Engineering:Parrot Bebop

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Short description: French camera drone
Bebop
Parrot Bebop in flight
General information
TypeCamera drone
National originFrance
ManufacturerParrot SA
History
Manufactured2014–2019
Introduction dateMay 2014

The Parrot Bebop is a French teleoperated quadcopter drone produced by Parrot SA as the successor to the AR.Drone.

Design and development

The Bebop was announced in May 2014.[1] Unlike its predecessor, the AR.Drone 2.0, the Bebop has a built-in GNSS receiver, allowing it to autonomously follow predetermined flight paths using GPS, GLONASS, or Galileo satellites.[2] The Bebop, which competed with the DJI Phantom 2 Vision, has a 14-megapixel camera with a f2.2 180-degree fisheye lens capable of capturing 1080p video.[2][3][4] In lieu of a motorized gimbal, the drone's onboard image processor is capable of panning, zooming, and 3-axis stabilization by "carving out" a rectangular 1920×1080 section of the 180-degree image.[3][5] The Bebop is also capable of streaming life video to an Oculus Rift headset, giving the pilot a first-person view.[6][7] Power is provided by a 1200 mAh battery, giving the Bebop a maximum flight time of 12 minutes.[8]

An improved model, the Bebop 2, was announced in November 2015.[9] The Bebop 2 is powered by a 2700 mAh battery, doubling the flight time to 25 minutes.[10] Other improvements over the original Bebop include improved wind resistance and 8 gigabytes of internal storage, though there is no microSD card slot.[11][12] The Bebop 2 also has a fail-safe to hover in place if the drone loses connection with the pilot's phone, though The Verge found that such disconnections were frequent.[13] The Bebop 2 Power was announced in September 2017 with a 3350 mAh battery, further increasing flight time to 30 minutes.[14][15][16] The Bebop 2 Power 32GB with 32GB of internal storage was released with the Bebop-Pro 3d Modelling package for professional users.[17]

In October 2017, Parrot released the Bebop-Pro Thermal for professional users.[18] Based on the Bebop 2 Power, the Bebop-Pro Thermal has a rear-mounted Teledyne FLIR ONE Pro thermal camera and 32GB of internal storage.[18][19][20]

Parrot discontinued all consumer products, including the Bebop, in July 2019 to focus on the enterprise versions of the Anafi.[21]

Variants

The original Bebop with propeller guards attached
Bebop
Originally known as the AR.Drone 3.0.[3] Original variant with a 14MP fisheye camera, a GNSS receiver, and a 1200 mAh battery giving it flight time of 12 minutes.[2][3][4][8] Announced in May 2014.[1]
Bebop 2
Improved model with 8GB of internal storage, improved wind resistance, an in-flight disconnection fail-safe, and a 2700 mAh battery giving it a flight time of 25 minutes.[10][11][12][13] Announced in November 2015.[9]
Bebop 2 Power
Bebop 2 Power
As Bebop 2 but with a 3350 mAh battery, giving it a flight time of 30 minutes.[15][16] Announced in September 2017.[14]
Bebop 2 Power 32GB
As Bebop 2 Power but with 32GB of internal storage. Released in the Bebop-Pro 3d Modelling package.[17]
Bebop-Pro Thermal
As Bebop 2 Power but with 32GB of internal storage and a rear-mounted Teledyne FLIR ONE Pro thermal camera.[18][19][20] Released in October 2017.[18]

Vulnerabilities

During the DEF CON convention in August 2015, a presenter demonstrated that the Bebop could be hijacked mid-flight via a cyberattack. The demonstration showed that a Wi-Fi deauthentication attack could disconnect the drone from the pilot's mobile device, allowing anyone with the Parrot app to pair with it and take control.[22]

Specifications (Bebop)

Data from [8]

General characteristics

  • Length: 0.28 m (11 in) (0.32 m (1 ft 1 in) with propeller guards)
  • Width: 0.32 m (1 ft 1 in) (0.38 m (1 ft 3 in) with propeller guards)
  • Height: 0.036 m (1 in)
  • Empty weight: 0.380 kg (0.84 lb) (0.400 kg (0.88 lb) with propeller guards)
  • Battery: 1200 mAh lithium polymer battery
  • Powerplant: 4 × Brushless DC electric motor
  • Propellers: 3-bladed polycarbonate propellers

Performance

  • Endurance: 12 minutes

Avionics

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

Related lists

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Levy, Karyne. "Now There's A Drone That You Can Control Using Oculus Rift" (in en-US). https://www.businessinsider.com/parrot-bebop-drone-2014-5. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Goldman, Joshua. "Parrot Bebop Drone review: Parrot Bebop Drone targets competitors with full-HD video, GPS, and new controller (hands-on)" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/reviews/parrot-bebop-drone-preview/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hollister, Sean (2014-05-11). "Parrot’s new Bebop Drone promises out of body experiences and crystal-clear video" (in en-US). https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/11/5707764/parrot-bebop-drone-ar-drone-promises-long-range-missions-and-clear-video. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Coxworth, Ben (2014-05-13). "Parrot introduces Bebop Drone and joystick-totin' Skycontroller" (in en-US). https://newatlas.com/parrot-bebop-drone-skycontroller/32027/. 
  5. ↑ "Parrot's Bebop Drone Has Better Video, Longer Range, and Oculus Rift Support - IEEE Spectrum" (in en). https://spectrum.ieee.org/parrot-bebop-drone. 
  6. ↑ Burgett, Gannon (2014-05-12). "Parrot Releases the Bebop Drone Complete with 14MP Camera and Oculus Rift Support" (in en). https://petapixel.com/2014/05/12/parrot-releases-bebop-complete-14mp-camera-oculus-rift-support/. 
  7. ↑ McCracken, Harry. "Parrot’s New Bebop Drone Can Do Amazing Things" (in en). TIME. https://time.com/94798/parrot-bebop-drone/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Introducing the new consumer drone". 13 May 2014. https://www.parrot.com/assets/s3fs-public/media-public/EN_Pressrelease2014/introducingthenewconsumerdrone.pdf. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Parrot Drone BeBop 2 Is Like a “Flying Image Processor” - IEEE Spectrum" (in en). https://spectrum.ieee.org/parrot-pitches-bebop-2-drone-as-flying-image-processor. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Phillips, Alan (2015-11-17). "Parrot Announces Bebop 2 Drone" (in en-US). https://dronelife.com/2015/11/17/parrot-announces-bebop-2-drone/. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Parrot Bebop 2 Drone Promises 25 Minutes of Flight Time" (in en). 2015-11-17. https://www.pcmag.com/news/parrot-bebop-2-drone-promises-25-minutes-of-flight-time. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Goldman, Joshua. "Parrot Bebop Drone 2 review: Better than the original, but still shy of greatness" (in en). https://www.cnet.com/reviews/parrot-bebop-drone-2-review/. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Popper, Ben (2016-01-22). "The Parrot Bebop 2 drone is fun, fine, and fatally flawed — our review" (in en-US). https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/22/10814282/parrot-bebop-2-drone-review. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Ridden, Paul (2017-09-18). "Parrot gives Bebop 2 a Power boost" (in en-US). https://newatlas.com/parrot-bebop-2-power/51385/. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Murison, Malek (2017-09-19). "Parrot Launches New Bebop 2 Power" (in en-US). https://dronelife.com/2017/09/18/parrot-bebop-2-power/. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Margaritoff, Marco (2017-10-13). "Parrot's Bebop 2 Power FPV Drone Is an Incredible Joy to Experience" (in en-US). https://www.thedrive.com/article/15020/parrots-cowboy-bebop-2-power-fpv-drone-is-an-incredible-joy-to-experience. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Parrot Bebop-Pro 3D Modelling". https://www.parrot.com/assets/s3fs-public/2021-09/bat_parrot_productsheet_power_bb-3d-modelling_a4_2018-01-08_en.pdf. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Kesteloo, Haye (2017-10-26). "Parrot launches a dedicated thermal drone, the Bebop-Pro Thermal" (in en-US). DroneDJ. https://dronedj.com/2017/10/26/parrot-launches-dedicated-thermal-drone-bebop-pro-thermal/. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Nene, Vidi (2018-08-15). "Introducing the Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal" (in en-US). https://dronebelow.com/2018/08/15/introducing-the-parrot-bebop-pro-thermal/. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "New Drone Solutions for Professionals from Parrot" (in en). https://www.commercialuavnews.com/infrastructure/new-drone-solutions-professionals-parrot. 
  21. ↑ Murison, Malek (2019-07-22). "Parrot to Step Away From Toy Drone Market" (in en-US). https://dronelife.com/2019/07/22/parrot-to-step-away-from-toy-drone-market/. 
  22. ↑ Gallagher, Sean (2015-08-15). "Parrot drones easily taken down or hijacked, researchers demonstrate" (in en). https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/parrot-drones-easily-taken-down-or-hijacked-researchers-demonstrate/. 

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