ANAFI USA, produced in the United States, presents top-notch security, resilience, and imaging capabilities comparable to Parrot's Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) drone specifically crafted for the US Army. With ANAFI USA, you can expect exceptional privacy and security for sensitive operations, as its data encryption and privacy functions align with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ensuring industry-leading privacy and security measures.
ANAFI USA, with its compact and lightweight design, weighs 500 g and occupies a mere 1.7-liter volume. This makes it conveniently portable, fitting easily into a backpack or case for transportation.
ANAFI USA stands out as the smallest drone in its category within the enterprise and military sectors. It can be unfolded and ready for flight in just 3 seconds. Unlike fixed pitch propellers, ANAFI USA employs a propeller blades system that minimizes its bulkiness.
Replacing the propellers is a hassle-free process as no tools are required. Simply screw them in the opposite direction of the motor rotation, eliminating any risk of losing small movable components.
ANAFI USA incorporates a mechanical structure primarily constructed from polyamide, reinforced with carbon fiber, and streamlined using hollow glass beads.
To safeguard the motors from dust, sand, and rain, ANAFI USA is equipped with lateral vent-covered shields. These covers facilitate the dispersion of heat while providing protection.
Furthermore, ANAFI USA features a collar that shelters both the vertical camera and ultrasonic sensors from rain, ensuring their functionality even in inclement weather conditions.
Resilience
ANAFI USA has successfully undergone the following tests:
Propulsion System
ANAFI USA's propeller blades draw inspiration from the knobs found on the leading edge of humpback whale's pectoral fins, employing biomimicry in their design. Each propeller is composed of two blades and can be easily attached by screwing them on. In terms of flight performance, ANAFI USA surpasses drones that are 1.5 times heavier and twice as bulky, offering superior maneuverability and agility.
ANAFI USA incorporates a blade design that focuses on minimizing the transitory separation of the boundary layer for each blade, serving two primary purposes. Firstly, it allows for the recovery of thrust while maintaining a constant motor rotation speed (rpm), or alternatively, enables the drone to sustain thrust while reducing the motor speed. Secondly, it helps reduce the impact of blade twisting on the increase in mechanical power. As a result of this design, ANAFI USA effectively emulates a rotor system that generates power surpassing the theoretical capacity of its diameter, achieved by operating at lower rotation speeds with higher engine torque.
Furthermore, the leading edge of the blade is designed to minimize the tonal sound power, resulting in a reduction in flight noise. ANAFI USA features powerful motors, rated at 46 W, with a 70% efficiency (mechanical power divided by electrical power) during hovering. The overall characteristics of the blades are optimized to deliver optimal performance throughout the entire flight range.
ANAFI USA boasts the industry's best weight-to-flight time ratio, offering an impressive 32 minutes of flight time. With its lightweight design (500 g) and efficient conversion chain, the drone can fly swiftly, reaching speeds of up to 54 km/h, and cover considerable distances, with a theoretical outreach of 17.4 km at 40.6 km/h. It exhibits wind resistance up to 54 km/h and produces a sound power level of 84 dB at a distance of 1 meter (3 feet).
Security measures implemented in ANAFI USA focus on protecting data, ensuring software integrity, securing network connections, encrypting SD card data, and providing control over data management. Here are the key points:
Data Protection: ANAFI USA safeguards stored and transmitted data, defending against unauthorized access and malicious software modifications.
Software Integrity: The drone's software is digitally signed, guaranteeing that updates originate from Parrot and have not been tampered with.
Operating System Protection: ANAFI USA's operating system is securely protected, preventing both local and remote access to the embedded system.
Network Security: Network connections between the drone and its controller are authenticated and encrypted using WPA2 (802.11i standard), utilizing AES CCMP encryption with a 128-bit key. The network also employs a CBC-MAC mechanism to ensure authentication and link integrity.
Unique Encryption Keys: Each drone/controller pair is assigned a unique encryption key. Users also have the option to define their own key.
Protection against Disassociation Attacks: ANAFI USA activates 802.11 protected management frames to prevent disassociation attacks, which can cause denial of service.
SD Card Encryption: The drone implements full disk encryption for the SD card, ensuring the confidentiality of stored data even if the card is compromised. Encrypted videos and photos are stored in a LUKS2 volume encrypted with AES-XTS using a 512-bit key. Unique identifiers for each container enable SD cards to be used across multiple drones.
Secure Passphrase Handling: Once encrypted, the SD card can only be accessed with the encryption key. The passphrase is carried by FreeFlight 6 USA and is never permanently stored on the drone, providing protection against forensic analysis.
Data Management: By default, ANAFI USA, the controller, and FreeFlight 6 USA do not share data with Parrot or any third party. Users have the choice to activate data sharing, which includes flight logs, to facilitate support and contribute to product and service improvements. Sharing data anonymously or linking it to a Parrot account requires explicit user activation, which is deactivated by default.
32x zoom camera
Continuous 1x to 32x Zoom:
ANAFI USA offers a seamless zoom experience with a continuous range from 1x to 32x. The transition between the wide camera (1x to 5x) and the telephoto camera (5x to 32x) is automatic, ensuring a smooth zooming capability.
Optical Unit:
The optical units of ANAFI USA incorporate low dispersion aspheric lens architectures with a wide camera providing a 110° diagonal field of view (DFOV) and a telephoto camera offering a 26° DFOV. Both lenses are composed of six optimized lenses that minimize parasitic light and deliver high-resolution images even in extreme temperature conditions ranging from -43 °C to 45 °C.
Diagonal (DFOV) and Horizontal (HFOV) Fields of View:
The lens of the wide camera covers the entire diagonal of the sensor, providing a 110° DFOV. In standard video mode, it offers a 69° horizontal field of view (HFOV), and in standard photo mode, it provides a 75° HFOV.
The lens of the tele camera also covers the full diagonal of the sensor with a 26° DFOV. It delivers a 16° HFOV for both standard video and photo modes.
Lossless Zoom Capabilities:
ANAFI USA's optical unit design allows for impressive lossless zoom capabilities. It achieves 5x lossless zoom in 4K-UHD (3840x2160 px), 10x lossless zoom in Full HD (1920x1080 px), and 15x lossless zoom in HD (1280x720 px). Even at 27x zoom, ANAFI USA maintains image quality comparable to DVD resolution (720x480 px).
Lossless Zoom Capabilities:
ANAFI USA's optical unit design allows for impressive lossless zoom capabilities. It achieves 5x lossless zoom in 4K-UHD (3840x2160 px), 10x lossless zoom in Full HD (1920x1080 px), and 15x lossless zoom in HD (1280x720 px). Even at 27x zoom, ANAFI USA maintains image quality comparable to DVD resolution (720x480 px).
Angular Resolution and Discernable Details:
ANAFI USA's telephoto lens provides an excellent angular resolution of 0.004°, enabling users to discern small details at significant distances. At a distance of 1,500 m (about 0.93 miles), users can distinguish objects as small as 10 cm (about 4 inches), and at 150 m (about 164 yards), details as small as 1 cm (about 0.4 inches) are discernable.
Optical Unit Manufacturing: Active Alignment:
The assembly of ANAFI USA's optical unit and sensor utilizes an active alignment technique. A robotic arm precisely positions and holds the optical block in place, achieving optimal performance in various aspects:
Ensuring desired focus at a set temperature (23 °C +/- 2 °C) and maintaining resolution specifications across the scene.
Positioning the optical block to maintain uniform resolution in yaw, roll, and pitch, especially at the image edges.
Aligning the sensor with the optical block axis for optimal performance at the center of the image.
Aligning the optical center with the sensor center within a tolerance of +/- 20 pixels or 22 micrometers.
To guarantee image quality specifications, the factory performs image calibration on each optical unit. The optical unit's internal memory stores essential information such as optical center, dead pixel mapping, lens shading mapping (luminance and color), and white balance, ensuring consistent and accurate image quality.
During the production process, various optical tests are conducted to ensure the quality and performance of the camera module. These tests include:
MTF Checks on Image Center: Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) tests are performed to assess the sharpness and resolution of the image at the center of the frame.
MTF Checks on Image Borders: MTF tests are also conducted at the borders of the image to evaluate the sharpness and resolution across the entire frame.
Camera Module Checks in Production: Throughout production, the camera module undergoes several checks to validate its performance:
Center MTF: MTF tests are conducted specifically at the center of the image to verify the sharpness and resolution.
MTF at 40% of the Field: MTF tests are carried out at 40% of the image field to evaluate the sharpness and resolution at that particular area.
MTF at 70% of the Field: Similar to the previous test, MTF assessments are performed at 70% of the image field to examine sharpness and resolution in that specific region.
Light Blemishes: The camera module is inspected for any dark or light areas on the image, as well as dust suspicions that could impact image quality.
Dead Pixels: A thorough check is performed to identify and count any dead pixels, ensuring the absence of non-functional image sensors.
Optical Center: The alignment of the optical center is verified to ensure optimal image capture and stability.
Uniformity of Brightness and Color: The camera module is evaluated for the consistency of brightness and color across the image field, ensuring uniform image quality.
Cosmetic Defects: The camera module is examined for any cosmetic defects such as stains, scratches, or other imperfections that may affect its appearance or performance.
Thermal Camera
The FLIR Boson micro-bolometer integrated into ANAFI USA operates at a refresh rate of 60 Hz. It is equipped with a mechanical shutter that automatically recalibrates the sensor to ensure consistent responses from each thermal pixel. The lens of the FLIR Boson provides a horizontal field of view (HFOV) of 50°.
ANAFI USA's thermographic camera offers two complementary coloring modes, allowing the drone to adapt to various mission requirements.
Relative Mode
In the relative mode, the thermographic camera displays a comprehensive view of the scene using a colored scale. The colors range from dark blue (representing lower temperatures) to bright yellow (indicating higher temperatures). The relative mode provides a visual representation of the thermal distribution within the scene.
The FLIR Boson micro-bolometer integrated into ANAFI USA operates at a refresh rate of 60 Hz. It is equipped with a mechanical shutter that automatically recalibrates the sensor to ensure consistent responses from each thermal pixel. The lens of the FLIR Boson provides a horizontal field of view (HFOV) of 50°.
ANAFI USA's thermographic camera offers two complementary coloring modes, allowing the drone to adapt to various mission requirements.
Relative Mode
In the relative mode, the thermographic camera displays a comprehensive view of the scene using a colored scale. The colors range from dark blue (representing lower temperatures) to bright yellow (indicating higher temperatures). The relative mode provides a visual representation of the thermal distribution within the scene.
Spot Mode:
ANAFI USA offers a spot mode in its thermographic camera. In this mode, only the coldest or hottest spots in the image are colorized, depending on the user's needs. This allows for focused analysis and identification of specific temperature variations within the scene.
Media Formats:
ANAFI USA supports the following media formats for capturing and recording:
Photo:
Format: JPEG
Resolution: 1280x720 pixels
Modes: Single, Timelapse, GPS-lapse
Format: MP4 (H.264)
Resolution: 1280x720 pixels, 9 frames per second (fps)
Palettes:
ANAFI USA provides different color palettes for visualizing thermographic images:
Fusion
Rainbow
White hot
Black hot
Thermal Analyzer Mode:
FreeFlight 6 USA, ANAFI USA's companion app, includes a Thermal Analyzer feature that allows for comprehensive thermal analysis directly on your device. With this feature, you can access Thermal Preferences from the preview screen's Preferences icon.
Navigate through thermography videos.
Modify thermography modes (relative, hot and cold spots) and adjust associated thresholds.
Adjust the blending between the visible and thermal spectrums.
Capture and save screenshots of analyzed images.
IR/Visible Blending:
To compensate for the lower resolution of the thermographic image compared to the visible image, ANAFI USA employs IR/Visible blending. This technique combines data from both the visible and thermal cameras to enhance the final output. The visible image data is injected to improve the overall resolution, provide additional information, and highlight scene contours.
The IR/Visible blending process involves:
Remote Controller
The Parrot Skycontroller USA is a compact and feature-rich controller designed for use with ANAFI USA drones. With dimensions of 12.3 x 8.2 x 2.8 inches (313 x 208 x 72 mm), it offers a comfortable grip while providing a user-friendly interface for drone operation. In the MIL version, the antenna can be unfolded, increasing the size to 12 x 10.2 x 6.8 inches (313 x 208 x 173 mm). The Skycontroller USA has a mass of 2.51 lbs. (1.14 kg) in the GOV version and 2.56 lbs. (1.16 kg) in the MIL version, ensuring a lightweight and portable design.
For transmission, the Skycontroller USA utilizes Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n technology, with additional Microhard radio included in the MIL version. It operates on frequencies of 2.4 GHz, UNII-1, and UNII-3, providing reliable and stable connections. The controller offers a direct video stream resolution of 720p, allowing users to have a clear view of the drone's perspective during flight.
With a charging time of 2 hours, the Skycontroller USA provides an impressive 4 hours and 30 minutes of continuous use, ensuring extended flying sessions without frequent recharging. It is based on an 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A, delivering a high-quality display for intuitive control and navigation.
The Skycontroller USA is built to withstand challenging environments, as it is rated IP53 for dust and rain resistance. This ensures the controller's durability and reliability, even in adverse weather conditions. Additionally, it features an RJ45/LAN port for easy connectivity options.
Furthermore, the Skycontroller USA supports RTSP video stream sharing, allowing users to easily share the controller's screen to a PC equipped with VLC using an RJ45 cable. This feature enhances collaboration and allows others to view the drone's live feed or recorded footage.
For those using the Parrot Skycontroller 4, it offers a compact and lightweight design with dimensions of 9.4 x 5.8 x 2.2 inches (238 x 147 x 55 mm). It weighs 1.34 lbs. (610 g) and utilizes Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n transmission technology on 2.4 GHz frequencies, including UNII-1 and UNII-3. The Skycontroller 4 provides a direct video stream resolution of 720p and offers a charging time of 3 hours and 45 minutes for up to 6 hours of use. It is IP5X rated for dust resistance and includes a Micro-HDMI port for additional connectivity options.
Parrot's commitment to quality is evident in their ISO9001 certification, ensuring stringent manufacturing and quality control processes. Each drone undergoes thorough testing on production benches, including IMU thermal calibration, barometer and magnetometer tests, motor disturbance measurements, ultrasound tests, and a flight test to validate its performance and functionality. This rigorous approach guarantees that every Parrot drone meets the highest standards of durability and reliability.
