This uses 10 seconds for both the DOCKING_DESC_TIME and the TAKEOFF_ASC_TIME. This means that with at least one drone waiting to dock at all times and under perfect conditions, a drone port should be able to receive 760 items/min when the stack size is 100. The docking/takeoff sequence times for drones are as follows: Docking Sequence Duration Time = DOCKING_DESC_TIME + DOCKING_SEQUENCE_TIME + TAKEOFF_SEQUENCE_TIME +TAKEOFF_ASC_TIME
So the total time it takes a drone to dock/takeoff from the point that it exits/reenters flight mode is can be calculated as follows: Once the drone has reached 20 m or cleared nearby structures, it will reenter flight mode at 70 m/s. From here, the drone transitions to takeoff flight mode at 10 m/s and accends to a minimum of 20 m. The takeoff sequence includes returning the container to the drone, firing up the engines, and backing out of the drone port. Once DOCKING_SEQUENCE_TIME is complete, the drone enters the takeoff sequence, which takes 23s. This is the forward movement with the wobble, turning off the engines, as well as the lowering of the container. From here the drone transitions to the docking sequence, which takes 28s. Under perfect conditions (assumes no tall structures near the drone pad), a drone will lower itself approximately 20m at 10 m/s. It then transitions to docking flight mode at 10 m/s. The total docking/takeoff time is broken into four (4) steps.įirstly, a drone arrives at a drone port in flight mode at 70 m/s. It's quite cool to watch and in my opinion, CS did a great job with this. If there are other drones waiting to dock, these drones will orbit the drone port at a 20m radius and when there are multiple drones waiting to dock, they will stack vertically using an 8m vertical separation.Īs the waiting drones cycle, they will move down one vertical stack, taking the previous drones spot. In fact, a drone will wait if it's unable to unload all stacks and will unload one stack at a time as slots become available in the drone port. :) Unlike freight platforms, a drone does not block the flow of items during docking/takeoff. You can delete the drone on its way to its homeport and get the batteries back as well.ĭrones have a docking/takeoff sequence similar to freight platforms, except they land and then take off. When I initially saw this behavior, I thought drones were double-dipping on batteries but this is not the case. It will skip taking five (5) batteries from its homeport as it already has batteries. When the drone returns to its homeport, docks, and then begins the takeoff process, the drone will consume the five (5) batteries it picked up from the destination. It will, however, not consume these batteries. When a drone arrives at its destination, it will pick up five (5) more batteries if the destination also provides batteries. When a drone takes off from its homeport, it will immediately consume all five (5) batteries. A drone port must have a minimum of five (5) batteries in a drone port, in order to start a round trip. More on this in the Drone Port Features and Data section.Įach drone can transport a maximum of nine (9) stacks per trip or eighteen (18) stacks per round trip.ĭrones run on batteries and use five (5) batteries per round trip. A drone port can, however, be the destination port for many drone other drone ports. A drone port can send its drone to exactly one (1) destination port. Each drone port can "own" exactly one (1) drone and no more.
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