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Aircraft Specifications

Discover the engineering behind our heavy-lift autonomous platform, designed for the rigors of the SUAS 2026 Storm Response mission.

AeroNode drone

Quick Stats

Platform Type Custom Multirotor
Empty Weight ~4 KG
Max Takeoff Weight (including drone weight) 8 KG
Est. Flight Time Up to 1 hr
Flight Controller Pixhawk 6X

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AeroNode drone
Flight Controller
Speed Controllers
Vision Camera
Main Battery
Payload Delivery
Propellers
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Subsystems Breakdown

Airframe & Structure

Our airframe is almost entirely made of carbon fiber, and weighs 7kg. The design is optimized for efficiency, structural integrity, and modularity.

Avionics & Flight Control

The brain of the aircraft is a Pixhawk 6X flight controller running robust open-source flight stack firmware (ArduPilot). It handles real-time stabilization, GPS waypoint navigation, and telemetry communication with our ground control station to ensure autonomous reliability.

Autonomy & Vision Processing

A NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano acts as the companion computer, handling computationally intensive tasks. It interfaces directly with a high-resolution downward-facing camera array, running custom computer vision models to identify, classify, and localize ground targets autonomously in real-time.

Power & Delivery Mechanism

Powered by high-capacity LiPo batteries and standalone Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs) for fail-safe motor operation. The delivery system features a custom-engineered servo release mechanism designed to hold and deploy the payload with pinpoint accuracy over the drop zone.

Parts List

Component Part / Model Specification Qty
Flight Controller Pixhawk 6X (V2A Baseboard) 1
Flight Controller Power Supply Holybro PM08-CAN 1
Companion Computer NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super 1
Computer Power Supply GoBilda XT30 BEC + XT30 to DC5521 Adapter 1
Primary Motors HobbyWing X6 SE 280KV 4
Propellers 22*7.0 Polymer Propeller 4
Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs) Hobbywing Integrated DroneCAN + PWM ESC 4
Main Battery / Primary Power Supply Tattu G-tech 6S 16000mAh 25C LiPo Battery | Alternate Configuration: Zee 4000mAh LiPo Battery 2 | Alt: 3
Airframe Chassis Material Carbon Fiber 1
GPS / RTK Module Holybro M9N GPS | Alternate Configuration: Holybro M10 GPS 1
Telemetry Radio Holybro 1W Telemetry Radio (915 MHz) 1
Vision/Mapping Camera Stereo Vision Camera Module 1
Mapping/VTX Camera DJI O4 Air Unit Pro 1
Payload Delivery Actuator Gobilda Servo Motor 2