The E384 Mapping Drone

The E384 has been one of the leading drones in the world for used for Engineering, Agriculture, Surveying and Conservation since 2014. The E384 has been proven through thousands of hours of flight from hot and humid jungles to freezing mountains above 13,000 feet. The E384 can cover 41 miles in 100 minutes completely autonomously.

Due to its low cost in high volume production, the E384 is also an affordable target drone or otherwise attritable platform. The package is customizable depending on your application. If you’re not sure what you need, contact us and we’ll walk you through the options and special considerations for your project. The E384 can be made NDAA compliant.

Highly Customizable

The E384 is readily modifiable to accept payloads of various shapes and sizes. It can be hand launched with a payload of more than 4 pounds, or configured for extremely long endurance flights.

Event 38 is able to provide custom flight controller, ground control station, and communications software, based on ArduPilot, PX4 and MAVLink. We have integrated various computing modules on board capable of processing sensor data and redirecting the aircraft.

Thanks to its simple design and Event 38’s experience deploying over 600 aircraft around the world, the E384 is able to be manufactured in large quantities at reasonable cost.

Cost effective, disposable long endurance sUAS platform

Rapidly manufacturable in high volume

Readily modifiable without specialized tools

Field-tested durability -20° - 110° F and 13,000 ft altitude

Mission Planning and Control Software

Mission Planner is an easy to use planning and flight control system. It connects wirelessly to your E384 and allows you to see flight telemetry and change mission parameters in real time.

Key Mission Planner features include:

Quickly plan, save and upload autonomous mission plans into your E384 with a simple point-and-click interface
An automated preflight checklist
Real time flight data from your E384: altitude, speed, direction, battery level, and see its location on a moving map
Automatically recording logs of every flight for record keeping and compliance

Specifications

Dimensions: 190cm Wingspan, 130cm Length (75 x 51 inches)
- Wings and body disassemble for easy transport
Weight: 2.5kg (5.6 lbs)
Endurance: 90 minutes flight time
Cruise Speed: 12-20m/s (27-45 mph)
Range: 70km (44 miles)
- Map up to 1,000 geo-referenced acres per flight at 5.0cm/pixel resolution (400 Ha)
Max Payload: 1.7kg (4 lbs)
- Ask us for help integrating heavy sensors
Automatic lens protection for landing
Complete mission planning and operations software
- For your Windows 7, 8 or 10 laptop (not included)
- Autonomous flight, Return-to-launch, Automated pre-flight checklists, much more
Complete operating instructions online and downloadable
Operating Conditions
- MSL Ceiling: 3,960 meters, (13,000 ft), – auto take-off tested to 3,100 meters, (10,000 ft)
- Max sustained wind speed: 8 m/sec, (18 mph) for autonomous operation
- Telemetry Range: 5km+ (3.1 mi)

See the E384 in Action

Learn how others are using their E384

Agriculture

Using an NGB Converted Camera and the Drone Data Management System™ to document, inspect and manage broad acre crop growth.

Surveying

Luke Wijnberg uses his E384 to survey a remote Ugandan river valley in difficult terrain to support the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.

Quarry, Mining & Aggregates

An analysis of the accuracy and operating cost of using the E384 to measure aggregate stockpile volumes.

Conservation

Drone & GIS uses multiple E384s to document the health of forest habitats for the endangered Brown-headed Spider Monkey.

Longer Range

The E384-LR Lithium Ion battery option extends flight time to 110 minutes, enough to map 1,350 acres, and adds terrain follow and wind piercing capability.

Companion Computer

The companion computer is able to interact with an onboard sensor to control the flight controller and redirect the aircraft in flight. Custom applications are available.

Max Payload

The E384 can be configured to carry over 4 pounds of payload with flexible location within the fuselage.

PPK Precision Geotagging Option

Users requiring a higher level of precision may select either the L1 Emlid Reach PPK GPS or the Event 38 L1L2 PPK GPS receiver powered by Piksi Multi. These options provide high precision geotags that can produce orthomosaics with less than 3cm RMSE horizontal without the use of ground control points. The PPK system includes installation of the PPK GPS and antenna onto the E384 as well as a custom modification to the Sony R10C to provide high speed shutter feedback for precision tagging. Learn more about the results you can achieve with PPK GPS with the respective case studies.

Airframe Construction

The E384 is constructed from high performance expanded poly-olefin foam (EPO, not styrofoam) in a process similar to injection molding plastics. The EPO foam structure combined with reinforcing carbon rods allows the E384 to maintain its light weight, leaving more room for battery and sensor payload and still launching without the need for additional launch assistance equipment. An ABS plastic skid plate reinforces the underside of the fuselage and can withstand impact with rocks, pavement and other hard surfaces.

EPO foam can flex/bend without breaking. EPO foam allows structural flexibility to dissipate energy in tight turns and hard landings. Closed cell foam absorbs damage from obstacles rather than cracking or breaking on impact.
Dents and dings can be repaired by dipping the affected area in boiling water, forcing the beads to expand back to their original shape

Kit Includes

Complete, Flight Tested Aircraft
Pixhawk 2.1 Flight Controller
Flight Planning and Control Software for Autonomous Flight (Includes GPS and Flight Data Log)
Handheld Remote Controller
Long Range Ground Station Monitoring and Command Radio
1 Flight Battery and Rapid Charger – 4 Cell, 8.0 Ah LiPo

Warranty and Returns

A Limited Factory Warranty is included in your purchase price. Click here for complete warranty and returns information.