DJI today launches an all-in-one solution for professional drone operators. Christina Zhang, Senior Director, Corporate Strategy at DJI. “We are proud to deliver the next generation of aerial tools that will save lives and bring work to new heights, with a 360-degree product solution suite for a variety of fields such as energy inspection, emergency rescue missions, environmental protection, and the digitization and preservation of cultural heritage.”
The new DJI Matrice 30 is DJI Enterprise’s flagship drone that fits in a backpack. It integrates multiple high-performance sensors into one single camera payload, is controlled with an ingenious redesigned remote control and runs on upgraded Pilot 2 software. DJI M30 integrates with the new DJI FlightHub 2 fleet management cloud-based software and the DJI Dock for collaboration with remote and unattended operations.
The M30 series comes in two versions, the M30 and the M30T. The M30 model integrates a 48 megapixel 1/2” CMOS sensor zoom camera with 5×-16× optical and 200× digital zoom, a 12 megapixel wide-angle camera, 8k photo 4K/30 fps video resolution, and a laser rangefinder which can give the precise coordinates of objects up to 1,200 meters away. The M30T features an additional 640×512 px radiometric thermal camera.
The company said the M30 has IP55 ingress protection that can perform in harsh environments, in heavy rains, high winds, high altitudes, even in icy and snowy conditions and extreme temperatures from -20° C to 50° C.
The DJI M30 adopts a foldable integrated design (3.7 kg take-off weight). Its new self-heating TB30 battery design can support at least 400 charge cycles and allows a 41-minute flight time. Its BS30 charging case allows battery charging from 20% to 90% in 30 minutes. The M30 also has a new self-locking system and can be folded by just pressing a button.
DJI said M30 has data security protocols built on DJI’s security-first Matrice 300 V3 firmware. This includes offline updates which enable future firmware updates to be completed entirely offline; local Data Mode acts like “airplane mode” on a phone by completely disconnecting the DJI M30 from the internet; and SD card AES encryption which protects all the photos, videos, and flight logs that get stored on the microSD card by a security code and AES encryption.
For the controller, DJI RC Plus has a 7-inch-wide high-definition screen and six physical buttons below the control sticks next to the screen. It has an internal battery and a swappable external battery and offers 6 hours of screen-on time. The DJI RC Plus also offers ports for microSD card, USB, HDMI, USB type C and 4G connectivity.
The DJI FlightHub 2 is now entirely cloud based. It enables flight mission management and operational viewing not only from the pilot’s RC, but from any device with a web browser, such as computers, tablets, and even mobile devices. Mapping features include One-Tap Panorama Sync which creates a 360° overview and uploads to the cloud with a single tap and Cloud Mapping that allows users highlight an area of interest, enabling the DJI M30 to automatically map the area in 2D. DJI FlightHub 2 will turn these images into a map, which will overlay on the user’s map service provider. Once a map is captured, it can become the base to build a mission plan around.
The FlightHub 2 also supports Live Annotations, which are points, lines, or polygons that users can draw on the map. All these maps, models and inspection data can be uploaded to the cloud, supported by AWS, and accessed and managed remotely.
The company also introduces a DJI Dock, an autonomous docking for programmed flights in remote areas. It widens the horizon for automated missions that can be monitored and supervised remotely. After setup, the fully charged M30 drone can take off to the skies from the DJI Dock through FlightHub 2 programmed automatic missions anywhere within a 7 km radius. Once the drone lands after its mission, it will recharge automatically. The Dock is rated at IP55 and the core internal components are IP67. Its interior is climate controlled, to help bring the batteries to the optimal temperature for charging M30 safely even with external temperatures ranging from -35 to 50 degrees Celsius.
DJI Dock integrates built-in antennas, a weather station, ultra-wide-angle surveillance cameras and a D-RTK base station. It weighs 90 kg and covers an area of less than 1 square meter, and can be transported by elevator; it only needs to be fixed on the ground, turned on, connected to the power supply, and connected to the internet.
Alongside the new M30 Product line ecosystem, DJI also unveils the Zenmuse H20N sensor specifically made for the DJI M300 RTK drone. The Zenmuse H20N is a hybrid sensor solution that combines a starlight-grade night vision camera, a hybrid zoom thermal imaging camera and a laser rangefinder for use with the M300 RTK, bringing a revolutionary experience to night operations. The ultra-low-illumination starlight-grade night vision camera can capture the scene clearly even in darkness, setting a new standard for search and rescue operation or emergency situations requiring immediate recognition. It features starlight-grade night vision with low illumination to 0.0001 Lux, a 20x hybrid optical zoom, 640×512 resolution thermal imaging camera, 2x\8x optical zoom and a laser rangefinder with 1200m range.
The DJI M30 comes with the RC Plus remote controller, a set of batteries and a charging box. The DJI M30 and the DJI Zenmuse H20N will be available for purchase through the DJI online store and DJI Enterprise dealers. FlightHub 2 will have a free testing period for all users from today through October 31, 2022. DJI Dock is currently being tested with selected users and will be available for purchase starting from Q4 2022.
