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Multicopter Drone (Quadcopter, Hexacopter, Dual Hexacopter & Octacopter) for Societial Applications
Value Proposition:
  • Lightweight composite airframe
  • Fully autonomous BVLOS operations from take-off to landing
  • Folds to 1/3 of its size for easy transportation
  • Safe flight operations up to two motors failure
  • Robust & reliable design with in-built system redundancies
  • Digital sky compliant
  • User friendly Ground Control Station for easy mission planning
  • Interchangeable payload capability for wide variety of applications
Summary Application:

NAL OCTA-MED: Drone based Vaccine / Emergency medicine deliveries

Technical Specifications

  • Payload : 10 kg
  • Flying Speed : 36 Kmph
  • Range : 20 km*
  • Operational Altitude : < 500 m AGL
  • Launch Altitude : 3 Km MSL
  • Wind Resistance : up to 10m/sec
  • Landing / Take off : Non line of sight landing / take off at payload delivery point
  • Regulatory Compliance : DGCA-NPNT, Digital Sky, Geo Fencing, 360° Collision Avoidance
  • Certification : Flight permit authorized by MoCA under rule 48

NAL OCTA-AGRI - Spraying pesticides / Hyper Spectral imaging using Drones

Technical Specifications

  • Payload : 20 kg
  • Flying time : 20 min
  • Operational Altitude : < 500 m AGL
  • Launch Altitude : 3 Km MSL
  • Wind Resistance : up to 10m/sec
  • Terrain : Lidar based terrain following during the mission
  • Regulatory Compliance : DGCA-NPNT, Digital Sky, Geo Fencing, 360° Collision Avoidance
  • Certification : Flight permit authorized by MoCA under rule 48
  • Sprayer : a. Volume - 18 L
  1. Electrostatic Nozzles - 3 nos.
  2. Max Flow Rate - 1.5 lt/min

NAL OCTA-GEO - Drone based Geo-Physical Exploration studies

Technical Specifications

  • Payload : 5 kg
  • Flying Time : 35 min
  • Flying Speed : 36 Kmph
  • Range : 25 km
  • Operational Altitude : < 500 m AGL
  • Launch Altitude : 3 Km MSL
  • Wind Resistance : up to 10m/sec
  • Terrain : Lidar based terrain following during the mission
  • Regulatory Compliance : DGCA-NPNT, Digital Sky, Geo fencing, 360° Collision Avoidance

Certification : Flight permit authorized by MoCA under rule 48
Advantages:
  • Drone based Vaccine / Emergency medicine deliveries
  • Spraying pesticides / Hyper Spectral imaging using Drones
  • Drone based Geo-Physical Exploration studies
Commercialization Status: Licensed awaiting commercialisation
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories[CSIR-NAL]
:  director[at]nal[dot]res[dot]in
:91-80-25086000
:https://www.nal.res.in
Industrial Applications: Aeronautics [Aerospace]
Patent Application(s): Nil
Other IPR(s): Nil
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