Deploy-only V1 · Manufacturing Phase · Digital Twin evaluated
Prototype Hardware
The first BW-C45 prototype has entered physical manufacturing. Structural components, interface assemblies and prototype hardware have been produced and are being prepared for integration.
Core Architecture
BW-C45 Distributed Mission Architecture
BW-C45 is not only a VTOL airframe — it is a carrier platform for distributed mission architecture: one carrier, multiple interchangeable mission assets, coordinated through a digital operations platform. V1 research scope centers on an EPM Payload Interface concept — electro-permanent magnetic docking, modular payload attachment, rapid payload exchange — assessed in simulation before ground tests. Recovery remains a separate research track.
EPM Payload Interface · modular attachment · V1 research
Coordinate
Coordination
Distributed mission execution
Mission specialization across assets
Assessed in simulation and digital environment
Recover · Research
Future Recovery Architecture
5-stage research flow
Recovery & module reuse concepts
Not implemented · not operational
Responsible R&D: no operational swarm · no autonomous recovery · no docking or return system on V1. Subdrone deployment is simulation-first; recovery remains a separate research program.
Architecture FROZEN until first V1 flight-test campaign
MALE-class carrier for FPV-class sub-drones (~0.85 kg). Civil R&D: search and rescue support, infrastructure inspection — simulation only.
Electro-Permanent Magnetic (EPM) payload interface architecture on a deploy-only research prototype. Modular payload attachment — low holding power, no continuous energy draw, no moving lock elements. Mission asset deployment assessed in simulation only.
EPM Payload Interface · electro-permanent magnetic docking concept
Modular payload attachment · rapid payload exchange research
V1 research scope: mission asset deployment only — recovery is separate research program
Research into recovery and reuse of deployed mission assets — simulation and architecture studies only. Stage 8 complete in simulation · not on V1 airframe. Digital Twin · Monte Carlo · Human Review Gate passed.
Creality K1 Max procured · STL package ready
Phase 3 — physical prototype print & assembly
QC checklist · remote print workflow
VIO / SLAM sandbox for GPS-denied mission simulation.
VIO sandbox · SLAM mock · GPS-denied replay
Terrain model · safety guard · real vehicle control blocked
CFD · flight dynamics · structural models — engineering evaluation before physical parts are printed.
In progress: first prototype printing · ground test prep · Stage 8E bench mockup.
