Drone airframes — Survey
Lightweight printed UAV airframes and payload mounts. Delivered for a survey client in Jaipur.
- Location
- Jaipur
- Year
- 2022
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Team
- 14 engineers
- −24%
- airframe mass
- 4.7 days
- iteration time
- 827
- airframes
The challenge
Leadership wanted measurable results inside one quarter, with no disruption to running operations.
What we built
We ran a two-week discovery sprint, then built and fielded the system end to end on MJF, Carbon-fibre nylon and nTop, with operator training and an SLA.
Delivery timeline
Phase 1
Discovery sprint and site survey
Phase 2
Prototype built and tested in the Motera lab
Phase 3
Pilot on site with before/after measurement
Phase 4
Scale-out, training and handover
Highlights
- Operator training delivered in Gujarati, Hindi and English
- Integrated with existing PLC, ERP or GIS systems — no rip-and-replace
- Remote monitoring and over-the-air updates included
- Before-and-after measurements agreed with the client up front
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