UAS Fleet and Payloads
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus has a large and diverse fleet to support research, training and consulting initiatives. Consisting of more than 40 aircraft, the fleet is made up of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft (both single-rotor and multi-rotors). K-State Salina's fleet consists of gas-powered motors, used for longer endurance, and electric-powered motors used for less vibration.
In addition to aircraft, K-State Salina has many different payloads. Data can be collected from electro-optical, near-infrared and thermal infrared cameras.
| Sensor | Description |
| DJI Z30 | RGB, 30x zoom, FOV at 1x, 2.3 FOV at 30x, Effective Pixels: 2.13M |
| DJI Z3 | RGB – 3x Optical Zoom, 6.17mm x 4.56mm sensor size, 4000×3000 pixel dimensions |
| DJI X3 | RGB, 6.17mm x 4.56mm sensor size, 4000×3000 pixel dimensions |
| DJI/FLIR XT | Thermal, 640×512 pixel dimension |
| DJI X5 | RGB, 15mm, 4608x3456, 4/3-inch CMOS sensor |
| DJI X5S | RGB, 17.3mm x 13mm sensor size, 5280×3956 pixel dimensions |
| DJI X4S | RGB Camera 16:9 aspect 5472x3078 FOV 84 degrees |
| Sony a5100 | RGB, 23.5mm x 15.6mm sensor size, 6000×4000 pixel dimensions |
| Sony Nex-7 | RGB, 23.5mm x 15.6mm sensor size, 6000×4000 pixel dimensions |
| Nikon D810 | RGB, 35.9mm x 24mm sensor size, 7360×4912 pixel dimensions, flown on DJI S1000+, DJI M600, and C172 |
| Canon S100-NIR | Near-infrared/green/blue, 7.44mm x 5.58mm sensor size, 4000×3000 pixel dimensions |
| FLIR Tau 2 | Uncooled LWIR Thermal Imager, 640×512 VOx Microbolometer, 7.5 – 13.5 µm Spectral Band, 24.6° x 19.8° FOV, 25mm Lens, 30Hz (high-speed) |
| CloudCap TASE Duo | Primary Payload-Gimbal for Aerosonde UAS, contains LWIR Thermal imager, as well as Sony FCB-EX980 RGB Zoom Imager |
| Sony FCB-4300 | Primary Payload for Penguin UAS, Mounted in custom gimbal assy., RGB 1/3-type Exmor CMOS Sensor, 1920×1080 HD Video, 20x Optical zoom, 12x Digital Zoom (240x combined) |
| Micasense RedEdge mx | Multispectral Imager; Contains Blue, Green, Red, Red Edge, Near-IR 8 cm per pixel at 120 m |
| Micasense RedEdge 3 | Multispectral Imager; Contains Blue, Green, Red, Red Edge, and Near IR Sensors, 4.8mm x 3.6mm sensor size, 1280×960 pixel dimensions, 47.2 deg. HFOV, 5.5mm focal length |
| Parrot Sequoia | Multispectral Imager, Contains Green, Red, Red Edge, Near Infrared, Resolution 1280x960, Focal Length 3.98mm. RGB Resolution 4608x3456, Focal Length: 4.88mm |
| Photo3S | Scout UAS High-Res Camera |
| Photo 3S NIR | Scout UAS Camera Payload |
| Tetracam | Scout UAS 3-Axis Camera Payload |
| GO PRO Hero 3 Black | Scout UAS Camera Payload |
| S100 Adapter | Scout UAS Camera Payload – S100 Adapter from modified gopro base |
| FLIR 640 | Scout UAS Camera Payload – Thermal 19mm Lens |
| UTC EO Payload | Vireo UAS EO Payload |
| UTC IR Payload | Vireo UAS LWIR Thermal Payload |
| SkyIMD Cessna 172 Camera Pod | Camera Pod Mount for Wing Strut of C172. Supports remote triggering, power, and USB connectivity of select sensors. |