Inspired Flight IF800 "TOMCAT"
Flight Planning
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Open QGroundControl on a PC
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Click Plan
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Under Mission Start, open Vehicle Info and select Ardupilot firmware, Multi-Rotor
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Click File -> Survey
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Remove Takeoff and Return to Launch commands
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Click Survey command
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Choose Basic or Load KML/SHP
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Move corner coordinates to Area of Interest (allow at least 1m buffer for every 1m/s of flight speed)
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Set survey Altitude
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Set Spacing (between adjacent passes)
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Set course Angle
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Set Turnaround Distance (2m for every 1m/s flight speed for hyperspectral collection)
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To set mission speed, there are two options: 1. Set up a custom camera, use the custom camera, and set the front overlap percentage to match GRYFN's flight calculator 2. Add a waypoint command before the survey, set the speed of the waypoint. When in the field before initiating a mission, select this first waypoint and Slide to Confirm to Adjust Waypoint to Current Waypoint.
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File -> Save As...
Flight Plan to Hyperspectral Polygon
A helpful tool to create polygons is available from Headwall. Once the polygon has been completed, export the polygon as a KML file.
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Open your flight plan file in QGroundControl
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Open HPI Polygon Tool
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Click Import Text
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For line 1, type #PolygonName then press enter
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In QGroundControl, click the first corner coordinate of your survey area
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Copy and paste the latitude and longitude into HPI Polygon Tool line 2
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Return to QGroundControl, click the second corner coordinate of your survey area
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Copy and paste the latitude and longitude into HPI Polygon Tool line 3
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Repeat these steps for the remaining corner coordinates
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After all coordinates have been entered, press OK
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Export as KML -> Save KML
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Rename the KML file with an appropriate name and save all KML files in an easily accessible directory.
GCS Telemetry
Typically, the Herelink radio transmitter will be used in conjunction with a "field laptop" which can be used for sensor setup, post-flight data confirmation and QA/QC, etc.
To establish a connection between the Herelink and laptop, begin by navigating to the system settings.
This can be done by going to the home screen and locating the Settings app, or by swiping down from the top of the screen and pressing the Settings icon
Go to WiFi settings
Enable hotspot
On the field laptop, connect to the Herelink hotspot
Note: The Herelink hotspot does not provide an internet connection. The hotspot is simply used for communicating with a field laptop/tablet/phone.
WiFi network profile type must be set to Private Network.
Open ground control software on the field laptop
Once UAV is on, the Herelink will connect to the UAV and the field laptop's ground control software should establish a connection with the UAV
Uploading Flight Plan to Aircraft
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Establish connection between RC Transmitter and laptop after aircraft is powered on
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On laptop, Plan -> File -> Open... the flight plan
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Press Upload Required at the top of the screen
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Flight plan will sync to aircraft
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On RC Transmitter, Plan -> File -> Download... to sync the flight plan to the RC Transmitter
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