UAV Engineering Calculators

Engineering tools for camera Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) and battery flight time estimation. All calculations run locally in your browser; inputs are never uploaded.

Release v20260807_031925

Camera Ground Sampling Distance (GSD)

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Formula: GSD(cm/px) = altitude(m) × sensor_width(mm) × 100 / [focal_length(mm) × image_width(px)]

  • Flat terrain and a camera pointing straight down.
  • No lens distortion, rolling shutter or altitude error correction.

Preliminary estimate only. Real ground resolution varies with terrain, lens distortion and flight conditions.

Calculated GSD: Enter valid values above

Battery Task Flight Time Estimator

Ready

Formula: energy(Wh) = voltage(V) × capacity(Ah); usable = energy × (1 − reserve%); time(min) = usable / average_power(W) × 60

  • Constant average power draw during the task.
  • Battery delivers full rated capacity at the operating C-rate.

Preliminary estimate only. Motor efficiency, wind, payload drag and C-rate behaviour change real flight time.

Estimated Flight Time: Enter valid values above

Planned calculators

Listed so the roadmap is explicit; these are not yet available and will not simulate a working result.

Thrust-to-weight and payload estimation

Motor, propeller and ESC matching guidance plus payload budget inputs.

Planned

Aerial coverage and route parameter calculator

Ground coverage width, overlap and route duration inputs.

Planned

Data-link budget calculator

Frequency, distance and link margin inputs.

Planned