eBee Plus Drone User Manual

Revision 1.2 / January 2017

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 Welcome to your eBee Plus

Congratulations on your purchase of the eBee Plus, a large-coverage photogram-

metric mapping system for survey-grade accuracy on demand.
The eBee Plus includes built-in RTK/PPK functionality that can be activated either
out of the box or later when required, providing you with survey-grade accuracy,
without the need for ground control points.
The eBee Plus is compatible with multiple cameras (professional-grade RGB, ther-
mal infrared and multispectral) and is supplied with senseFly S.O.D.A. (Sensor Op-
timised for Drone Applications) the first camera to be designed for professional
drone photogrammetry. This camera captures amazingly sharp aerial RGB pho-
tos, across a range of light conditions, allowing you to produce detailed, vivid or-
thomosaics and highly precise digital surface models.
We take great care to develop and design the best possible hardware and software
tools for quick, high-quality and easy-to-use 2D and 3D aerial mapping.
2 Package contents
The standard eBee Plus package contains the following items:

• 1x carrying case with foam protection

• 1x eBee Plus central body with built-in autopilot
• 1x pair of detachable wings
• 2x spare propellers
• 10x spare propeller attachment rubber bands
• 2x Lithium-Polymer batteries
• 1x Lithium-Polymer battery charger (with cables)
• 1x USB ground modem
• 1x long USB ground modem cable
• 1x remote control (including 3 AA batteries)
• 1x senseFly S.O.D.A. camera (includes memory card, protective lens and
lens cap)
• 1x senseFly S.O.D.A. Integration Kit
• 1x short USB cable for connecting your computer to the drone and some
cameras
• 1x log book
• 1x senseFly S.O.D.A. lens care kit (cloth, fluid, cleaning tool and spare pro-
tective lens)
• 1x camera bay cover
• 1x tube of EPP glue
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Specifications
Specifications

Drone
Size Wingspan: 110 cm (43.3 in)
Wing area: 0.32 m2 (3.4 sq ft)
Weight without camera and battery approx. 0.62 kg (1.4 lbs)
Nominal take-off weight (approx.) 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs)
(with standard camera & battery)
Maximum take-off weight 1.4 kg (3.1 lbs)
Material EPP foam, carbon structure & compos-
ite parts
Battery 3-cell Lithium-Polymer (0.3 kg (0.7 lbs))
Propulsion Electric brushless motor
Nominal static thrust: 1.0 kgf (9.8 N)
Cruise speed 40-110 km/h (11-30 m/s, 25-68 mph)
Wind resistance up to 45 km/h (12 m/s, 23 kts)
Operating temperature range -15 to 35 °C (5 to 95 °F)
Navigation Up to 100 waypoints
Carry case dimensions 56 x 57 x 28 cm
(21.6 x 17.7 x 9.8 in)

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Communication devices

Ground modem

Frequency 2.4 GHz

Nominal range³² approx. 3 km (2 mi)
Maximum working range³² approx. 8 km (5 mi)
Certification FCC Part 15.247, IC RSS210, CE

Remote control

Frequency 2.4 GHz

Range approx. 1 km
Certification CE, FCC

Charger

AC input 110-240 V
DC input 11-18 V

³² can vary greatly depending on external factors such as cruise altitude, presence of obstacles and
radio-frequency interference.

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