DJI Introduces New Matrice 200 Drone Series for Aerial Inspections
DJI has unveiled its new Matrice 200 drone series (M200), which is built to carry out missions involving inspections of critical infrastructure and energy facilities, as well as construction site mapping and missions involving public safety.
The body of the UAS is weather and water resistant, making it ideal for field operations, and is also capable of folding, making it is easy to carry and set up.
The platform also offers the company’s first upward-facing gimbal mount, making it possible to conduct inspections underneath bridges, towers and other structures.
“Drones have quickly become a standard part of the enterprise toolkit and industrial users have come to rely on DJI technology to efficiently collect aerial data,” says Paul Guo, Director Enterprise Solutions at DJI, through a company press release.
“With the M200 series, DJI introduces a holistic solution designed specifically for these users. We are revolutionizing professional workflows by making it possible to use advanced sensors in various combinations to make sophisticated tasks such as bridge inspections, land surveying and search-and-rescue missions, easier, safer and more reliable than ever before.”
The UAS, which has a maximum flight time of 38 minutes, is compatible with a number of DJI’s cameras, including the X4S and X5S cameras, as well as the Z30 zoom camera and the XT camera for thermal imaging. It also has a forward-facing first-person view camera, which allows for the monitoring of separate images on dual controllers by a pilot and a camera operator.
For the safest operation of the system, the UAS is equipped with several safety features, including obstacle avoidance sensors, which face forward, up and down, and an ADS-B receiver, the DJI AirSense, which automatically provides real time information about the current location of nearby manned aircraft that are equipped with ADS-B transmitters.
The M200 series has three versions; the standard M200 version, the M210 and the M210 RTK. The standard M200 version includes one downward-facing gimbal mount. The M210 version is built for a variety of payload configurations, including one single downward facing gimbal mount, two parallel downward-facing gimbal mounts or one upward-facing gimbal mount. The M210 RTK is available with D-RTK modules, which provide centimeter-precision navigation.
All three versions of the M200 will start shipping in Q2 of this year.
