Autel DRAGONFISH Series User manual

Item list
Getting to know the aircraft
Getting to know the mobile ground station
Getting to know the base station
Using the Dragonfish aircraft
Charging
Setting up the base station
Assembling the aircraft
Powering on / Activating the aircraft
Powering on the base station
Powering on the ground station
Powering on the aircraft
Activating the aircraft
Flight
Activating the aircraft
Automatic takeoff
Specifications
Contents
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Item list
Aircraft body
x 1
9.7 inch ground station
x 1
Base station
x 1
Battery
x4 (the actual quantity is
subject to the purchased set)
Charger + AC line
x 1
Propeller blades
x 2
Base station antenna
x 2
Base station feeder
x 2
Tail
x 1
Gimbal Camera
x 1 (The gimbal model is subject to
the actual set purchased)
Base station charger
x 1
USB Type-C cable
x 1
Base station tray
x 1
Base station tripod
x 1
Repair tool kit
x 1
Documentation
x 1set (includes Dragonfish, Base
station, Ground station, Charger,
Battery quick guide, Disclaimer)
Ground station lanyard
x 1
Wing set
x 1
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Getting to know the aircraft
The Dragonfish aircraft integrates Autel Robotics’ intelligent and superior flight control technology, gimbal
technology, and imaging technology. The aircraft boasts a new tilt rotor design that combines the efficiency of
fixed-wing aircraft endurance with the takeoff convenience of traditional multi-rotor drones. A 5 second self-
check system ensures the aircraft is safe and ready for operation. It can be assembled quickly, enabling set up
and take-off in a matter of minutes. The Dragonfish offers a maximum flight time of up to 120 minutes and a
video transmission range of 30 km. It comes built in with a range of intelligent features such as automatic take-
off and landing, intelligent tracking, terrain follow and more.
Tough and reliable, the Dragonfish has an IP43 protection rating to enable operations across a variety of
terrains. It also features a modular payload mount with an integrated quick release function that enables
operators to mount a dual sensor, a triple sensor, or a multispectral payload effortlessly to suit mission needs.
Alongside the aircraft is a GNSS Base Station and the integrated, Dual RTK modules that equip the aircraft with
additional redundancy. This allows the dragonfish to fly confidently in complex environments while capturing
precise, centimeter-accurate data.
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Getting to know the portable ground station
The Dragonfish is equipped with a 9.7-inch TFT-LCD touch screen (2048*1536). It offers a brightness of 1000
cd/m2, making it almost twice as bright as typical mobile devices. The screen can display images clearly even
in direct sunlight, and a built-in 256G memory makes it convenient for storing all your critical data. With an
image transmission range of 30km[1] and a battery life of 4.5 hours, the ground station guarantees optimal
performance and reliability.
Getting to know the base station
The Dragonfish GNSS base station is a high-precision satellite signal receiver that supports GPS, Beidou,
Galileo and GLONASS navigation systems. It can be used across a variety of applications and environments.
The Dragonfish GNSS base station and the integrated, Dual RTK modules equip the aircraft with additional
redundancy and positioning accuracy to provide precise, centimeter accurate data. It also enables the
Dragonfish to withstand signal interference in strong magnetic environments such as power lines and near
buildings.
[1] The experimental data were measured in a non-interference environment
1. Antenna
2. Mode switch indicator
3. Gimbal pitch control wheel
4. Manual/Auto mode switch key
5. Joystick
6. Home button
7. Power status indicator
8. Light perception sensor
9. Touch screen
10. Hooks (for lanyard support)
11. Microphone
12. Photo/Video button
13. Zoom button
14. Gimbal level control dial
15. Tripod mounting interface
16. Power button
17. Charging port
18. USB port
19. SD card slot
20. SIM card slot
21. HDMI port
22. Custom buttons
23. Headphone jack
24. Air outlet
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1. RTK antenna
2. Propeller blades
3. Smart battery
4. Power button/indicator
5. Wing lock
6. Body motor
7. Gimbal camera
8. Battery release button
9. Front landing gear
10. Rear landing gear
11. Wingtip propellers
12. Wing motor
13. Horizontal stabilizer
14. Airspeed sensor
15. Tilting wingtip
16. GPS module
17. Ultrasonic Positioning Sensors
18. Dust Net
19. PTZ installation interface

Using the Dragonsh
Charging Setting up the base station
1. Charging the Intelligent flight battery 1. Unfold the tripod, install the base station tray,
and lock the tray.
2. Charging the ground station 2. Install the base station body to the tray and
tighten the lock on the tray nut. Ensure that
the base station is level and stable.
1. WiFi indicator
2. Linking indicator
3. RTK indicator
4. Power indicator
5. Charging port
6. Frequency button
7. Power button
8. Port cover
9. Antenna interface
10. Tripod interface
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3. Charging the base station 3. Install the antenna on the tripod and
connect the antenna feeder to the base
station antenna port.
Assembling the aircraft
1.Install the left and right wings
2. Install the tail
Align and fasten
Align and fasten
Align and fasten
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Locking direction: Press and Rotate in the indicated direction to lock the propeller.
Unlocking direction: Press and Rotate the propeller in the opposite direction to unlock it.
The marked propeller is to be mounted on the marked motor
Unmarked propeller is to be mounted on the unmarked motor
Mount on the base
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Press and rotate the paddle
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Install to the locked position
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3. Install the wingtip propeller
Before installing or removing the propeller, power off the aircraft (as shown in the illustration).
4. Mounting
Align the red dots on the mount with the red dots of the gimbal interface of the fuselage, and rotate the lock
ring to the locked position.
5.Unlock mount
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Align the top and
bottom red dots
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Press the unlock
button
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Insert the gimbal up
vertically into the slot
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Rotate the lock ring to the
unlocked position
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Rotate the lock ring to
the locked position
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Remove mount by lowering
vertically down
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• Align the battery to the battery interface on the fuselage and install it.
1. Powering on the base station
Short press the power button for 1 second
to turn on the base station.
3. Powering on the aircraft
Press the power button on the aircraft body
for 3 seconds to power on the aircraft.
2. Powering on the ground station
Short press the power button for 1 second
to turn on the ground station.
4. Activating the aircraft
Open Autel Voyager and click the
activation button to activate the aircraft.
6. Installing the Intelligent Flight Battery
When installing or removing the aircraft battery, be sure to power off the aircraft.
Powering on / Activating the aircraft
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Flight
Enter the Autel Voyager safe flight interface. Before taking off, please place the aircraft on a flat surface with the
tail facing towards you.
Manual takeoff
① Switch the ground station gear to M gear. ② Check the aircraft system status.
*Non-professionals are not recommended to use manual mode
③ Simultaneously move the joystick in inwards
or outwards and hold for 2 seconds to arm
the motors.
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A M
④ Push up the left stick (mode 2) to take off.
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Flight
Enter the Autel Voyager safe flight interface. Before taking off, please place the aircraft on a flat surface with the
tail facing towards you.
Automatic takeoff
① Switch the ground station gear to A gear ② Click the Create Mission button to plan
the mission
③ Aircraft system status check ④ Flight interface display
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Specications
Aircraft
Size 2.3*1.29*0.46 m
Maximum take-off weight
Working frequency 902-928 MHz,2.4000-2.4835 GHz,5.725-5.755GHz
Transmit power (EIRP) 900 MHz
FCC: <30 dBm
2.4 GHz
FCC: <30 dBm
SRRC/CE/MIC: <20 dBm;
5.8 GHz
SRRC/FCC: <22 dBm
CE: < 14 dBm hovering accuracy (P-GPS)
Hovering accuracy (P-GPS) Vertical:
±0.1 m (when the visual positioning is working normally)
±0.5 m (when GPS is working normally)
±0.1 m (when RTK positioning is working normally)
Horizontal:
±0.3 m (when visual positioning is working normally)
±1.5 m (when GPS is working normally)
±0.1 m (when RTK positioning is working normally)
RTK position accuracy During RTK FIX Mode:
1 cm + 1 ppm (horizontal)
1.5 cm + 1 ppm (vertical)
Maximum rotational angular velocity Pitch axis: 180° /s
Pan axis: 60° /s
Maximum pitch angle 20 degrees
Maximum roll angle 35 degrees
Maximum ascent speed Vertical flight mode: 4 m/s
Fixed-wing flight mode: 5 m/s
Maximum descending speed (vertical) Vertical flight mode: 3 m/s
Fixed-wing flight mode: 5 m/s
Maximum horizontal flight speed 30 m/s
Maximum flight altitude 6000 m
Maximum tolerable wind speed During fixed-wing flight: 15 m/s (level 7 wind)
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Weight (including two batteries, without gimba 7.5 kg
Single battery weight 1.3 kg
Maximum load 1.5 kg
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Vertical take-off and landing: 12 m/s (level 6 wind)
Maximum flight time 120 min
Mounting versatility Mounting with double sensor, triple sensor, etc.
Support gimbal installation Quick release
IP protection level IP43
GNSS GPS+GLONASS+BeiDou+Galileo
Working temperature -20° C to 50° C
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9.7 inch portable ground station
Image transmission
parameters:
Working frequency 902-928 MHz; 2.4-2.4835 GHz
Maximum signal effective distance FCC:10 km
(no interference, no obstruction) CE / MIC:5 km
SRRC:5 km
Digital transmission Working frequency 5.725 - 5.755 GHz
Wi-Fi parameters: Protocol Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, 802.11a/g/n/ac
Supports 2 x 2 MIMO Wi-Fi
Working efficiency 2.400 - 2.4835 GHz
5.150 - 5.250 GHz
5.650 - 5.755 GHz
5.725 - 5.850 GHz
Other parameters: Battery Name: Lithium polymer
Battery Capacity: 8200mAh
Voltage: 11.4 V
Battery type: Li-Po
Energy: 93 Wh
Charging time: 120 minutes
Battery life Approximately 3 hours (maximum brightness)
Approximately 4.5 hours (50% brightness)
storage ROM 256GB + expandable (support TF card)
Video output interface HDMI interface

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USB-A interface supply voltage/current 5V / 500 mA
Working temperature -20°C to 40°C
Storage temperature -20°C to 60°C (within one month)
-20°C to 45°C (within three months)
-20°C to 30°C (within one year)
Charging environment temperature 0°C to 45°C
Satellite positioning module GPS+GLONASS+Galileo three modes
Size 319×233×74 mm (antenna folded)
319×398×74 mm (antenna expanded)
Weight 1987 g
GNSS receiver Satellite receiving frequency Simultaneously receive:
GPS: L1, L2, L5
BeiDou: B1, B2, B3
GLONASS: F1, F2
Galileo: E1, E5A, E5B
Positioning accuracy Single Point
Horizontal: 1.5 m (RMS)
Vertical: 3.0 m (RMS)
RTK
Horizontal: 1 cm+1 ppm (RMS)
Vertical: 1.5 cm + 1 ppm (RMS)
1 ppm: For every 1 km increase in distance,
the accuracy will be 1 mm less.
For example, the horizontal accuracy is 1.1
cm when the receiving end is 1 km away
from the base station.
Positioning update rate 1 Hz, 2 Hz, 5 Hz, 10 Hz and 20Hz
Cold start < 40 s
Hot Start < 10 s
Recapture Initialization reliability < 1 s
Initialization reliability > 99.9%
Differential data transmission format RTCM 2.X/3.X
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Communication Data link Image transmission link, Wi-Fi
Image transmission
parameters:
Working efficiency 2.4000-2.4835 GHz; 902-928 MHz
Equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) 902-928 MHz
FCC: < 30 dBm
2.400-2.4835 GHz
FCC: < 30 dBm
SRRC/CE/MIC: < 20 dBm
WIFI parameters: Working efficiency 2.400-2.4835 GHz
5.125-5.25 GHz
5.650-5.755 GHz
5.725-5.850 GHz
Equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) 2.400-2.4835 GHz
FCC: < 26 dBm
SRRC/CE/MIC: < 20 dBm
5.125-5.25 GHz
FCC/SRRC: < 26 dBm
5.650-5.755 GHz
MIC: < 20 dBm
5.725-5.850 GHz
SRRC/FCC: < 26 dBm; CE: < 14 dBm
SRRC/CE/MIC: < 20 dBm
Communication distance Base station and aircraft: 30km (FCC)
Base station and ground station: 200m (FCC)
(no interference, no obstruction; base station
The erection height, that is, the height from
the antenna to the end of the tripod is 2m,
and the height difference from the ground
station is within 10m. The height of the
ground station from the ground is 1.2 m)
Electrical characteristics Power consumption 7.5 W
Power supply 5 to 20V DC
Battery Type: Lithium polymer battery
Capacity: 4950 mAh
Energy: 57.1 WH
Runtime >7.5 h
Physical properties Dimensions
(base station body + extension pole) 193 mm×177 mm×73 mm
Weight 1275 g
Ingress protection IP65
Working temperature -20°C to 50°C

Dual sensor
Zoom camera Effective Pixels 3840x2160 8M
Zoom 20x zoom, 12x digital zoom, 240x total magification
Aperture F2.0 (wide) to 3.8 (tele)
Photo Resolution 3840x2160 8M
Photo JPEG
Video Resolution 3840x2160 8M; 1920x1080 20M
Video MP4
Wide-angle camera Effective Pixels 4000x3000 12MP
Zoom 1-8x digital zoom
Photo Resolution 4000x3000 12MP
Photo JPEG
Video Resolution 3840x2160 8M; 1920x1080 20MP
Video MP4
Triple sensor
Zoom camera Effective Pixels 3840x2160 8M
Zoom 20x zoom, 12x digital zoom, 240x total magification
Aperture F2.0 (wide) to 3.8 (tele)
Photo Resolution 3840x2160 8M
Photo JPEG
Video Resolution 3840x2160 8M; 1920x1080 20M
Video MP4
Wide-angle camera Effective Pixels 4000x3000 12M
Zoom 1-8x digital zoom
Photo Resolution 4000x3000 12M
Photo JPEG
Video Resolution 3840x2160 8M; 1920x1080 20M
Video MP4
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Thermal
Zoom camera Effective Pixels 3840x2160 8M
Zoom 20x zoom, 12x digital zoom, 240x in total
Aperture F2.0 (wide) to 3.8 (tele)
Photo Resolution 3840x2160 8M
Photo JPEG
Video Resolution 3840x2160 8M; 1920x1080 20M
Video MP4
Wide-angle camera Effective Pixels 4000x3000 12M
Zoom 1-8x digital zoom
Photo Resolution 4000x3000 12M
Photo JPEG
Video Resolution 3840x2160 8M; 1920x1080 20M
Video MP4
Thermal Camera Infrared camera sensor Uncooled VOx Microbolometer
Sensor Resolution 640*512
Zoom 1-8x digital zoom
Pixel Pitch 12μm
Spectral Band 8-14μm
Lens 25mm F1.0
FOV 17°×14°
Photo Resolution 640*512
Photo JPEG
Video Resolution 640*512
Frame Rate 30Hz
Video MP4
Accuracy ±3℃or ±3% of reading (whichever is
greater) @ambient temperature -20℃~60℃
Scene Range High Gain: -20° to +150°C
Low Gain: 0°to +550°C
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