ar drone parrot tech specs
Drone 2.0 Power Edition Fly More & Record in HD Be the first to review this product Availability: Back Order available to ship when back in stock. Email to a FriendExtend your flying experience with the AR.Drone 2.0 Power Edition’s exclusive box content. With 36 minutes total flight time provided by the 2 high density Lithium-Polymer batteries, release all the potential of your Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Power Edition and become the master of the skies! Get an exclusive look with the matt black hulls and use the 4 sets of coloured propellers to customize the AR.Drone 2.0 and create an even more unique aircraft!Fly & Record in HD – Take off with the AR.Drone 2.0 Power Edition and enjoy a unique flying experience! This quadricopter is controlled intuitively using a smartphone or tablet. View the Earth from above, in high definition, and share your experience with others.FreeFlight piloting App and you are ready to fly! Become a daring pilot and perform flip moves by simply hitting a button.
Keep track of your flights data, location, photos and videos and share them with a community of other pilots from all over the world thanks to the AR.Drone Academy.Key Features:• Quadricopter remotely controlled with your smartphone or tablet• Live video streaming and HD video recording• Share your videos directly on YouTube and pictures on Google+• Robust structure and interchangeable hulls for both indoor and outdoor use• AR.FreeFlight App provides intuitive controls (Free download from App Store, Google Play & Windows Store)• Program automatic movement and create high-quality & stable movie shots with Director Mode (*In-App purchase on AR.Freeflight)• Fully reparable: all parts and instructions for repairing available on Parrot Website• 2 HD Batteries for 36 minutes of flying time• 4 sets of propellers for customization (black, red, orange, blue)• Exclusive indoor and outdoor hulls in Black matt• 1 "circlip remover" tool to allow users change propellers • HD Camera: 720p 30fps• Wide angle lens : 92° diagonal• Store flight footage directly onto a remote device via Wi-Fi or directly to a USB key via the on-board port.• JPEG photo capture• Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) hulls• Carbon fibre tubes : Total weight 380g with outdoor hull, 420g with indoor hull• 3 elements 1.000 mA/H LiPo rechargeable battery• 4 brushless in runner motors.
14.5 watt and 28 500 rpm when hovering• Low noise Nylatron gears for 8.625 propeller reductor• Emergency stop controlled by software• Water resistant motor’s electronic controller• 1GHz 32 bit ARM Cortex A8 processor with 800MHz video DSP TMS320DMC64x• 1Gbit DDR2 RAM at 200MHz • Wi-Fi™ b/g/n• 3 axis accelerometer +/- 50mg precision• 3 axis gyroscope 2000°/second precision• Pressure sensor +/- 10 Pa precision (80 cm at sea level)• 60 fps vertical QVGA camera for ground speed measurement• 3 axis magnetometer 6°precision• Ultrasound sensors for ground altitude measurement• USB 2.0 high speed for extension 450 x 290 mm (with outdoor hull) / 520 x 520 (with indoor hull)380g (with outdoor hull) / 420g (with indoor hull) • 2x Removable & rechargeable High Density Lithium-Polymer 1500mAh battery• Battery life: up to 18 minutes• Full recharge: about 2.5 hoursDrone 2.0• 1 Outdoor hull• 1 Indoor hull• 2 HD Batteries 1500 mAh• 1 Charger• 3 sets of coloured propellers• 1 Quick start guide
In spite of —or because of —the buzz surrounding the term, Parrot has continued with the AR.
ar drone gps rangeDrone moniker for version 2.0 of its remote control quadricopter. Whether you call it an unmanned aerial vehicle, remote-controlled aircraft, or simply a drone, Parrot's iOS-compatible accessory does the neat job of hovering, performing tricks and flying about all while recording video. Clearly the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition isn't cheap at a starting price of $300, but it costs less than the $1,199 DJI Phantom 2 Vision we reviewed in March. It should be noted, however, that the Parrot is better classified as a recreational toy, while the better-equipped DJI Phantom 2 series of products are aimed at enthusiasts and professionals. Unlike other remote control machines, the AR.Drone 2.0 doesn't come with a traditional two-stick transmitter. Instead, it uses an ad-hoc Wi-Fi network to connect to an iOS device running the FreeFlight app, which can be used to configure and control the device.
Streaming video is also offloaded from the AR.Drone's integrated front-facing HD camera for first-person maneuvering. A second, lower-resolution camera captures a downward-looking birds-eye-view, but the quality is sub-par and easily distinguishable even in-app. The front facing camera captures video to either the iOS device or an attached USB flash drive secured to the AR.Video is recorded in 720p at 30 frames per second using the H.264 encoding base profile. This means the video is ready for playback through an Apple TV or any iOS device. Flight information like battery life and video recording status are overlaid on top of the live video feed alongside virtual joystick controls. Using the included 1000mAh batteries provided by Parrot, normal flight time is advertised as 12 minutes. When testing with an iPhone, the app displayed a low battery warning at about that time, but we consistently got around 15 minutes before complete shutdown during testing. In fact, we suspect battery life may have been reduced due to cold winter weather.
Drone 2.0 Elite Edition comes with two body hulls, a closed rotor configuration for indoor use and an open aerodynamic version for outside. The unit comes with the indoor hull preinstalled, while the outdoor shell sits cradled under in packaging under the drone body. There are no extra blades to install and no complicated preparation steps required to start flying out of the box. To acclimate ourselves to the drone's flight characteristics we flew a few short circuits indoors, cruising a few inches off the ground before graduating to a few feet. What we discovered from this experience is that the drone tilts dramatically when coming to a stop. We also discovered that it's risky to fly around houseplants (the quadrotors butchered a perfectly lovely peace lily). Green leafy bits showered in a 10-foot radius and profuse apologies were rendered to the rest of the family, but the AR.Drone was left unscathed. iOS integration is a much more important part of the Parrot drone than the DJI model we tested.
That's because unlike the DJI Phantom, which has its own dedicated controller and used the iPhone for viewing purposes only, the Parrot relies on an iOS device both. Unfortunately, the instruction manuals detail everything about the hardware, the shells, battery charging, but almost nothing about actual flight. In-app help was similarly inadequate. Learning how to fly was largely trial and error.Drone 2.0 can be controlled either with virtual joysticks displayed on the touchscreen, or via an iPhone's accelerometer. We found the accelerometer to be twitchy and a little beyond our abilities in the freezing cold, so we stuck with the virtual joysticks. We were able to get the hang of flying outdoors relatively quickly. Once we set the app to "outdoors" mode, we were able to climb to higher altitudes, flying above rooftops for better vantage points. To be honest, we were surprised at how easy it was to master flight. We did, however, have difficulty with the Flight Recorder, which comes with a GPS module for mapping out flight paths and on-board storage for video recording.
Specifically, we but didn't feel comfortable using the provided mapping functions to add waypoints due to close proximity to power lines. The map does didn't allowus to zoom in enough, making accurate flight paths nearly impossible. The 4GB of flash storage did come in handy to record movies, however, especially when we ran low on space in our iPhone. One feature that proved useful was the app's "EMERGENCY" button. When tapped, the button causes the aircraft to cut power and drop from the sky. The only problem is that it's possible to hit EMERGENCY when attempting to hit RECORD. Many of our testing sessions were during the polar vortex that hit the U.S. east coast earlier this year. Once, during a power outage, we flew the AR.Drone through our neighborhood and over to a heavily-trafficked street corner that had been blocked by a police officer. Power company employees were working to restore electricity and, while we chose not to push our luck by flying near the workers, the officer acknowledged us and made no effort to stop our flying.
Besides the obvious risks of annoying workers and the police, or flying too close to power lines, flying was relatively straight-forward. But be advised, there's nothing subtle about it. There are four brushless motors spinning rotors at a high rate of speed; it buzzes like a swarm of hornets. As for weather, the AR.Drone handled moderate cold just fine, but we cannot say how performance is affected by extreme conditions. While we tested the DJI Phantom down to -25 degrees, we just didn't have that sort of cold winter weather when we used the Parrot.iOS integration As mentioned above, iOS integration is essential for controls, but thankfully Parrot's efforts go beyond that. Drone has been an iOS-native accessory since the first generation launched in 2010 and setting up the ad-hoc Wi-Fi connection was relatively easy. There was a slight amount of video lag due to limited data bandwidth, but controls were responsive and immediate. Because we had the Flight Recorder GPS attached, we were able to plan a flight path on a map and have it run the course autonomously.
We didn't really get the hang of this and are not convinced it is a good idea given power lines and road conditions. The Fight Recorder has a USB port on its end —essentially an internal USB hub —which allows USB flash drives or other accessories to be connected. At $300, the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition isn't cheap —especially when you add in extra batteries and the Flight Recorder GPS attachment. Even so, this drone is mostly easy to fly and operates as advertised. Video quality is reasonably good, although not as good as a GoPro Hero. We are a little concerned about the fragility of the airframe, but it didn't break even after a couple of bad landings. We can easily recommend the AR.Drone 2.0 to anyone looking to casually fly a drone for fun, but if you're serious about getting into iOS-compatible remote control quadricopters, consider the DJI Phantom 2 lineup instead. Professional photographers and videographers would be best served by a standalone rig with a gimbal.