Table 1 Key specifications of the self-assembled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system.

From: High-resolution mapping based on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to capture paleoseismic offsets along the Altyn-Tagh fault, China

Item

Specification

Frame

Carboncore, UK

Type

Hexacopter Y6 950 CO-AXIAL

Engine Power

6 Tahmazo Pro. C Max-30A speedcontroller

Domain

DJI NAZA-M V2 with GPS

Dimension and weight

120 cm, 2.7 kg

Flight mode

Wireless control

Endurance

Standard 4.5 min (±30 seconds safety)

Flexible camera configurations

Digital gimbal, Sony NEX T (mounted with Sony Alpha Wide-Angle E-mount lens), res. 4912 × 3624, pixel size: 4.89089 × 4.89089 um

Ground Control

Futaba 8J, FHSS RADIO W/R2008SB

Propeller size

14 inch

Battery

Baopai 6S 3300 mAh 22.2 V