Engineering:MTA UAV
| UAV | |
|---|---|
| Role | Octocopter |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | MTA |
| Designer | MTA |
| First flight | 2013 |
| Introduction | 2014 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | China |
MTA UAV is a Chinese UAV developed by Guangzhou Mai-Tian Intelligence Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (MTA, 广州迈天智能科技有限公司) and has entered service in China for aerial cinematography, photography, and survey missions.
Octocopter
Octocopter is an UAV developed by MTA for aerial cinematography and photography missions. When first formed as IMA in 2010, MTA was initially a startup company providing aerial cinematography and photography services to other business such local news stations and some governmental establishments. During its business operations, it was discovered that products of other UAV providers were either too expensive or could not completely meet the requirement, so in 2011, IMA decided to develop its own UAVs. The following year, IMA joined forces with MTA and took the name of the latter and used its original name as the name of its development team, which completed the development of the first UAV of MTA, which is an octocopter, and subsequently put into service. The name of MTA octocopter became more widely known in China in 2014 when it won two awards in the same year, the first being winning the first place award of 2013 Challenger Cup competition, and the other being winning the second place award in Electronic Design.[1]
MTA Octocopter is in typical octorotor layout with a pair of skids as landing gear. The airframe is constructed of carbon fiber composite made by Toray Industries, the construction of light weight material aided with being able to fold but without being taken apart not only enables the MTA octocopter to be easily stored in small containers, but also being able to be rapidly deployed in only two minutes.[2] Once remote control is stopped, the UAV is designed to hover precisely at the exact position to achieve better filming, and even one of the rotors malfunctions, the UAV would still maintain operational stability.[2] In the event of losing control, the UAV is preprogrammed to return the original take-off point.[2] Specification:[2]
- Endurance (min): 15
- Deployment time (min): 2
- Max operating range (km): 5
- Remote control range (km): 2
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China
References
- ↑ "MTA Octocopter". http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E8%BF%88%E5%A4%A9%E6%99%BA%E8%83%BD%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8. Retrieved 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "MTA UAV". Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20141231184558/http://mta-uav.com/src/equipment_page.html. Retrieved 2014.
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