Ehang UAV

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UAV
Role Multirotors
National origin China
Manufacturer Ehang
Designer Ehang
First flight 2014
Introduction 2014
Status In service
Primary user China

Ehang UAVs are a series of UAVs developed by Chinese company Beijing Yi-Hang Creation Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Ehang, 北京亿航创世科技有限公司) and have entered service in China for aerial cinematography, photography, and survey missions.

In January 2016, Ehang announced new drones capable of carrying passengers, in a world first.[1]

Ghost

Ghost is a quadcopter developed by Ehang in typical quadrotor layout with a pair of skids as landing gear. However, Ghost has an unusual feature in that the rotors are mounted below the tips the arms, as opposed to a top of the tips of the arms as in most multirotors. Ghost is mainly intended for aerial photography missions and it is controlled by smartphone. The complete name of Ghost is Ghost Intelligent Aerial Robot (Ghost Zhi-Neng Kong-Zhong Ji-Qi-Ren, 智能空中机器人).[2]

Specification:[2]

  • Size (m): 0.36
  • Empty weight (kg): 0.65 without batteries
  • Battery: 2.6 Ah lithium battery
  • Endurance (min): 8 – 13

Hexacopter

Ehang Hexacopter is a new UAV developed by Ehang and it has not yet been named. The existence of this hexacopter is revealed for the first time to the public when it made its public debut in August 2014 at TechCrunch Beijing.[3] The yet-to-be-named hexacopter is constructed of carbon fiber composite material with a pair of skids as landing gear. The arms of this hexacopter are curved, as opposed to the straight arms of most multi-rotors currently on the market. The hexacopter is controlled by laptop computer.[3]

Specification:[3]

  • Payload (kg): 10
  • Endurance (min): 30 – 40
  • Range (km): 5
  • Unit price($): 5000

See also

List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China

References

  1. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/07/first-passenger-drone-makes-world-debut
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