Solar Powered Camera Drone

The culmination of years of work here is a first peak at my solar powered airship design.

Solar powered camera drone.

This one is intended to operate as a drone. Solar powered drones like the caihong t4 nasa helios prototype and zephyr s that can stay airborne for months or potentially years have significant geo political implications. Without a battery you could fly a drone as long as the sun keeps shining. Nus students have built a quadcopter drone that can be powered solely by sunlight.

Constructed using lightweight carbon fibre material the quadcopter drone weighs only 2 6 kg and has a surface area of about 4 sqm. Both google and facebook have invested in projects looking at using solar powered drones for this purpose but the projects have since been canceled. Put solar panels on a drone so it doesn t need a battery. It s a brilliant idea.

Solar chargers for drones. I also wish to eventua. It s awesome assuming your motives are. The self heating technology will keep the drone and important component warm so you can operate it even at the 4 degree f.

This solar powered drone which was developed as a student project under the innovation design programme idp at nus faculty of engineering can take off and land vertically without a runway. You can fly the hybrid at 3 1 miles by using the high altitude propellers. If you have questions about a drone that is not listed here feel free to reach out to us directly. Solar drones have also been researched as a way to provide internet access to rural communities.

The solar cells will also charge lithium ion batteries stored inside the wing so it can fly at night which means that this drone can fly uninterrupted for up to 5 years all while producing zero. We explain how to connect from our battery to each drone and set expectations for charge times. Solar powered drones are ideally suited for carrying out extensive surveillance and military reconnaissance operations. To date solar drones have been used for mapping surveillance remote sensing and more.