The Drone IS The Gimbal

Orthodrone is developing a prototype multirotor platform for high-precision aerial map-making and orthomosaic imaging that incorporates a unique design: the drone is the gimbal. Rather than the entire aircraft pitching and banking as required to achieve flight maneuvers, only the limbs move while the main body of the aircraft remains perfectly stable. The aircraft is held aloft by eight electric motors, powered by a Pegasus GE 70 two-stroke gas-burning engine and can fly for two hours on a single tank of gas. This extraordinary design is required to support the use of ultra-high-resolution cameras from Phase One and Riegl LiDAR systems, allowing a ground-sample distance of 0.5 millimeters.

Видео The Drone IS The Gimbal канала Roswell Flight Test Crew