Chasing Dory: Portable and affordable underwater drone.

Introduction

Chasing Dory is a portable underwater droneChasing-Innovation TechnologyGladius

Features

  • Weight drone / Wi-Fi buoy: 1.3 kg / 160 g
  • Hydrodynamic hull
  • Portable (56% lighter and 65% smaller than Gladius drones)
  • Powerplant consists of 3 × vertical and 2 × horizontal electric motors with propellers
  • Quick launch in two stages (connect the drone / buoy with a cable; launch the mobile application)
  • Intuitive control via smartphone and mobile application (iOS / Android) adapted for instant editing and quick interaction with the community
  • GPS Wi-Fi buoy (precise positioning and control of distance)
  • Variable tilt angle for easy exploration of the bottom of the reservoir
  • FHD camera built on 1 / 2.9-inch CMOS sensor working in tandem with a lens with aperture of f / 1.6 and a viewing angle of 100 ° (adapted to work in conditions of poor visibility bridges)
  • Built-in lighting: 2 × LED 250 lumens each
  • Still image / video quality: 1920 × 1080/1920 × 1080 @ 30 fps
  • Patented color recovery algorithm (keeps photos bright in all conditions)
  • Storage device: 16GB SD card (location in GPS Wi-Fi buoy)
  • Depth function Lock
  • Co-Play function
  • Max. distance from Wi-Fi buoy: 15 meters
  • Max. travel speed 1.5 knots (2.7 km / h)
  • Max. immersion depth 10 meters
  • Operating time on a single charge 1 hour
  • Charging time 2 hours
  • Only charges the drone, not every component like other models
  • Easy transportation (comes in a compact transport case)

Package contents

The developer's package will include:

  1. Chasing Dory underwater drone
  2. GPS Wi-Fi buoy
  3. 15-meter cable
  4. 5 × different adapters for different country outlets
  5. Battery charger 1.8A
  6. Cleaning tool
  7. Compact transport case

Add. accessories

  1. Branded backpack for transporting the entire set.

Specification

Drone

Dimensions (including battery):
247 × 188 × 92 mm
Weight:
1.3 kg
Powerplant:
3 × vertical and 2 × horizontal electric motors with propellers
Max. immersion depth:
10 m
Max.travel speed:
1.5 knots (2.7 km / h)
Operating time on one battery charge:
1 h
Number of battery charging cycles:
300 times

GPS Wi-Fi buoy

Dimensions:
130 × 130 × 88 mm
Weight:
160 g
SD card:
16GB
Wi-Fi coverage radius:
15 m

Camera

Matrix:
1 / 2.9-inch CMOS
Lens:
50 mm to ∞
Lens aperture:
F1.6
FOV:
100 °
Range ISO:
100-3200
Image Resolution f:
2M 1920 × 1080
Photo format:
JPEG
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Video resolution:
FHD: 1920 × 1080 @ 30fps
Video format:
MP4

Lighting

Lamp type:
LED
Luminous flux:
2 × 250 lm
Luminescence color temperature:
4000K
CRI:
80
Brightness control:
none

Sensors

IMU:
3-axis gyroscope 3-axis accelerometer 3-axis compass
Depth:

Photo

Photo with Chasing Dory underwater drone.

Video

Video with the underwater drone Chasing Dory from the developer.

Review and test launch of the Chasing Dory underwater drone from Dustin Dunnill.

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