Esther: In the last 2 years there have been a lot of changes at High Eye, new Investor, CEO, Staff, Building and Helicopters.
Me: What was your previous product focus?
Esther: Model Helicopters, RC. All new design in this HEF 30.
Me: This is gas powered?
Esther: Yes, it is a 32cc 2 stroke engine, EMC shielded with complete auto-pilot. The customer can select the Gimbal of their choice, the display model sporting a DST (Sweden) gimbal. It has infrared and HD sensors. Fully autonomous and can perform Auto Take-Off and Auto Land as well as Way Point Navigation.
Me: And what about the Ground Station?
Esther: We build our own, it comes with a lap top and joy
stick device.
Marijn: The operation of the Ground Control Station is
really quite simple, and designed for remote operation with a 5 hour
independent power source. Flying the helicopter is very automated, including
waypoint and follow-me modes. The gimbal connects through the auto-pilot, so
you can use the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) from the auto-pilot. If you want to have geo-tracking and
geo-locking functionality, you don’t have to buy a separate IMU from the gimbal manufacturer, you can use High Eye’s. This can save
the customer 10’s of thousands of dollars. Because the gimbal and auto-pilot
are communicating, the auto-pilot knows where the gimbal is pointing at. The
UAV will fly in the direction the gimbal is targeted.
Me: What markets are you looking to enter here in the US?
Esther: Civil inspections, mining operations, border patrol,
law enforcement and security.
Marijn: With our 2 ½ hour flight time we can cover a large
area. We have even done work for the Tuna industry.
For more information, go to:
www.higheye.nl/
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