DJI Matrix 200, for professional missions

At the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, DJI presented the Matrix 200, a drone destined to carry out professional missions. An impressive machine designed to accommodate equipment to conduct air inspections and data collection, including in harsh environments and when the weather is not cooperating. DJI for critical infrastructure inspections (bridges, telecommunication towers), inspections of energy-related installations (high voltage lines, wind turbines, oil platforms), site mapping and public safety ( Search & Rescue services, firefighters). Its dimensions? 71.6 x 22 x 23.6 cm for a weight of 3.80 kilos.

The equipment

The M200 is foldable for ease of transport and IP43 protection, ie protected against dust of more than 1 mm in diameter and against rainwater up to 60 ° from vertical. DJI has equipped it with more than 20 sensors for a redundancy of the components which makes it possible to improve the reliability, with double IMU, altimetric barometers, an electronic compass, a GPS system. Because it is capable of evolving in the presence of obstacles, it is equipped with two optical systems at the front and under the device, supplemented by an infrared sensor capable of detecting obstacles above it - an important tool for Facilitate flights under bridges, for example. It has two batteries that power the device in sequence for up to 38 minutes depending on the on-board load and battery type (a 95 Wh and a 174 Wh). At the front is a camera, as on the Inspire 2, which allows the pilot to fly in immersion. The M200 can be controlled by a driver, and its cameras operated by a camera equipped with a second radio control.

Inspection tools

"His" cameras? In addition to the front camera, the M200 can be equipped with an entry-level X4S camera, a 4x3 microphone X5S camera, a Z30 with mechanical zoom, or an XT that allows thermal imaging in conjunction with FLIR . The standard M200 is designed to carry a single camera, with a nacelle attachment on the underside of the camera. It is complemented by two other versions! The M210 is capable of accommodating two parallel nacelles under the aircraft, or a nacelle above. It can also be equipped with additional sensors and accessories developed by third-party manufacturers. Finally, the M210 RTK version is equipped with an RTK (Real Time Kinematic) module, which improves the satellite positioning to achieve a theoretical accuracy of the order of one centimeter.

Additional tools

All versions of the M200 are equipped with the AirSense DJI function, which is based on an ADS-B box. This system for receiving transponder signals makes it possible to obtain, in real time, the position, the altitude and the speed of apparatuses which evolve in the airspace. What to consider more serenely flights in an environment occupied by inhabited devices! Note that this is ADS-B reception, no transmission. The M200 is compatible with DJI GO 4 smartphone and tablet software, but it also takes advantage of the DJI Pilot application for industrial applications and DJI GS GO (GroundStation) to plan missions in a simple way. This is at least the promise of DJI, which also offers SDKs (development kits) for developers to realize their own software tools.

Collaborative!

DJI Pilot can work with DJI FlightHub, a real-time DJI data sharing tool to facilitate data sharing between field teams and management centers. This system allows all of them to visualize in real time the position of the aircraft in flight, their trajectory, their state, the video flow, to intervene on the flight plans and to pilot the cameras on board. For real-time image transmission up to a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the M200 relies on Lightbridge 2 with a range of up to 7 kilometers (depending on country and regulation). 

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