Platypus
Specs
| Airframe configuration | Octorotor Coaxial |
| Wheelbase diameter | 0.9 m |
| Dry weight* | 4 kg |
| Payload Capacity | 6 kg |
| Number of motors | 8 |
| Recommended thrust (at 6S, Prop 17*5.5, 100% throttle) | 12.8 kgf (calculated from motors spec) |
| Total thrust (at 6S, Prop 18*4, 100% throttle) | 23.6 kfg (calculated from motors spec) |
| Number of batteris | 1 |
| Battery voltage | 6S |
| Battery capacity | 11000 mAh |
| Individual battery weight | 1.35 kg |
| Max. flight time** | 14 min |
*: Drone's weight without battery or payloads
**: Without payload and hovering
Components
| Component | Model | Ref Link | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FMU | Hex Cube Black | link | The Cube Module Overview |
| Motor | LDPOWER S5008-300KV | link | No Documentation. |
| Rangefinder | TeraRanger Evo 60m | link | Datasheet |
Acknowledgment
This drone was a joint development (in 2019) between Drone4Agro (Winfried Rijssenbeek) and EOLab (part of Lab3) at Hochschule Rhein-Waal (HSRW) within the framework of the Spectors project, funded by the Interreg Germany-Netherlands programme. See Big drones for future farming - Blog for a short description of the project objective.