AltiGator

AltiGator
Native name
Amphios SPRL
Company typePrivate company
AltiGator
IndustryAerospace
Founded2008
FounderGeorgios Argyrakis
Headquarters
Waterloo, Walloon Brabant
,
Belgium
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsUAV Photography Platforms, Gimbals
BrandsOnyxStar
DivisionsEurope
WebsiteAltiGator.com

AltiGator is a multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. It produces complete ready-to-fly radio-controlled miniature UAVs for various professional applications. It also holds a web-shop providing spare parts, self-assembly kits and accessories for drones.[1]

Activity

AltiGator UAVs are registered under the OnyxStar trademark which is a brand for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) and camera mounts dedicated to this sector.[2] They are embedding Pixhawk or MikroKopter's flight electronics,[3] and can lift a broad range of sensors.

Civil Aviation Authorities

AltiGator builds French DGAC-certified Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) used by many UAV operators in France as listed on the Directorate General for Civil Aviation website.[4] Therefore, the company is also listed as a certified drone manufacturer on the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy website because this Ministry is also in charge of Transportation and Aviation purposes.[citation needed]

In late April 2016, because of the brand new drone regulation in Belgium, AltiGator also became the first Belgian UAV manufacturer ever approved by the DGLV (Belgian Civil Aviation Authorities).[5] Indeed, AltiGator drones are listed on the official list of class 1a certified drones.[6]

Development

– July 2014: AltiGator and YellowScan unveiled a complete solution for LiDAR scanning featuring the OnyxStar FOX-C8 HD together with YellowScan Mapper.[7]

– October 2016: AltiGator and YellowScan unveiled a complete solution for Urban LiDAR surveying featuring the OnyxStar XENA together with YellowScan Surveyor.[8]

Former UAV Models

Specifications Units ALG-750 ALG-1000 FOX-C8
Diagonal wheelbase mm 610 720 920
Height mm 250 390 370
Electronics – MikroKopter MikroKopter MikroKopter
Motors number 4 6 8
Maximum Effective Payload (sensor + gimbal) kg 0.75 2 2.5
MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight) kg 1.6 4.5 8
Endurance min — — 20
Particularity – Reactive Lightweight Compact
Most common use – Search & Rescue Thermal imaging Photogrammetry

Current UAV models

Specifications Units ALG-EOS XENA FOX-C8 HD FOX-C8 XT HYDRA-12
Diagonal wheelbase mm 500 720 940 1200 980
Height mm 250 400 500 550 560
Electronics – MikroKopter and Pixhawk MikroKopter and Pixhawk MikroKopter and Pixhawk MikroKopter and Pixhawk MikroKopter
Motors number 4 8 8 8 12
Maximum Recommended Payload (sensor + gimbal) kg — 2 3 5 12
MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight) kg 1.5 5.6 12 14 23
Endurance min 45 37 37 44 30
Particularity – Made for training Foldable Multivalent Best flight time Best lifting capacity
Most common use – Learning Industrial inspection LIDAR Surveillance Spectrography

References

  1. ^ "Altigator". dronelife.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Trademark information for ONYXSTAR from CTM – by Markify". markify.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ AltiGator. "AltiGator and MikroKopter in Nuremberg". altigator.com.
  4. ^ DGAC. "France DGAC approved seller listing". developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015.
  5. ^ Droneblog. "AltiGator, first Belgian drone manufacturer". droneblog.be. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  6. ^ DGLV. "Certificates of conformity for drones". belgium.be.
  7. ^ sUAS News. "Drone embedded LIDAR technology on OnyxStar FOX-C8-HD". suasnews.com.
  8. ^ sUAS News. "AltiGator and YellowScan unveil a 5.6 kg survey-grade LiDAR UAS all integrated system, ideal for centimetric urban surveys". suasnews.com.