AR Drone Parrot

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

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