A question that keeps popping up is why does a UAV with a 2kg payload capacity need such a large fuselage volume? To answer the question, we need to go back to why the TR200 was designed and where it was designed to operate. There is a good reason why UAVs battle to perform in […]
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As we move to the final design of our state of the art UAV, screen real estate is becoming a major priority due to the large assemblies and multi-body parts we are working with. While it’s easy to zoom in to see the small details, the lack of screen real estate to the left and […]
With the constant need to overcome the challenge that is the African landscape we now had to break from convention yet again – by implementing outer wing sections on our UAVs that can lower during take-off and landing! After intensive research into what a UAV would need to be able to do in the challenging […]
In response to several queries regarding the design tools used for our UAVs, we felt it appropriate to share some insight: As a self-funded project, we have been diligent in how money is spent during the course of operations – especially given that being a Not For Profit venture, we have declined donations until we […]
With prototype builds of this kind there are always changes along the way. While working on the drone positioning spec, we realised that our UAV may need to move in a way that only forward flight may not allow. Fortunately it was a very simple modification to change from fixed VTOL to a tilt rotor […]
Tihlo henhla is the Tsonga word for “Eye Above” and that is exactly what this project is all about, equipping those who are fighting the war against Rhino poaching with an eye in the sky that evens the odds. Firstly let’s make no bones about it, the rangers and wardens on the ground are fighting […]