SW-117 RPAS

A Solar Powered Ultra-Long Endurance Platform

Starlink onboard.

Starlink Mini onboard means no radio line of sight restrictions. You can fly in any terrain and control the SW-117 and payload from anywhere in the world.

Deploy from anywhere.

The SW-117 RPAS is catapult launched, and the slow landing speed of the aircraft means that a conventional belly-landing on grass or dirt is possible without damaging the aircraft or payload. There is no need for landing gear, or recovery system.

Spend more time flying.

Outfitted with high-efficiency solar cells and custom high-capacity lithium-ion batteries, the SW-117 RPAS is equipped to perform ultra-long endurance aerial missions. This means less downtime, and more time doing work.

Applications

With the capability of multi-day missions and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operation, the SW-117 RPAS is well suited for pre-planned long-duration aerial imaging or sensing missions over vast areas of land or ocean. Contact us to find out if the SW-117 RPAS is suited for your application.

  
  Wildfire Detection & Monitoring
  
  Using infrared imaging, detect and monitor wildfires over large, remote regions in real-time.

  
  Wildlife Conservation
  
  Use aerial imaging and machine learning to identify and count wildlife populations semi- or fully- autonomously.

  
  Forest Resource Inventory
  
  Use aerial photogrammetry and RTK GPS to conduct FRI operations autonomously.

  
  Long-Term Surveillance
  
  Monitor remote areas of land and sea autonomously using aerial imaging with object-detection and tracking algorithms.

Technical Specifications

Minimum Performance

Solar Flight Duration: 9 hr in -20C
Battery-Only Flight Duration: 6 hr in 25C / 3.5 hr in -30C (2000 Wh)
Maximum Altitude: 3000 m
Stall Speed: 12 m/s
Cruising Speed: 17 m/s
Max Speed: 22 m/s
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 25 kg

Features

Wingspan: 5.3 m
Length: 3 m
Fuel: Solar Cell & Li-Ion Batteries
Powerplant: BLDC Motor & Folding Propeller
Takeoff Method: Catapult
Recovery Method: Belly landing (100 m)
Communication Range: Unlimited (Starlink On-Board)

Standard Payload Equipment.

Mapping

The Sony ILX-LR1 61 MP with a 90 mm lens can provide 0.5 cm/px images from an altitude of 120 m.

ISR

Gimbaled EO/IR camera system can scan for thermal heat signatures at a rate of 30 sq. km/hr. day and night. With an infrared GSD of 100 mm/pixel, it is possible to accurately identify animals and persons and monitor their location in real-time.