SW-117 RPAS

A Solar Powered Ultra-Long Endurance Platform

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.

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.

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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 (2000 Wh)

  • Maximum Altitude: 3000 m

  • Stall Speed: 12 m/s

  • Cruising Speed: 17 m/s

  • Max Speed: 22 m/s

  • Maximum Payload: 5 kg

  • 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.