Hardware Options

The Kerloud flying rover family provides various configurations to meet the need from different scenarios. Currently we offer two series: Scorpion and Falcon. The Scorpion series is with the tricopter configuration, and the Falcon series is integrated with quadrotor propulsion for increased payload capability and computation power.

The overview of available options is shown in the table below.

ID

Option

Main Functions

Potential Users

1

Scorpion Basic

Basic avionics setup with outdoor flight
and driving capabilities

Users interested in basic autopilot operations

2

Scorpion Laser

Onboard Raspberry Pi computer with laser
SLAM capability
Users getting started with basic ROS
programming in C++/python for indoor
applications

3

Scorpion VIO

Onboard Raspberry Pi computer with Intel
Realsense tracking camera
Users getting started with ROS programming
in C++/python and computer vision for indoor
applications

4

Falcon Nano Outdoor

Basic avionics setup and Jetson Nano
computer with outdoor flight and driving
capabilities

Users interested in basic autopilot operations

5

Falcon Nano Indoor

Onboard Jetson Nano computer and VIO
camera for indoor localization

Users getting started with basic ROS
programming in C++/python for indoor
applications

6

Falcon NX VINS

Onboard Jetson Xavier NX computer with
VINS (Visual Inertial Fusion System)
indoor localization
Users interested in computer vision for
indoor applications

7

Falcon NX SLAM

Onboard Jetson Xavier NX computer with
SLAM and path planning capabilities
Users interested in advanced industrial
solutions for indoor applications