Industrial Drones for Energy

SKYCATCH IS FOCUSED ON HELPING COMPANIES SCALE THE USE OF AUTONOMOUS FLYING ROBOTS FOR REMOTE SURVEILLANCE AND LOGISTICS.

Our Vision

Making the use of drones •  easy for operators with no prior experience •  scalable to cover large remote areas •  suitable for harsh environments •  low maintenance & high availability •  fully accessible via mobile interfaces & web

Our Focus

The Problem

•  Sites are becoming more remote and dangerous, the rise of the ROC means that remote surveillance is becoming mission critical

•  Fixed cameras in a world of remote pipelines, wind/solar farms, transmission lines, and plants are becoming prohibitively expensive

•  Making these feeds accessible 24/7 or providing mobile access to security video feeds = difficult and expensive

•  Most drones are toys with limited range and are hard to pilot

Our Solution

Ruggedized drones flying missions autonomously and gathering data

Base stations for 24/7 power

Instant data acquisition & analysis

Three main components:

- The Drone and Payload

- The Software

- The Base Station

The System

The Drone (Flying Robot)

•  Quadcopters •  Stable autonomous flight •  Range of up to 25 miles / 30 kilometres •  Ruggedized to IP65 •  Internet connected •  Smartphone CPUs •  15 satellite GPS lock •  Barometric and sonar sensors •  Lightweight - Size of a frying pan

Payload

Sensor payload can be up to 1 kilo including: •  Smart cameras (video and stills) •  LiDAR •  Multispectral and thermal sensors for non-visual

bands •  Physical payloads (e.g., packages)

The Software

•  Secure logins •  Image and video view •  Waypoint entry via Google

Earth interface •  Accessible on web, Android,

and iPhone

Uses in Mining

•  Mobile Surveillance across site for mobile machinery, operations, blasting, geology & security

•  Critical hazard response – shot firing, injury, fire •  Structure management and inspection •  Remote operations management •  Surveying

Uses in Oil & Gas

•  Monitor remote pipelines for leaks and vandalism •  Evaluate operations on large oil fields •  Inspect “hard to reach” places such as offshore rigs more

easily •  Monitor staff and contractors

Uses in Solar

•  Check temperature of panels to ensure optimum throughput

•  Monitor status of build outs •  Check on environmental impact during build out •  Conduct automated health and safety checks

Uses in Power

•  Check conditions of lines to prevent fire and safety issues •  Inspect issues live without risking worker safety •  Monitor wildlife along lines

Uses in Wind Energy

•  Keep birds away from turbines •  Check turbine status without stopping production •  Check on environmental impact during build out •  Ad hoc checks over water and land

The Base Station

•  Rugged (IP65) •  Solar or DC power •  Wind sensors •  Up to 12 batteries •  Automated battery swap

(24/7) •  Protects the drone when not in

use

Safety and Regulation

Safety in designing every part of our system.

•  Our inflight autopilot software is thoroughly tested

•  The base station and drone maintain connection; drone can

be called back if any issues or auto land.

•  Global failsafes including parachutes

Regulations

•  FAA, CASA and others working on new regulations.

•  Currently must fly lower than 122 metres, 400 feet.

We have the team

OUR BACKGROUNDS HARVARD/MIT, TESLA, JPL, GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND THE US NAVY

Interested?

•  Demos and drone available in late 2013 early 2014

•  Discounts for development partners

•  More at www.skycatch.com