NOVA II U.S. Army Corps of Engineers UAS

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NOVA II U.S. Army Corps of Engineers UAS
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UAS Specifications

• Weight 10 lbs.
• Wingspan 8
• Payload 2 lbs.
• Power Electric Motor
• One Lithium Polymer Battery
• Construction Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass Foam
• Capable Of Land Or Water Landings With Hand
  Launched Takeoffs

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Current Mission Capability

• Onboard Data Storage for Full Mission Day
• Onboard IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit)
• Onboard Autopilot with GPS
• Flight Time 40 45 Minutes
• 10 Megapixel DLSR
• True Direct Georeferenced High Resolution Imaging
• Real Time Navigation Data Processing
• Software Camera Trigger
• Plug-n-Play Hardware Interface

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Mission Profiles

• Invasive Species Population Assessment and
  Control Monitoring
• Wildlife Surveys Monitoring
• Structures / Levees Condition and Operability
  Monitoring
• Disaster Assessment
• Environmental Restoration Monitoring Assessment

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Simulated Wading Bird Nests w/Golf Balls Camp
Blanding
Flight Altitude 150 Meters
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Hyacinth Treatment Swath
Flight Altitude 150 Meters
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Flight 1 IP Sunday 100m 21m/s 1/4000
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Flight 4 Monday1 125m 21m/s 1/4000
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Flight 8 Tuesday1 135m 23m/s 1/2000
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• 10 flights
• 9 missions
• 6 flight plans
• 18,514 sec 5 hr 8 min 34 sec
• 6,860 images
• 1 image every 2.70 sec
• 53 min 47 sec max flight time
• 2.5 km max radius from GCS

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Current FAA Approved Flight Area
Lake Okeechobee