Trident Drone Electric Pack

Features

RELEASE SYSTEM

The release line is permanently attached to the left bottom side of the drone, and the release is on the right-hand side of the drone.

A loop at the end of the release line loops over the release horn’s forward arm. Ensure the line stays forward of the release horn so it doesn’t tangle on release. It is simple yet extremely reliable.

PROPELLERS

The Trident has 15-inch carbon propellers which attach to the motors with a simple screw-on attachment. The motors are counter-rotating. The propellers screw on in the opposite direction to the rotation of the motor. The front left will screw on counter-clockwise, and the front right will screw on clockwise. The propellers will self-tighten as the motors are running. The motor hubs are colour-coordinated to match the correct propeller to the correct motor.

BATTERY

The Trident is supplied with two high-performance 5000mAh (5AH) Lithium Polymer batteries. These high-performance LiPo batteries provide the power needed to pull your baits out to sea. The batteries are fitted with the T-90 connector.

CHARGER

The Trident comes with a smart charger for the LiPo Batteries. This charger enables the LiPo batteries to be charged in a balanced mode and put the batteries into storage mode.

This charger will enable you to correctly maintain your batteries to ensure you maximise their operational life.

The charger can charge different types of batteries, and it operates on both AC (mains) and DC (12v battery) power. This means you can charge your batteries at the beach if you have a suitable power supply.

SKYDROID TRANSMITTER

The SkyDroid Transmitter is the handheld controller of the drone. The joysticks are spring-loaded and self-centring. When flying, this means the Trident will always return to a stationary hover if you release the sticks. It also means you are not having to manage the throttle or yaw to maintain an altitude and direction. You can concentrate on flying the Trident where you want it to go. The short switch levers and flush-mounted buttons significantly reduce their chances of being damaged or broken.

The Transmitter also works with the SkyDroid App, which can be loaded onto your phone.

SKYDROID TOWER APP ONTO AN ANDROID DEVICE

The SkyDroid Tower App can be downloaded and installed onto an Android device, such as a Samsung phone. Unfortunately, Apple phones do not recognise the Bluetooth chip in the Skydroid Transmitter. We have found the small Samsung phones work well and can be connected via Hotspotting to your Apple phone to gain Internet access.

The big advantage of using the Skydroid Tower App is the additional information that is displayed on the screen, including

Battery voltage
Flight Mode
Altitude
Distance from home
Flight Telemetry
and a Snail Trail of the flight.
Creating flight missions and activating and flying the mission from the device is also possible.

The App can be downloaded from the Seahorse website, including from the bottom of this page.

The App can also show the video feed from the onboard camera if you use the supplied USB cable. Otherwise, you can use the Bluetooth connection to connect the App to the transmitter, enabling the flight telemetry to be displayed on the screen.

In the App, click on Connect, situated in the bottom left-hand corner

Select the transmitter (for example R4100-Trident) to connect, and once the drone is powered (battery connected and quick switch in), the telemetry data will be transmitted to the screen.

There are two main screens we will use. Flight Data and Editor. The other screens are linked to set-up and aren’t needed for day-to-day use.

The Android device doesn’t need cellphone coverage. All it needs is Bluetooth to connect to the transmitter and sufficient power to run the live video feed if you wish to use that feature. We have found a 4 to 6-inch screen is the best for both seeing the information and not being so big it gets in the way.

CREATING MISSIONS

The Skydroid App allows “missions” or fully automated flights. This involves setting one or multiple waypoints on the screen and any actions required, such as dropping the bait. Once activated, the Trident drone will take off, fly out to the waypoint, drop the bait and then return to launch and land all by itself.

WATERPROOFNESS

The Trident has the best waterproofing of any Cuta-Copter and built-in floatation. The Pixhawk flight controller and electronics are housed in a special low-profile sealed (IP67) compartment, allowing the GPS receiver to be placed in the nose of the Drone to get the best signal. Additional closed-cell (floatation) foam inserts exist in the main body and motor arms. This provides waterproofing from rain, washing by hand and floating on the surface of the water. It does not provide protection if the drone crashes into the sea, and the force of the impact will force water past the seal. Long-term exposure to salt water will cause extensive damage to the motor and wiring of the drone. The Trident is not designed to be landed in the water. The waterproofness provides a high level of protection from the marine environment. – Our advice is – do not take your drone swimming.

. Please note that the drone would need a full wash in a salt removal (Salt Away) product if it did go into salt water.

Flight Controller – Pixhawk^® brings you the ultimate in performance, stability and reliability in all aspects.

• Arm® Cortex®-H7 processor (STM32H753) with Floating Point Unit (FPU), 480MHz high-speed operations and 2MB flash. Developers can be more productive and efficient, allowing for more complex algorithms and models.
• High-performance onboard, low-noise IMU and automotive-grade magnetic compass based on FMU open standard. It aims to achieve better stability and anti-interference ability.
• Triple redundant IMU & double redundant barometer on separate buses. When the PX4 Autopilot detects a sensor failure, the system seamlessly switches to another to maintain flight control reliability.
• An independent LDO powers every sensor set with independent power control. A vibration isolation System to filter out high-frequency vibration and reduce noise to ensure accurate readings, allowing vehicles to reach better overall flight performances.
• External sensor bus (SPI5) has two chip select lines and data-ready signals for additional sensors and payload with SPI interface.
• Integrated Microchip Ethernet PHY for high-speed communication over Ethernet with onboard devices such as mission computers.
• A newly designed vibration isolation system filters high-frequency vibration and reduces noise to ensure accurate readings.
• IMUs are temperature-controlled by onboard heating resistors, allowing the optimum working temperature of IMUs
• Modular flight controller: separated IMU, FMU, and Base system connected by a 100-pin & a 50-pin Pixhawk®​ Autopilot Bus connector.

The Pixhawk® is ideal for corporate research labs, academic research and commercial applications.

Operating System – the Pixhawk flight controllers use the Arducopter Open Source autopilot system. ArduPilot is a trusted, versatile, and open-source autopilot system supporting many vehicle types: multi-copters, traditional helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, boats, submarines, rovers and more. The source code is developed by a large community of professionals and enthusiasts. it is one of the most advanced autopilot systems available.

Body Design – The body design of the Trident has been developed to reduce aero drag. This ensures longer flight time as the motors do not need to work as hard to pull the Trident through the air. The overall footprint is slightly smaller than the previous Cuta Copter drones, but the motors are more powerful and efficient, allowing more sets from the batteries.

Camera – The Trident is fitted with a tilting camera. The camera tilts from looking forward to looking straight down. Looking forward is great as you fly out to the point of interest, and looking directly down gives you a chance to check out any new fishing spots. The video is displayed on the SkyDroid Tower App.

SkyDroid T10 Transmitter – This high-quality transmitter is fitted with sand covers over the gimbals to improve overall weather resistance. Flush-mounted buttons and low-profile toggle switches have been used to prevent damage. The 2 x 18650 lithium batteries provide greater than 20 hours of radio time on a full charge. The T10 Transmitter also accepts telemetry data and live video feed from the Trident, which it passes onto the SkyDroid Tower App on an Android device.

SkyDroid Tower App control – The Android App displays a range of flight telemetry data, including battery voltage, distance from home and altitude. It also allows the user to plan and fly missions, plus the App can control and change various functions, such as arming, disarming and selecting the flight mode.

The Tower App also gives access to the parameters of the flight controller. This is for advanced users only.
Water Proofing – The main electronics are housed in a separate compartment, giving low-level waterproofing against rain, hand washing and short-term floating on the surface. It will not protect the electronics in a crash into the ocean or from damage due to long-term exposure to saltwater.

Double flotation – The 3 air chambers provide the first level of flotation protection. The Trident is also filled with laser-cut foam buoyancy, providing a second level of flotation protection. The landing feet also provide additional floats.

Quick Switch – The installed quick switch limits the need to open the battery bay between bait drops; the craft is quickly switched on and off using the supplied quick switch.

Backpack – The Trident Cuta Copter comes with a backpack carry case that will carry the Trident, the landing pad, batteries and props. It can also carry the charger and Android device.

Real-time Video Stream – The Trident is equipped with an HD 720p digital reef spotting camera with real-time video transmission of up to 1000 metres. Camera settings like brightness, contrast and saturation can all be adjusted via the APP. Recordings of the Video feed can only be done in Skydroid FPV (another App) and is not available in SkyDroid Tower.

SkyDroid FPV – This App can record the live video feed to a suitable Android device. The Android device needs to be connected to the transmitter by the supplied USB cable, and it can run in the background and record while you are flying.

Robust Design – Cuta Copter has always prided itself on building the toughest drones on the market, and the new Trident takes it a step further with even greater survivability.

GPS – The New advanced PIXHAWK 4 GPS enables concurrent reception of up to 3 Global Navigation Satellite Systems ‘GNSS’, not just two, such as GPS and GLONASS. It deals with GPS, Galileo, GLONASS and BeiDouh. The GPS has also been located at the highest point of the craft for the best satellite reception and maximum separation from other electronic parts to improve reliability and precise landings.

Landing in water – the Trident can land and take off from water. Rough water will impact the ability of the craft to take off, as waves will interfere with the prop lift. Following saltwater exposure, extreme cleaning is required with a product like Salt-Away. Metal parts in the motors will corrode and reduce the drone’s life if not treated properly. Intentional landing on water is not recommended for everyday use. The battery compartment is not waterproof, which could lead to the battery failing.

Follow-Me mode – In this mode, the drone will follow the location of the transmitter or phone.
Boat Landing or Return to Me mode – this feature allows the drone to land (RTL) at the location of the pilot and not at the take-off point. This function is useful when using the drone on a boat which has drifted away from the original take-off coordinates or if you want the drone to land away from its launch area (away from the fishing rods). This is called ‘Return to Me’ in the Skydroid Tower app.

Click to Save Waypoint Setting – It is possible to set a waypoint using the transmitter to ensure the next set returns to the same spot. Once the waypoint is set, the flight controller automates and controls the next flight. This is useful if you are dropping burley in a particular spot or want to target the same location.

Missions – The SkyDroid App allows you to create and fly missions. This can fully automate the flight so the Trident does not require any input from the transmitter. A mission could include taking off, flying to a selected waypoint, dropping the baits, returning home, and landing.
MULTIPLE SAFETY FEATURES
APP display and voice. Visual and voice messages are broadcast to keep the pilot informed about all aspects of the flight. The system will warn you by voice and display that the battery is low, high, and voltage or when Magnetic interference is detected. – a set of earplug headphones could be useful to hear the messages.

Thrust Loss Detection will automatically release the bait and RTL.

Low Battery Failsafe– The Low voltage failsafe level is set at 22 volts. On reaching this, the bait/line will be released automatically, and the Trident will automatically Return to Launch (RTL).

Loss of signal Failsafe – If the Trident loses connection with the transmitter, the bait/line will be released automatically, and the Trident will Return to Launch (RTL).

World Magnetic Database – This means the compass calibration is only required to be done once – We will do this at the Seahorse Factory.

Launch Prevention mode – The Trident will not ARM or start the motors unless everything works correctly. This includes having sufficient GPS Satellite connections and sufficient voltage in the battery.

Anti-Pendulum feature – The POS mode has a softer and slower de-acceleration to assist in limiting the degree to which a pendulum motion can occur with the bait. This allows for shorter leaders to be used with safety.

RTL speed – Return to Launch ‘RTL’ speed has been increased to get the drone off the water as soon as possible.

Landing Detection – The new landing detection feature DURING AUTO-LAND will shut off the motors as soon as the drone detects a landing. Motors will also be shut off if it detects a crash. The Trident will begin its descent quite fast for RTL landings, slowing down for the last 5 metres. For manual landing, it is required to hold the left stick down. Do not move the right stick once the drone is on the ground.

Distance and Altitude Geo-fence – Although the Trident can operate up to 1.5kms- the Geofence settings are set at the factory to 1200 metres distance and 60 metres altitude. This geofence parameter allows enough battery time for the drone to return safely when enabled by the low battery self-protect function.

Magnetic interference monitoring – Auto adjustment and verbal warnings.

BlackBox recording – The BlackBox will record the flight telemetry, which can be accessed by Seahorse to assess flight performance and identify any issues.