Colibri360 datasheet
Sent by an engineer after a short qualification.
Aerial robotic NDT
Colibri360
Drone-mounted EMAT thickness gauge with the sensor on a rotary mast, for measuring metal structures without scaffolding or rope access.
COLIBRI360
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Colibri360 in operation: real aircraft, sensor in contact with a coated steel surface
Poster frame for the hero video. Real hardware, never CGI. One frame must show the contact point and the thickness value on the operator screen together.
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Hero video, 10-12 s
Approach, contact, value on screen. Autoplay muted loop, no music, under 4 MB for web, separate 9:16 mobile crop.
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2 – 60 mm
Measurable thickness
S355, mill scale, lift-off up to 2 mm, 20 °C
0.08 mm
Measurement accuracy
S355 reference block, lift-off 1 mm, 20 °C
3 mm
Validated lift-off
Coated carbon steel, coating up to 3 mm
18 min
Flight time
At full battery charge, no wind
How a measurement flight works
Demo narrative. The rotary mast holds the EMAT sensor against inclined, horizontal and overhead surfaces, so one flight covers geometry that would otherwise need scaffolding. Every figure on this staging site is invented.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Specification | Value | Condition | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight system | |||
| Flight time | 18 min | Full charge, no wind | |
| Total system weight | 4.0 kg | Including sensor mast | |
| Dimensions | 720 × 630 × 235 mm | Transport configuration | |
| Communication range | 2000 m | Line of sight | |
| Measurement system | |||
| Measurable thickness range | 2 – 60 mm | S355, lift-off up to 2 mm | Upgrade path to 200 mm under evaluation |
| Measurement accuracy | 0.08 mm | Reference block, lift-off 1 mm, 20 °C | |
| Measurement resolution | 0.04 mm | Reference block, lift-off 1 mm | |
| Maximum operating gap | 3 mm | Coated carbon steel | Sensor lift-off from the surface |
| Minimum inspection diameter | 25 mm | Convex surface | |
| Acoustic speed range | 1000 – 9999 m/s | Operator-set | Adjustable in 1 m/s steps |
| Operating frequency | 3 – 5 MHz | no condition recorded | |
| Maximum sensor angle | 20 deg | Angle between sensor and surface | |
| Environment | |||
| Maximum wind speed | 12 m/s | Sustained, at measurement altitude | |
| Operating temperature | -5 – 40 °C | Ambient | |
| Data | |||
| A-scan availability | Yes | no condition recorded | Three thickness algorithms, operator selected |
| Export formats | CSV, PDF | no condition recorded | |
Documentation
Operating limits summary
Sent by an engineer after a short qualification.
Field validation
Measured in the field
38 readings
Steel stack, vertical profile to 40 m
35 accepted 3 rejected
FV-2026-002
View validationWhere it is used
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Storage tanks, real asset
A photograph of this asset class showing why access is the problem. No stock imagery, no icon standing in for a photograph.
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Storage tanks
How we inspect it
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Stacks and chimneys, real asset
A photograph of this asset class showing why access is the problem. No stock imagery, no icon standing in for a photograph.
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Stacks and chimneys
How we inspect it
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Piping, real asset
A photograph of this asset class showing why access is the problem. No stock imagery, no icon standing in for a photograph.
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Piping
How we inspect it
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Steel structures, real asset
A photograph of this asset class showing why access is the problem. No stock imagery, no icon standing in for a photograph.
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Steel structures
How we inspect it
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Ship structures, real asset
A photograph of this asset class showing why access is the problem. No stock imagery, no icon standing in for a photograph.
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Ship structures
How we inspect itDiscuss Colibri360 for your asset
Send the material, geometry and access constraints. You get a feasibility answer, including what is out of scope.