MikroKopter
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Miniature UAVs |
| Website | www |
MikroKopter is a German company, a subsidiary of HiSystems GmbH, that manufactures
.History
Started in 2006 by Holger Buss and Ingo Busker, MikroKopter used a team of pilots to develop within 6 months a platform with great stability, manoeuvrability and powerful enough to lift a payload of several kilograms. Further developments, which incorporated an onboard
autonomous flight possible and improved manoeuvrability.[1]
Products
MikroKopter produce various
CCTV cameras provide feedback on position to the controlling computer, permitting complex manoeuvres that include tumbling.[2]
Parent HiSystems GmbH has developed a built-in LEA-6S GPS receiver, u-blox’ highest-performance GPS module for MikroKopter aircraft that allows precision positioning for photography and other applications.[3]
Operational use
In February 2012 an animal rights group used a MikroKopter to film hunters shooting pigeons in South Carolina. The hunters shot the drone down.[4]
References
- ^ "en/Mikrokopter-Get-started - Wiki". MikroKopter.de. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Huffington Post - Nano Quadrotor Drones
- ^ MikroKopter captures precision photos and videos Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zimmerman, Dan (18 February 2013) Hunters Shoot SHARK Drone Over South Carolina The Truth about Guns, Retrieved 5 February 2013