AlphaAir 450

Description

The AlphaAir 450 (AA450) is a major breakthrough in 3D mobile mapping technology, allowing its use by non-professional users in geospatial reality capture applications and to those who have never been able to access such technology before. The AlphaAir 450 offers ease of use and high precision capabilities at an affordable price point.

AlphaAir 450 is the next generation of CHCNAV LiDAR system, which is widely used for power line inspection, topographic mapping, emergency response, agricultural and forestry surveys, and more. This all-in-one, lightweight and rugged system integrates a high-performance laser scanner with an industrial-grade professional 26 MP camera and a high-precision inertial navigation system for quality data collection.

Features

ADVANCED ACCURACY

Industrial-grade GNSS and high-precision IMU onboard
High accuracy INS is essential to collecting quality LiDAR data, because without it, point cloud would be nothing more than an arbitrary collection of points. It allows the AA450 to provide an absolute accuracy of 5 to 10 cm. With advanced calibration and point cloud optimization technology, the thickness (range noise) of the point cloud is only 30% compared to similar products, which effectively improves the precision of the collected data.

EFFICIENT SCANNING

Long range scanning combined with high resolution imaging
Users will obtain a long-range scanning up to 450 m with a high point’s density on the measured surface. At a flying height of 100 m and a velocity of 5 m/s, the AlphaAir 450 (AA450) can deliver around 280 pts/m2 density. The built-in 26 MP high resolution camera has the same FOV width as the Livox LiDAR to provide complete point cloud coverage by RGB colorization.

FLEXIBLE INTEGRATION

Quick installation on any UAV
AlphaAir 450 is ready for direct connection to a DJI M300 via its integrated Skyport. Moreover, it can be installed on CHCNAV’s BB4, other multirotor and VTOL UAVs easily. Finally, it can be fitted on any multirotor and fixed wing VTOL drones that can support its weight with dedicated mounts to attach it.

LIGHTEST UNIT IN ITS CLASS

1 kg total weight with LiDAR and camera
The design of the AlphaAir 450 continues to follow the rule – the lighter the unit, the higher the productivity, as the drone can fly longer. As an example, the DJI M300 with the AlphaAir 450 can fly for 30 minutes and collect data covering an area of 2 km2. If users choose the CHCNAV’s BB4 UAV, its endurance with the AlphaAir 450 will reach 55 minutes.

3D POINT CLOUD PROCESSING SOFTWARE

Powerful and accurate 3D point cloud generation
CoPre is an advanced, user-friendly 3D laser scanning pre-processing software that can process captured raw data, including POS trajectories, LiDAR data, and RGB images. CoProcess is a reality capture post-processing software providing DEM/DTM generation, semi-automated feature extraction, automatic data classification, and dedicated power line and road inspection modules.  With its intuitive interface and efficient workflow, the software significantly improves the productivity of 3D mapping projects.

Spesification

General system performance

Absolute accuracy <10 cm Hz

<5 cm V

Accuracy conditions Without control points, @50 m flight altitude AGL
Mounting Skyport for DJI M300 External power source with the dedicated port for other UAVs (CHCNAV Alphaport interface)
Weight of instrument (1) 0.95 kg
Dimensions of instrument 12.8 × 12.8 × 6.75 cm

5.04″ × 5.04″ × 2.65″

Communications 1× port for GNSS antenna Skyport interface

1× USB Type-C, copy speed up to 160 Mb/s

Data storage 256 GB
Point density on UAV setup

5 m/s (18 km/h) speed

570 pts/sqm @ 50 m AGL

280 pts/sqm @ 100 m AGL

Covered area 2 km 2 area by 30 mins UAV flight
Operation One-touch acquisition or remote control via DJI M300 Smart controller enterprise
Transport box 1× protected soft bag with custom precut foam
Laser scanner
Laser class 1 (in accordance with IEC 60825-1:2014)
Max.range, reflectivity > 80% (2) 450 m
Max.range, reflectivity > 10% (2) 190 m
Max. returns supported Up to 3
Accuracy (3) 20 mm @ 20 m30 mm @100 m
Precision (4) 15 mm
Field of view 70.4° (Horizontal) × 4.5° (Vertical)
Scan rate 240 000 pts/sec (first or strongest return)

480 000 pts/sec (dual return)

720 000 pts/sec (triple return)

Positioning and orientation system
GNSS system Dual-frequency GNSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, sampling frequency 5 Hz
IMU update rate 500 Hz
Position accuracy

NO GNSS outage

0.010 m RMS horizontal,

0.020 m RMS vertical,

0.01 degrees RMS pitch/roll,

0.04 degrees RMS heading

Imaging system
Camera type Built-in calibrated Camera
Resolution 6252 × 4168
Effective pixels 26 MP, 30 fps
Min. trigger interval 0.6 sec
Environmental
Operating temperature -20°C ~ +50°C
Storage temperature -20°C ~ +65°C
IP rating IP64
Humidity (operating) 80%, non-condensing
Electrial
Input voltage DC 12 ~ 14 V
Power consumption 32 W, min. 2A
Power source Depending on UAV battery, or by Skyport from DJI M300

 

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