Introduction
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The Kerloud VTOL is an extension to our Kerloud UAV series (https://kerlouduav.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) with
the purpose to empower industry applications such as surveillance, landscape mapping, etc. It is powered by
advanced software communities including PX4, Dronecode, ROS, Nvidia and Ubuntu.

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Features
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    * Support flight modes in both multirotor and fixed-wing

    * Software-ready environment with ROS (Robotic Operating System) melodic and Nvidia Jetpack SDK

    * Open source SDK for application development

    * Use cases include: surveillance, search and rescue, forest monitoring, landscape mapping, etc

    * Optional payloads include: high resolution cameras, 3D laser scanners, millimeter-wave radar, etc

    * Maintained with long-term support in hardware and software components


Specifications
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| Specification                    |Kerloud VTOL Intruder |
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| Wing span                        |    240cm             |
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| Endurance                        |       >60min         |
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| Weight                           | 8.77kg (with battery)|
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| Cruise speed                     |       16~20m/s       |
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| Maximum payload                  |       1.5kg          |
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Contact us and How to Purchase
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You may contact us by email: cloudkerneltech@gmail.com. Wechat users can scan the QR code below to follow our official account:

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For users in mainland China, please purchase via our official Taobao shop:

https://shop281159518.taobao.com/index.htm