Drone in a box

With a drone in a box system, you can let drones fly automatically and autonomously. Typically, three components are necessary:

• A drone that can be charged automatically, e.g. via charging contacts on the landing skids, a gear you attach to a normal drone or an automated battery replacement in the box.
• The box serves as a platform for the drone to take off and land. It is designed in such a way that it can charge the drone or automatically replace the battery. During the charging process or when the drone is not meant to be in the air, the box is a secure repository.
• Control software plans and controls flight applications and routes.

Pest control drone

Vertical and linear bearings reduce the weight of this drone for pest control.

"FitoStinger" is a drone for pest control: an extendable arm can be brought very close to the infested area to spray a pesticide, for example. A drylin® linear guidance system is used to move the arm. igubal® bearings are used in the guide system of the transport tubes containing the pesticide and in the articulated arm. An energy chain from the E2 micro series is also used. The materials used have the required strength and rigidity for this application and are also extremely light.

Model aeroplane uses lightweight & corrosion-resistant flanged ball bearings

The Institute of Space Systems (IRS)  is testing and demonstrating the use of a remote-controlled model aeroplane as a remote sensing platform. The model aeroplane "Stuttgarter Adler" is equipped with various payloads in order to carry out scientific missions to determine the "bidirectional reflectance distribution function" (BRDF) and to record environmental data. The "Stuttgart Eagle" was specially designed and constructed for its task by students from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. It differs from the model aeroplanes used by amateur pilots in that it takes safety-relevant factors into account. The design provides for a large fuselage for the instrumentation, and the electric drive system is housed in two engine nacelles in the supporting structure.

Lightweight birotor drone

An igubal® spherical ball has been integrated into the swashplate of a reverse birotor drone. The special feature of the "FSS3 Drone" is that it is controlled by two helicopter rotors and the swashplate is attached directly to the mast. All components have to function at different temperatures, humidity and under heavy loads. The assembly of the spherical ball is innovative for several reasons: it is optimised for the weight level and uses only one component.

Gas pipeline inspections using drones

Inspecting gas pipelines with helicopters is expensive, time-consuming and most of the time unnecessary. A German company, Exabotix has designed a drone fleet that automatically takes off on inspection flights and after the mission, the drones land in remote hangars that are maintenance-free thanks to our drylin W guide systems.