Use Cases

Application Areas

The H520 can fulfill a multitude of UAV roles

The H520 is a Hexacopter with long flight times, safety and flexibility, developed for law enforcement, search and rescue, security, construction, surveying and mapping applications. Its rugged design and reliable precision compass provides a stable and precise flight envelope, and numerous safety features make the H520 the ultimate copter for commercial and professional operators.

INSPECTION

Obtaining clean and accurate images of any inspection object can save hundreds of hours in time, and provides for a much greater safety net, reducing costs of operation, manpower, insurance, and other cost-savings. At the same time, comparable data may be generated, allowing for aging analysis, maintenance projections, and overall knowledge of the object being inspected. Turbulence and wind are no longer an obstacle in capturing precise imaging of vertical structures. Communication towers, flare stacks, antennas, smokestacks, and other vertical objects can be efficiently inspected with the precise flight of the Yuneec H520 and the Px4 flight stack. During the inspection flight, the live image of the drone can be output to additional monitors, allowing several people to participate and provide preliminary inspection analysis’s even during the flight. Hot-swappable payloads allows inspectors to rapidly change out imaging systems. For example, a wind-turbine may require both visual and thermal inspections; landing the aircraft, changing out the camera system, and return to flight takes but a few seconds. Images may be exported for reporting, input into data analysis software, stitched together for large-format thermal mapping, and more.

Application areas:

  • Solar panels
  • Wind turbines
  • Buildings
  • Other vertical assets

SEARCH & RESCUE

Obtaining clean and accurate images of any inspection object can save hundreds of hours in time, and provides for a much greater safety net, reducing costs of operation, manpower, insurance, and other cost-savings. At the same time, comparable data may be generated, allowing for aging analysis, maintenance projections, and overall knowledge of the object being inspected. Turbulence and wind are no longer an obstacle in capturing precise imaging of vertical structures. Communication towers, flare stacks, antennas, smokestacks, and other vertical objects can be efficiently inspected with the precise flight of the Yuneec H520 and the Px4 flight stack. During the inspection flight, the live image of the drone can be output to additional monitors, allowing several people to participate and provide preliminary inspection analysis’s even during the flight. Hot-swappable payloads allows inspectors to rapidly change out imaging systems. For example, a wind-turbine may require both visual and thermal inspections; landing the aircraft, changing out the camera system, and return to flight takes but a few seconds. Images may be exported for reporting, input into data analysis software, stitched together for large-format thermal mapping, and more.

Application areas:

  • Solar panels
  • Wind turbines
  • Buildings
  • Other vertical assets

SECURITY

SECURITY
Law Enforcement agencies have broad requirements for UAV systems. The Yuneec H520 six-rotor UAV is a versatile aerial platform that can be configured to meet those requirements. Whether used for accident scene reconstruction, crime scene mapping, as “eye in the sky” for crowd control, active shooter scenarios, intelligence-gathering, or monitoring of targeted areas, the H520 offers the necessary payloads for optimal performance. Too often, contamination of a crime scene becomes the weakest link in crime scene investigation. Deploying the Yuneec H520 UAV system prior to entering a scene allows for accurate capture of data without touching the scene itself. High quality camera systems, like the E90 or the CGOET dual thermal/ low light camera with embedded GPS data enables evidence-gathering to be captured and examined before the crime, accident, or fire investigators or first-responders have entered the area.

Application areas:

  • Police
  • Security

PHOTO & FILM

From flood to fire, accident to event, UAV solutions from Yuneec allow journalists to climb above the crowd and capture the moment from an interesting, captivating, and informative point of view. Video production continues to evolve as budgets and timelines shrink. The Yuneec H520 offers the ability to create repeatable, stunning aerial video quickly and efficiently and with hot-swappable cameras, bring powerful, flexible, and creative tools to the digital storyteller. The safety features of the H520 and DataPilot solution provide for confidence on any set. Production frequently requires planned and repeatable shots. The ST16S controller not only allows for pre-planning; shots and movement may also be stored and recalled for additional takes, confidently being able to repeat a series of complex movements.

Application areas:

  • Film production
  • Wedding photography
  • Landscape photography

CONSTRUCTION

Preconstruction survey, topographical measurements, project progress, and even as-Designed/as Built become concise and efficient using unmanned aviation solutions. The Yuneec H520 is designed to fly repeatable, perfect-placement flight over construction sites, providing not only measurable and demonstrable project data, but also helping to identify shrink points, at-risk areas, or security breach points. With the ability to input to most popular project management, BIM, and auto-CAD systems, an sUAS is a rapid deployment, safe tool for project managers and site supervisors to monitor/measure progress. The H520 is ideal for early damage protection evaluation, quality management exercises, or other asset evaluation techniques. Paired with the auto-gridding found in the DataPilot software, the Yuneec mapping solution provides efficient mission planning and execution. The resulting data can be evaluated through a variety of post-flight analytic or stitching software tools.

Application areas:

  • Building Information Modeling
  • Site Mapping

Commercial Use Cases

Ford Motor Company
High-performance drones enable a more effective monitoring of industrial production processes.

Atelier d’Architecture Rivat

The Atelier d’Architecture Rivat is a French architecture studio based in Saint-Etienne and Paris, specialized in the design and renovation of high-performance buildings.
Animal Rescue
Alexander uses the Yuneec H520 and E10T thermal-imaging camera to identify different types of animals.
Hensel Phelps
The H520 drones “play a pivotal role in the data we can go capture and the abilities it affords us to have on a job site.
ECASC
In October 2017, the École d’Application de Sécurité Civile (EcASC) and Yuneec signed a partnership for the use of its professional drone H520.
Chasco Construction
For Michael Lambert of Chasco Construction, he comments that “one of the immediate pieces of ROI in the way I can justify the cost of the drone program for the year is by saving survey labor.
Kitesurfer Marian Hund
Marian Hund is a German kite athlete and Freestyle Champion who successfully uses the YUNEEC H520 for photo and video shoots during his trainings.
Hamburg Fire Fighters
In May 2018, Yuneec provided an H520 with CGOET thermal imaging camera to the Fire Department in Hamburg to test the system under real-world conditions.
LM.Media
LM.Media is an Austrian-based media production company for visual story telling that successfully uses the YUNEEC H520 in their video shoots.
Fawn Rescue
Simon Thomas is engaged in the rescue of fawns and successfully uses the Yuneec H520 for his work as well as the tasks of the BOS
Alexander Ahrenhold
Alexander Ahrenhold is a German forest ranger who successfully uses the YUNEEC H520 for his work in the forest.
Aquarium Wilhelmshaven
Equipped with two additional hooks on the landing gear, the drone brings the three seals Paul, Piet and Ole fresh fish – from above.
Detek
The detectives of DETEK use the Yuneec H520 drone in their investigation missions to prepare for observations
Alpha Robotics
The emergency vehicle acts as a high-tech command center from which the YUNEEC drones H520 and H920 Plus can be sent to the job site - from a safe distance.
Berlin Radio Tower
It was a very special mission: A professional and high-precision survey of Berlin’s radio tower – carried out with the Yuneec H520.