Skycharge VS HEISHA drone charging pad

There are several drone charging companies arise in recent years, Skycharge is one of the few that stands for over seven years, while HEISHA is a newcomer, let's make some comparisons between them.

The most obvious part is the drone centering process that the HEISHA drone charging pad requires while Skycharge's doesn't as dozens of conductors are spread on the Skycharge drone charging pad, and HEISHA's only has a few conductors in each side of the landing gears, maybe that's one of the reasons make HEISHA drone charging pad cheaper than the Skycharge's.

Image resource: https://skycharge.de/

Image resource: https://www.heishatech.com/

	Skycharge	HEISHA
Work environment	Indoor/outdoor	Indoor/outdoor
Charging time (charge Mavic 2 fully)	90 minutes	30 minutes
Charging method	Conductive charging	Conductive charging
Retrofit	Required	Required
Compatible drones	DJI, Parrot	DJI, Skydio, 3DR, Propel, SYMA, Sky Viper
Material	Stainless steel	Glass fiber
Weight	17kg	12-14kg

We can tell from these numbers that the Skycharge drone charging pad is heavier and rugged, but charges drones a little bit slower. While the HEISHA drone charging pad is lighter and has wider compatibility, and charging faster. Both of them require the retrofit of the drone.

About the charging efficiency, Skycharge claims their charging pad reaches up to 92%. However, their charging speed is much slower compared with the HEISHA charging pad.

When it comes to outdoor performance, HEISHA doesn't mention the IP rating of their drone charging pad. I guess it's because they have a better option for outdoor drone charging, their DNEST drone in-a-box and drone docking systems, which are all sheltered by a canopy. A weather station is also included in the drone charging dock to reach the industrial level.

Comments

Top 10 autonomous drone charging and docking stations

Auto mated drone docks are entering into unprecedented competition before the final release of the DJI dock. All these drone docking and charging stations share the same major features including automatic takeoff for carrying out BVOL flight missions, then automated landing and charging the drone for a new round of flight missions. Some drone charging dock companies has its self-developed drone with a variety of flight times and payload capacities, such as the Sunflower labs, Skydio, Percepto, Easy Aerial, and Dronehub. Some drone dock providers only offer the hardware part, like HEISHA Tech, Skycharge, Hextronics, IDRONEIMAGES, and HIVE Droneport. Not all of these autonomous drone charging dock manufacturers are using the drone battery charging solution, some are taking the battery swapping technology, including Hextronics, Dronehub, and Hive Droneport. Here is the list: 1. Percepto (2014, USA & Israel, < 2 00 employees) The autonomous Inspection ...

Top 5 automated security drone systems

Security drone systems are rising in speed much faster than before as the requirement for autonomous solutions grows. In some regions, the covid-19 is shaking the stability of people’s daily life, and riots and violence are increasing. Which is boosting the demand for security drone systems. What matters most to a security drone system? Many companies are endeavoring the progress of autonomous drone systems, but the harsh reality is it may still take a while before a fully autonomous drone system is complete like the unmanned car, there is a giant step exists between 99% and 100% in this case. No matter how autonomous a drone can make, controlling the flight mission relies on software, which requires humans to trigger it and review the received data. A. Long time on duty (night vision) B. Long-range covered C. Quick automated recharge of the drone 1. Sunflower labs (2016, USA & Switzerland, < 50 employees) Sunflower Labs is one...

How to use robots to handle the population decline?

Rumors are spreading around about the population decline worldwide, but we still see crowds at every crossroad when we are waiting for traffic lights, and we feel the number of people in the malls, parks, and museums. What’s really going on? “Global population growth reached a peak in 1962 and 1963 with an annual growth rate of 2.2%; but since then, world population growth has halved.” from ourworldindata.org The trends of decline seem unstoppable, no doubt, our future will be filled with elders, yet there are not enough energetic young people to serve them, how to deal with that? We will have to rely on technologies, especially robots. “The industrial robotics market is projected to grow from USD 15.7 billion in 2022 to USD 30.8 billion by 2027” according to a press from Yahoo finance. These numbers indicate a noticeable fact: robot technology is getting mature and is ready to serve more people. But there sits a roadblock between the robots and the autonomy, the powe...

All about Drone Charging

Search This Blog