Aeroscout Scout B1-100

Scout B1-100
Role	Autonomous unmanned helicopter drone
National origin	Switzerland
Manufacturer	Aeroscout
Status	Prototypes

The Aeroscout Scout B1-100 is a small Swiss unmanned helicopter drone developed for roles such as aerial mapping, surveillance and law enforcement. It has also been used for airborne laser scanning. ^[1] It is equipped with inertial navigation systems and GPS navigation to aid in control, and can either be directly controlled or operate over pre-programmed flight paths. ^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: None
• Length: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
• Width: 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)
• Height: 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in)
• Empty weight: 44 kg (97 lb)
• Gross weight: 77 kg (170 lb) Maximum load: 18 kg (40 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 10 L (2.6 US gal; 2.2 imp gal) in 2 tanks
• Powerplant: 1 × 100 cc (6.1 cu in) air-cooled single cylinder gasoline engine, 13.3 kW (17.8 hp)
• Main rotor diameter: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 110 km/h (68 mph, 59 kn)
• Endurance: 1 hour 30 minutes

Avionics

• autonomous flight control system with automatic, assisted, and manual modes

References

1. Gallay, Michal; Jan Kanuk; Carlo Zgraggen; Benedikt Imbach; Jan Sasak; Jzef Supinsky; Markus Hollaus (2024). Meneely, John (ed.). "Unpiloted Airborne Laser Scanning of a Mixed Forest: A case study from the Alps, Austria". 3D Imaging of the Environment: Mapping and Modeling. CRC Press: 69. ISBN   978-0-367-33793-3.
2. Krishna, K. R. (2019). Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems in Crop Production: A Compendium. Apple Academic Press. pp. 271–272. ISBN   978-1771887564.
3. www.aeroscout.ch