Lehmann Aviation drones

Lehmann Aviation Ltd have produced a series of miniature drones/UAVs, designed for civilian / amateur use, as follows:-

Lehmann Aviation LA100

Lehmann Aviation LA100 is a fully automatic lightweight small UAV launched by Lehmann Aviation Ltd, the French manufacturer of leightweight versatile UAS, in November 2012.

The LA100 is a totally autonomous «drone». It was designed to be used by people even without any piloting background. It works with GoPro camera and enables to capture professional quality aerial images and video. Financial Times called the LA100 "a personal “drone” that will carry camcorders into the sky to capture aerial footage"^[1]

The LA100 follows a pre-programmed flight path. The operational procedure implies mounting GoPro camera on the wing (GoPro Hero, Hero2, Hero 3 for oblique images or Hero3 for vertical images), switching the engine on by reclining the aircraft and launching it by hand. The LA100 captures footage from a height of 100 meters for 4min30sec and then comes back to the launch site with HD aerial photos or videos on the SD card.^[2]

“With our UAVs, we want to bring to people the opportunity to have a better understanding of the Earth. LA100 is like aerial binoculars,” Benjamin Lehmann told to MIT Technology Review.^[3]

The LA100 introduces Lehmann Aviation L-A series of fully automatic civil SUAV which differs from Lehmann Aviation L-M series of aircraft that can be controlled from the ground (LP960, LM450, LV580). There are two other drones in L-A series: LA200 and LA300.

The LA100 has become world's first totally autonomous micro civil UAV enabling amateurs to take high-quality aerial images.

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Lehmann Aviation LA200

Lehmann Aviation LA200 is a fully automatic lightweight small UAV launched by Lehmann Aviation Ltd, the manufacturer of leightweight versatile UAS, in July 2013.

The LA200 is a totally autonomous «drone». It was designed for people with no piloting background and it does not require any training. It works with GoPro Hero, Hero2 or Hero3 camera and enables to capture professional quality aerial images and video (up to 12 Mp). It was initially done for TV channels, documentaries and corporate communications.

The LA200 works with any Windows8 touchscreen tablet needed for setting up flight parameters. For flight preparation and mission control the user has to «draw» on a touchscreen tablet the area of interest and enter waypoints. Afterwards Lehmann’s OperationCenter automatically generates missions and programs the drone. The flight data is then to be transmitted to the drone via WI-FI. After mounting GoPro Hero, Hero2 or Hero3 on the wing and launching the drone by hand, the user has to wait until it automatically flies over the chosen waypoints and lands.^[2]

The LA200 is the 2nd drone of Lehmann Aviation L-A series of fully automatic civil SUAV which differs from Lehmann Aviation L-M series of aircraft that can be controlled from the ground (LP960, LM450, LV580). There are other two drones in L-A series:LA100 and LA300.

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Lehmann Aviation LA300

Lehmann Aviation LA300 is a fully automatic professional lightweight small UAV designed for most accurate mapping and DEM. It was launched by Lehmann Aviation, the French manufacturer of leightweight versatile UAS based in La Chapelle-Vendômoise, Loir-et-Cher, in July 2013. The LA300 belongs to Lehmann Aviation L-A series of fully automatic UAVs.

The LA300 is a totally autonomous «drone» designed for people with no piloting background. It works with Nokia Lumia 1020 mobile phone and GoPro camera and enables to capture professional quality aerial images with up to 41 Mp resolution. The drone was designed to do professional orthomosaic and DEM for the needs of geodesy/mapping, agricultural sector (surfaces and volume calculation, detection of damaged crops), mining and construction.

The LA300 works with any Windows 8 touchscreen tablet which enables user to set up flight parameters and geotag images. For flight preparation and mission control the user has to «draw» on a touchscreen tablet area of interest and enter waypoints. Afterwards Lehmann’s OperationCenter automatically generates missions and programs the drone. The flight data is then to be transmitted to the drone via WI-FI. After mounting Nokia Lumia 1020 on the wing and launching the drone by hand, the user has to wait until it automatically flies over the chosen waypoints and lands.

The LA300 flies at range of up to 15 km, at speeds of 20–80 km/h.^[2]

The LA300 is the 3rd drone of Lehmann Aviation L-A series of fully automatic civil SUAV which differs from Lehmann Aviation L-M series of aircraft that can be controlled from the ground (LP960, LM450, LV580). There two other drones of the L-A series: LA100 and LA200.

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Lehmann Aviation LM450

The Lehmann Aviation LM450 is a lightweight small UAV launched by Lehmann Aviation Ltd, the French manufacturer of leightweight versatile UAS, in 2010.

The system was designed for longer range missions to take oblique still images (11Mp), full HD or real-time videos.^[4] LM450 was the first UAV of Lehmann Aviation to be launched with an advanced navigation system which enabled fully autonomous flights. LM450 is based on the same technology as the other UAS of Lehmann Aviation (LP960 and LV580) and is managed through a common Ground Control System.

Lehmann Aviation LM450 UAV was designed mostly for corporate communication purposes.

Lehmann Aviation LM450, LP960 and LV580 represent Lehmann Aviation L-M series of UAVs that can be controlled from the ground. The L-M series differs from L-A series of fully automatic UAVs: LA100, LA200, LA300.

Lehmann Aviation UAV Kit

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Lehmann Aviation LV580

The Lehmann Aviation LV580 is a lightweight small UAV designed by Lehmann Aviation Ltd, the French manufacturer of leightweight versatile UAS, in 2009.

LV580 was designed for live day and night aerial survey. As soon as LV580 was launched, the customers of Lehmann Aviation became "construction and geodesy companies as well as scientific organisations".^[5] The Ground Control System for LV580 is the same as for the other models of Lehmann Aviation (LP960 and LM450), which provides interoperability of Lehmann Aviation products.

Lehmann Aviation LV580, LM450 and LP960 represent Lehmann Aviation L-M series of UAVs that can be controlled from the ground. The L-M series differs from L-A series of fully automatic UAVs - LA100.

Lehmann Aviation patent wing

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Lehmann Aviation LP960

The Lehmann Aviation LP960 is a lightweight small UAV designed by Lehmann Aviation Ltd, the French manufacturer of leightweight versatile UAS, in 2007. LP960 is the first commercialized UAV of the company.

The system was designed for orthomosaics (Digital Elevation Model) and HD vertical images for the needs of public and private sectors (reconnaissance, security, scientific research, mapping, agriculture). According to Réponses Photo, the system "could be used inter alia in urban areas".^[6] The Ground Control System of LP960 became the prototype for the ground control systems of other UAVs of Lehmann Aviation (LV580 and LM450).

Lehmann Aviation LP960, LM450 and LV580 represent Lehmann Aviation L-M series of UAVs that can be controlled from the ground. The L-M series differs from L-A series of fully automatic UAVs: LA100, LA200, LA300.

Lehmann Aviation common Ground Control System

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External links

• Description of the LA 300
• Datasheet