.
SYSTEM POWER
TYPE
Lithium polymer battery, 3 cells, 2800 mAh, 33.08 Wh
CHARGING TIME
1 h
BATTERY CHANGE TIME
< 1 min
INTEGRATED PAYLOAD
PAYLOAD HEAD
Damped from vibrations
UPWARDS TILT
+90 degrees
DOWNWARDS TILT
-90 degrees
MAIN CAMERA
VIDEO
4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) at 30 fps, good low light performance, recorded on board and streamed to pilot and camera operator
HORIZONTAL FIELD OF VIEW
114 degrees
VERTICAL FIELD OF VIEW
75 degrees
TOTAL VERTICAL FIELD OF VIEW
260 degrees (considering payload up/down rotation)
CONTROL MODES
Auto with EV correction, full manual mode
THERMAL CAMERA
TYPE
Uncooled FLIR camera core
VIDEO
160 x 120 pixels at 9 fps, recorded on board
HORIZONTAL FIELD OF VIEW
56 degrees
VERTICAL FIELD OF VIEW
42 degrees
LIGHTING SYSTEM
TYPE
5 arrays of high-efficiency LEDs for even lighting in front, top, and bottom of the robot
CONTROL
From remote controller, adaptive light beam controlled by camera pitch
POWER
11.4 W nominal power for front lighting, 28 W total installed max.
OPERATIONAL SAFETY & CRASHWORTHINESS
NAVIGATION LIGHTS
Green and red lights
PROTECTION CAGE
Carbon fibre cage with soft coating, modular subcomponents for maintenance ease, thermoplastic elastomer suspensions, size of openings: triangles of about 11 cm sides allowing for hand to access inside for swapping batteries
COLLISION TOLERANCE
Uniform all around the drone, up to 3 m/s on sharp objects, up to 4 m/s on flat objects
DECOUPLING
3-axes gimbal system, carbon fibre composite ring and transverse beam
ACCESSORIES
TRANSPORT CASE
IATA compliant transport case for checked-in luggage, dimensions (approximate): 60 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm
CHARGERS
3 A / 35 W lithium polymer battery balance charger, with charging status indicator, RC charger: 17.4 V, 57 W, tablet USB charger: 5 V
MOBILE APPLICATION USED DURING FLIGHT (ELIOS COCKPIT)
FEATURES
Real time video and UAV telemetry, status visualisation (remaining battery, payload settings, warnings, etc. ), control payload settings and various configurations.
OPERATING SYSTEM
Android, optimised for tablet provided with UAV system
POST FLIGHT VIDEO, THERMAL AND LOG ANALYSIS (FLYABILITY INSPECTOR)
FEATURES
Video and thermal video viewer (frame by frame), flight log analysis including point of interests recorded during flight, screenshots and flight data export.
OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows 7, 8 and 10 (32 and 64 bits only).
PURCHASE
PRODUCT PURCHASE
Southern Cross Drones are the official resellers for Flyability SA, offering complete Elios flying system, including drone, remote controller, spare parts and batteries, training and after sales support. Send us a message to request quote and learn more about Elios drone use cases. Email sales@southerncrossdrones.com
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