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PHOENIX
WILD FIRE REFORESTATION DRONE
IDEATION
Thanks to their heavy-lift certification, these drones each cover 3/4 of an acre per flight, or 57lbs. It was under this license that I was able to design a realistic cargo drone.
Heavy Lifting
DroneSeedwas the inspiration for this project. In 2020 they became the first & only U.S. company to receive an FAA waiver to use drone swarms & an FAA exemption to spray agricultural substances.
DroneSeed
With the recent increase in California wildfires, people are using drones to quickly reverse wildfire destruction by planting trees from the air on a massive scale.
Project goal was to develop heavy-lift capable drone that is capable of releasing a high volume of seeds or seed capsule projectiles.
Tree Planting Cargo Drones
RESEARCH
Primary ideation sketching stemming from the understanding that the increase in quantity of rotors allows for higher payload, and more efficient planting.
Moving into 3D
Part Count Reduction
Consistent arm length for simple part replacement, as well as reduced manufacturing cost.
INTERNAL COMPONENTS
Additional components including rotors, bearings, and other hardware were also able to be standardized for 8 units per drone.
Standardizing arm length would decrease part cost. To account for this, arm stems were made larger on sides than corners.
STANDARDIZATION
Heavy-Duty Articulating
CAMERA GIMBALL
Full Range of Motion
Multi-Axis Camera Gimball
LiDAR Sensors
Sensors and cameras detect and map path for drone to take, using machine learning to optimize path.
Hydraulic powered landing gear
Pop-Out
Remote Recovery
User is able to use backup analog controls to retrieve drone upon error or failure.
PHOENIX DRONE VIDEO
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