NEO drone
The NEO is built on a lightweight, strong and rigid frame. The co-axial X setup creates maximum point load per propeller to create stability and minimum negative environmental effects. Each boom is splitt into a V shape from the centre to support the individual motors. The inflexible construction avoids torsion making the aerial system stable and ensuring that performance is not compromised at the expense of weight, as the frame remains light and balanced.
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Specifications
| Length | 1107 | mm |
| Width | 1107 | mm |
| Height | 635 | mm |
| Diameter (with propellers) | 1605 | mm |
| Height up to payload | 400 | mm |
| Number of motors | 8 | |
| Motor type | Direct Drive 3-phase BLDC outrunner | |
| Operating voltage | 50 | W |
| Motor max continuous power | 900 | W |
| Idle speed | 450 | RPM/V |
| -Propellor | ||
| Material | Carbon fiber reinforced plastic with foamed core | |
| Propeller setup | 4 CM and 4 CCW props | |
| Propeller type | 18 x 16.5 | inch fixed propeller |
Overview
The inflexible construction avoids torsion making the aerial system stable and ensuring that performance is not compromised at the expense of weight, as the frame remains light and balanced.
The active cooling system makes use of the existing components. Air circulation is directed along all the critical components creating more efficiency and capacity of electrical circuits. This results in better performance in high operating temperatures – and therefore more flight time with less maintenance.
Each of the 8 motor stators are hand-wound ensuring maximum copper fill and individually tested on resistance of each coil to ensure the correct number of turns. Together with high quality magnets that increase motor operating limits, chemically coated copper wires and triple bearing support, they are dyno-tested, computer-balanced and electronically weighed to ensure consistent, reliable and vibration free motors.
High power wires and capacitors allow stable electrical currents to run through the system, resulting in quick and precise engine response. Combined with carbon isolation, magnetic disturbances are kept to a minimum resulting in a noise free operation of the flight control measurement devices.
Specially designed carbon laminated propellers with reduced wing loading design allow for efficient lift distribution over the profile of the blade. Shielded from the outside with impact resistant ducts, the infinite wing effects are maximized and tip vortices minimalized.
The motors are pushed to the corners of the frame, which gives Neo improved agile handling. Neo uses dihedral motor offsets which have strongly stabilising effects. Combined with far outward placed engines our NEO stability is unsurpassed. The motors are positioned in a 5% offset for smooth descending manoeuvres.
Additional ducted fans are designed to reduce loss in thrust from the tips of the propellers. This allows for an advantageous effect on the velocity and pressure of airflow. By reducing propeller blade tip losses, the ducted fan is more efficient in producing thrust. Ducted fans are quieter than propellers; they shield the blade noise, and reduce the tip speed and intensity of the tip vortices, both of which contribute to noise production.
Neo has retractable landing gear and allows for a 360 camera pan rotation.
References
Contains more specifications including payload weights, flight controller, pilot radio communication, isolation system, camera stabilizer, and the certification.
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