Calculate continuous operational mission duration, battery discharge C-rate, and power trade-off for Commercial Hexacopter LiDAR Inspection Drone running Intermittent Sensor Fusion & SLAM Mapping.
Under a combined load of 892W, safe 80% Depth-of-Discharge allows an operational window of ~52.6 minutes.
Limiting discharge to 80% DoD extends lithium-polymer battery longevity to 300-500 cycles, whereas deep discharging below 3.0V per cell causes rapid swelling and capacity loss.
Energy-efficient NPUs operating at 5-15 TOPS/Watt consume only 5-10% of total propulsion power, preserving flight time while enabling real-time autonomous navigation without cloud latency.