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MikroKopter is a German company, a subsidiary of HiSystems GmbH, that manufactures battery-powered radio-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles. The company is located in Moormerland, Leer District, in Lower Saxony.

MikroKopter
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Headquarters
Moormerland, Leer, Lower Saxony
,
Germany
ProductsMiniature UAVs
Websitewww.mikrokopter.de/en/home
MikroKopter in flight
MikroKopter in flight
View of Sydney Harbour taken by MikroKopter
View of Sydney Harbour taken by MikroKopter

History


Started in 2006 by Holger Buss and Ingo Busker, MikroKopter used a team of pilots to develop within 6 months a platform with great stability, manoeuvrability and powerful enough to lift a payload of several kilograms. Further developments, which incorporated an onboard GPS, piezo gyroscope, an acceleration sensor and a barometric sensor for altitude control, made autonomous flight possible and improved manoeuvrability.[1]


Products


MikroKopter produce various multi-rotor models such as QuadroKopter (a quadcopter), HexaKopter and OktoKopter. The design lends itself to computer control and robotics researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a program to control swarms of what they term 'Nano Quadrotors'. CCTV cameras provide feedback on position to the controlling computer, permitting complex manoeuvres that include tumbling.[2]

Parent HiSystems GmbH has developed a built-in LEA-6S GPS receiver, u-blox’ highest-performance GPS module for MikroKopter aircraft that allows precision positioning for photography and other applications.[3]


Operational use


In February 2012 an animal rights group used a MikroKopter to film hunters shooting pigeons in South Carolina. The hunters shot the drone down.[4]


References


  1. "en/Mikrokopter-Get-started - Wiki". MikroKopter.de. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. Huffington Post - Nano Quadrotor Drones
  3. MikroKopter captures precision photos and videos Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Zimmerman, Dan (18 February 2013) Hunters Shoot SHARK Drone Over South Carolina The Truth about Guns, Retrieved 5 February 2013




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