ANAFI USA’s advanced flight features are designed to meet the specific requirements of professional drone users. Assisted by FreeFlight 6, Parrot’s proven piloting application, they have a complete suite of flight options. ANAFI USA’s flight plans can be programmed by navigation coordinates, for assisted framing flights or in complete autonomy.

These flight plan programming and object tracking functions are now essential for optimizing ground team coordination.

Thanks to its configurable RTH (Return to Home) function, ANAFI USA allows users to end their flights exactly where they wish. RTH occurs automatically in case of drone disconnection, or when its battery level becomes too low, in order to protect the investment.

ANAFI USA accurately records the satellite coordinates of points of interest that you designate to provide operation managers with a clear view of the terrain and quickly detect missing persons or potential risks.

 

USE CASE: Power Line Inspection

Power line inspection is a major challenge for electricity companies. Today, most operators use a combination of field personnel and helicopters to inspect their power lines – two operations that are costly, dangerous, and dependent on weather conditions.

Worldwide, the professional ANAFI USA drone is being rapidly adopted by operators to easily perform equipment inspections.
Its infrared camera allows for unparalleled efficiency in checking insulators.
Its zoom (the most powerful of drones in its category) allows for inspection of high-voltage lines while keeping a safe distance from electric arcs and electromagnetic interference.
It can observe details of 3 mm from a distance of 100 m. Its FLIR Boson infrared camera can identify, locate, and diagnose insulator overheating before its degradation leads to a network outage. Rated IP53, ANAFI USA can be flown in rainy weather. In strong winds, it maintains a stabilized image in gusts up to 15 m/s. ANAFI USA is an easy-to-use tool that deploys in 55 seconds. It weighs 500 g and is retractable. It can take off from and land on the pilot’s hand. It allows for regular inspections. The Flight Plan function allows for very precise planning of 32-minute flights along high-voltage lines and orbiting around pylons.

USE CASE: Solar Panel Inspection

The adoption of renewable energy sources is a major challenge. The proper functioning of solar panels is linked to the quality of their inspection. A single defective cell can compromise the entire system. Manual inspection is a lengthy process. Operators climb high platforms and stop energy production to ensure their safety.

ANAFI USA simplifies the inspection of solar panels.

ANAFI USA uses an integrated FLIR Boson thermal sensor whose definition allows for identifying anomalies at an altitude of 40 m. ANAFI USA can scan 5 rows of solar panels at once. When a hot spot is observed, the drone’s 32x zoom allows for precise identification of the defective cell, with a detail of 3 mm from a distance of 40 m.

All operators can have a retractable drone weighing 500g. Operational in just 55 seconds, it can fly up to 3 km distance. This allows for panel inspection without shutting down the photovoltaic power plant.

Operators also have the option to perform precise flight plans lasting 32 minutes.

Traditional on-foot inspection of a power plant usually requires an operator for several days. With ANAFI USA, this process can be completed more quickly. This saves time and reduces costs.

Once the flight mission is completed, to view thermal images in a geospatial and temporal context, operators can benefit from the interactive video/map player by Survae, Parrot’s partner.

They can also use the FreeFlight 6 application to view videos, modify the range of thermal parameters to isolate an element precisely, and proceed with verification.

USE CASE: Inspection of telecommunication towers

For communication companies with cell phone and radio towers, maintenance and preliminary surveys, which are time-consuming, are a regular and frequent activity.

ANAFI USA eliminates the need for dangerous and time-consuming tower climbing for technicians. Its 32x zoom allows observation of centimeter-level details from 150 m away. Valuable information can be obtained: easily identify equipment serial numbers, confirm permanent installations. ANAFI USA’s zoom also allows the drone to maintain a safe distance from towers to avoid electromagnetic interference, ensuring total safety for operators.

Its FLIR Boson infrared camera can detect hot spots and overheating, thus identifying system failures or even structural damage following a storm.

Having the ability to create accurate 3D modeling with Pix4Dmapper is also a valuable tool allowing operators to comfortably analyze the tower structure, identify equipment needs, in addition to obtaining useful measurements.

IP53 qualified, ANAFI USA is also designed for missions in the harshest flight conditions: it is resistant to rain and dust. Image stabilization ensures obtaining very high-quality images, even in wind gusts reaching 15 m/s.

USE CASE: Police

ANAFI USA has been designed to meet surveillance, search and rescue needs, for critical missions or crime scene exploration. These uses require great discretion from teams during their operations. Its sound signature of 79 dB at 1 m distance makes ANAFI USA undetectable at 130 m. It thus does not trigger any alert that could jeopardize the success of the observation operation.

ANAFI USA’s ability to film 1 cm details at 150 m distance, thanks to its x32 zoom, allows it to detect moving people at 2 km during the day. At night, the FLIR Boson® Thermal camera can locate a missing person or potential suspect up to 150 m away.

Once the target is detected, the FreeFlight 6 piloting application allows sharing its exact location with intervention teams.

ANAFI USA is compatible with decision support tools. During a missing person search mission or a fire involving the management of multiple drones, the DroneSense management platform allows for the development, sizing, and management of an ANAFI USA fleet.

Pix4Dcapture and Pix4Dmapper software allow for rapid 3D mapping of an accident scene to safely reopen a road. Pix4Dreact enables offline mapping of a search area to detect, in collaborative mode, points of interest where to send the drone for reconnaissance.

ANAFI USA weighs 500 g. Its deployment takes 55 seconds. These assets make it easy to deploy in any envisaged situation. It thus allows law enforcement to save time and money.

Its secure Wi-Fi connection and robust SD card encryption with the AES-XTS algorithm associated with a 512-bit encryption key make ANAFI USA usable for the most confidential missions. Manufactured in the United States, ANAFI USA fully complies with TAA (Trade Agreement Act) and NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) regulations and can be purchased through the 2020 GSA Schedule.

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