The iMet-XQ2 is an atmospheric sensor offering radiosonde quality accuracy in an affordable, reusable package for boundary layer profiles using rotary-wing UAV's. The XQ2 is suitable for any mission that requires accurate measurements with high vertical resolution and precise spatial coordinates.

Highlights

Second-generation design measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity
Includes GPS receiver, rechargeable battery and data logger
Five hour battery capacity
Completely self-contained for rotary-wing UAV deployment
Extensively vetted by international research institution

Note: Sensor Package does not include Drone.

System Overview:
The iMet-XQ2 is a second-generation atmospheric sensor replacing the original iMet-XQ.
The XQ2 features 15 hours of data capacity on its internal flash drive combined with rechargeable battery life of five hours - making it suitable for a wide range of missions. The XQ's real-time data integration package for the 3DR Solo Quad is sill available for the XQ2.

Operating Parameters:
Power: Rechargeable Battery
Battery life: 300 Minutes
Data Storage: 16 Mb Flash Memory (15 hour storage)
Data Transfer: USB
Sampling Rate: 1 Hz
Size / Weight: 126 x 58 mm, 60 g

Humidity Sensor:
Type Capacitive
Range 0 - 100% RH
Response Time
@ 25C 0.6s
@ 5C 5.2s
@ -10C 10.9s
Accuracy +/- 5% RH
Resolution 0.1% RH

Temperature Sensor
Type Bead Thermistor
Range -90 to +50 C
Response Time 1 second @ 5m/s flow
Accuracy +/- 0.3 C
Resolution 0.01 C

Pressure Sensor
Type Piezoresistive
Range 10 - 1200 hPa
Response Time 10 ms
Accuracy +/- 1.5 hPa
Resolution 0.01 hPa

GPS
Type UBlox CAM-M8
Vertical Accuracy 12 m
Response Time 1 s

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