PowerVision PowerEgg User manual

PowerEgg
User Manual
PEGF-E1 .0
PowerVision

Product Overview .................................................................................................................... 1
lntroduction........... ... . ... .......................... ... . ... .......... ... . ... ......... ... .............. ... . ... .............. ... ......... .. l
Feature Highlights ... . ... .......................... ... . ... .......... ... . ... ......... ... . .... ......... ... . ... ......... .... . ... ......... .. l
Components of the Aircraft..................................................................................................... .. 2
Components of Remote Controller .... . ... . ... ........................................... ... . ... .......................... .. 3
Preparation
of the Aircraft.........................................................................................................6
Preparation
of Remote Controller and Base Station.............................................................8
Aircraft ...... . ... . ... . ....... . ........ . ....... . ... . ... . ........ . ... . ... . ....... . ... . .... . ....... . ... . ... . ....... . .... . ... . ....... . ... . ... . ........ . .. 9
Overview of the Aircraft.............................................................................................................9
Flight
Modes ......... ... . ... ......... .... . ... ......... ... . ... .......... ... . ... ......... ... . .... ......... ... . ... ......... .... . ... ......... .. 9
Accessibility
... ............................................................................................................................10
Aircraft Status lndicator...........................................................................................................14
Description of Aircraft Status lndicator...... .. .. .. .......... .. .... ............................ .. .................. .. ... 15
Visual Positioning System........................................................................................................16
Propellers........
... . ... .......... ... . ... ......... ... . ... .......... ... . ... ......... .... . ... ......... ... . ... .......... ... . ... ......... ... . ... 18
Intelligent Battery.....................................................................................................................18
Remote Controller ......... . ... . ....... . ... . ............ . ... . ... . ....... . ........ . ....... . ... . ... . ............ . ... . ....... . ... . ... 23
Overview of Standard Controller......................................................................................... 23
Operation of Standard Controller.......................................................................................24
Standard Controller Turn
On/Off. ................................................................................24
Standard Controller Charge
.. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ....... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ....... .. ........ ... .. .. 25
Standard Controller Control .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 25
Standard Remote Controller lndicator. .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... ........ .. ... . ... .. ........ ... .. .. 27
Maestro rM Overview. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 28

MaestroTM Operation .. .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... 28
MaestroTM Turn On/Off .. .. .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ...... ... . ... .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... .29
Maestro
TM Charge. .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. ...... ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... ...... .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ......29
Maestro
TM Control. .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... ........ 30
MaestroTM lndicator...... .. .. .. ... .. ........ ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... ........ .. ....... .. ........ ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... ........ 32
Base Station. .. ... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. 33
Overview of Base Station. ... .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 33
Operation of Base Station .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ...... 33
Turn On/Off .... . .. .. ...... ... ...... .. ....... .. ...... ... ...... .. .. . .... .. ...... ... ...... .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ...... ... ...... .. ... 33
Connection. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... ........ 33
Frequency Match of Base Station .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ...... 34
Unbind .. ... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... 35
Charge .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... 36
Indicator ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. ... . ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. ... . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. 36
Gimbal Camera .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 37
Overview of Gimbal Camera .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 37
Gimbal Usage .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 37
Introduction to Vision+ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 38
Product Description. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . .... . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. 38
Vision+ Features .. .. .... . .. .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ...... 38
Homepage .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... 38
Display of Relevant Parameters. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ......40
One-click Return Home.
.. ........ ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... ........ 41
Route Planning...... .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. ...... ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... ...... .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ...... 41
Flight Modes. .. .. ...... . .. .. .. ... .. ......... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. . ... . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . ...... .. .. .. .. .... . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 42
Return Point Settings .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 42
Electronic Fencing. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. 43
Positioning .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 43

Layer Switch.. ... . .. . .. .. .. . .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... . .. . 43
Map Direction Lock ...... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. ... .. .. .. ..... 43
Image Transmission ... .. .... . .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. ... . .. .. ....... .. .. . .... ........ .. ....... .. ..... 43
Taking Photos/Shooting .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... ........ .. ... . ... .. .....44
Settings.....
.. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. ... .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. .....44
Media . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. ... .. ... 47
Service. .. . ... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. ... . .. ... .. .. .. ... .. . ... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. .. 47
Flight ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. ... 48
Flight Restrictions and Special Area Limited Flight. .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ....... .. ........ ... .. .. .. .... .48
Flight Environment Requirements ... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. ... . ... .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. ....... .. .. .. ... .. ...... .. ... .. .. .. .... .49
Connection of Aircraft, Remote Controller and Vision+ ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .. .. ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .. .... .49
Compass Calibration. .. .. .. . .. . ... . ... .. ... . .. .. ... .. . .. .. .. . ... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. . 52
Start/Stop The Motor .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .54
Emergency Stop
.. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 54
Basic Flight .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. 56

Product Overview
I Introduction
PowerEgg is a flight system which consists of an aircraft, a gimbal camera, a standard remote
controller, a gesture-based remote controller, a base station and Vision+, the flight app for
iOS or Android. The user may perform flight over the aircraft by connecting the standard or
gesture-based remote controller to the base station. The aircraft integrates a flight system
and
an integrated 3-axis gimbal to facilitate the user to observe high-definition (HD) images
transmitted from the camera in a real-time manner via Vision+ and take photos and video.
I Feature Highlights
1.Unique egg-shape design and perfect combination of technology and art.
2.No dismantling required, integrated design, foldable and easy to carry.
3.Operated by an innovative gesture-based remote controller, which enables the user to get
started in one minute.
4.Flight safety built in.
5.360°
panoramic shooting with integrated 4K UHD camera+ 3-axis self-stabling gimbal to
guarantee richer scenes.
6.Top
configuration for Skm* UHD image transmission with 23-minute** flight endurance
ability.
*The transmission distance may be shorter depending on local laws and environment.
**It's
the maximum time realizable in the testing environment, and it's for reference only.
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I Aircraft
1.4K UHD camera on 3-axis gimbal
2.Micro SD card slot
3.0ptical positioning sensors and ultr-
asonic positioning system
4.Aircraft
front LED indicator
5.Aircraft Status LED indicator
6.Brishless, low friction motor pods
7.Propellers
8.Power
switch/Landing gear control/
Frequency button
9.Battery compartment access button
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I Standard Controller
8.Top right button: take photos/videos
9.Right finger wheel: gimbal yaw
1O.Micro
USB charging port
11.Port: connect to base station
12.Power Switch
1.Mode switch
2.Left joystick
3.Right joystick
4.Custom
button
5. Take off/land/stop landing
6.Status/battery indicator
7.Return-to-home/Cancel
13.Left
top button: gimbal back to position
with short press/selfie with
double press/
gimbal face downward with long press
14.Left finger wheel: gimbal pitch
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I Maestro™Gesture-based Controller
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12.Micro
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I Preparation of the Aircraft
1.Spread the four arms one by one as shown. You'll hear a clicking sound when the arms are
properly positioned and self-locked.
2.Press
the upper cover switch and open the top battery cover. Hold the arms and insert the
battery into the chamber . You'll hear a clicking sound when the battery fits in the chamber
and gets locked. Note: When replacing the battery while the landing gear is deployed, do
not insert the battery without first lifting and holding the aircraft. Not doing so may result in
your device being damaged.
3.Take off the lower cover. Note: The lower cover must be removed before the unit is powered
on, otherwise the 4K UHD gimbal camera can become damaged .
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4.First short press and then long press the power button to power on the device. To deploy
the landing gear, quickly press the power switch three times when the blue status indicator of
the aircraft is on.
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5.Spread the propellers of the aircraft with both hands.
6.Place the aircraft on the ground surface at least 1 Om from the pilot, with the head of the
aircraft (indicated by the red lights on the arms) facing the flying direction and pilot facing
the tail (the power button also indicates the front of the aircraft).
Head direction
•- Radius of safety : 10m
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I Preparation of Remote Controllers
If the gesture-based remote controller is used for flight control, first connect the base
station and
the gesture-based remote controller with a data cable.
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the data
cable to this port
Connect
the data
cable
to this port
If the standard remote controller is used for flight control, connect the base station to the
bracket of the standard remote controller and connect them through cable.
Connect through this port
Connect through this port
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Aircraft
I Flight Modes
PowerEgg has three different flight modes:
• P
Mode (Professional): professional flight mode
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In this mode, sonar is used instead of GPS and the visual positioning system. The aircraft is
essentially on full manual control.
• N Mode (Normal): Normal flight mode
In this mode, the aircraft uses GPS or the visual positioning system, depending on their
signal strength. If GPS is unavailable the visual positioning system and sonar are used to
ensure accurate hovering of the aircraft, including indoors. When neither GPS signals nor
the visual positioning system satisfies the condition for proper and safe flight, the system
will automatically switch
to Professional Mode. In this case, only sonar is provided.
• E Mode (Easy Control): Super-easy flight mode
In this mode, the aircraft uses GPS and there is no need to focus on the flight orientation of
the aircraft. There is a 10m radius safety zone with the user as the center of the circle, where
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the aircraft cannot enter . The forward and backward flight direction of the aircraft is relative
to the operator. Pushing the right joystick up will move the aircraft away from the operator,
regardless
of aircraft orientation.
I Accessibility
• Automatic take-off
Unlock the aircraft and ensure flight conditions for either via GPS signals or the visual
positioning system meet minimum requirements. Long press the automatic take-off button
on the remote controller until it vibrates. The aircraft ascends to a height of 1.3m above the
ground at a set speed and then automatically hovers in the air.
• Automatic landing
Long press the automatic landing button until it vibrates. The aircraft starts to descend at a
set-speed
from the current position, subject to horizontal control during descending.
• Smart return-to-home
The smart return-to-home mode may be applied only when there is ample GPS signal. In
this
mode, the aircraft returns to the return point from the current position (when switched
to the return-to-home mode).
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Smart return-to-home behavior
The return-to-home behavior depends on the location of the aircraft when it is switched to
return-to-home mode.
1.When the aircraft is located within 1 Om horizontally from the return-to-home point, it deploys
the landing gear and automatically lands on the spot.
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Return point
Less than 1 Om ------1
2.lf the aircraft flies higher than the return altitude (default value: 20m) beyond 2.10m, it first
makes a turn
to face its head towards the operator, flies to the position above the return point,
and then deploys the landing gear for vertical landing . The location of final landing can be
controlled by the joystick.
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If the aircraft flies lower than the return altitude beyond 3.10m, it first vertically climbs to the
return altitude, then turns the head to the operator and returns to the point above the return
point. Then, the aircraft turns the tail towards the operator, deploys the landing gear and
vertically lands
on the ground. During the final descent, the location of final landing can be
controlled by the joystick of the remote controller.
Less than 20m
Return
point
Greaterthan 10m -------
Return point
There are three kinds of return points: user location, aircraft starting point and map selection
point. The take-off point of the aircraft will be selected as the return point for default when
changed in the Vision+ app. Each time after power cycling the aircraft, the return point will be
automatically reset to the take-off point . Please select a proper return point each time after
power cycling.
User location Aircraft starting
point Map selection point
Categorization of smart return-to-home
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Smart return-to-home can be realized in three patterns: lost control return, one-click return
and
low power return
1.Lost
control return
In the case of loss of signal, the aircraft first hovers in the air and then triggers lost control
return in 10 seconds.
After gaining signal of the remote controller again, the aircraft switches
to the mode used prior to the loss of signal and continues to fly.
2.
One-click return
Long press
the return-to-home button on the standard remote controller to trigger one-click
return. Short press
the button to cancel return-to-home . The aircraft can operate at different
horizontal positions via the joystick of the remote controller during the descending process.
3.Low-battery return
When battery level of the aircraft drops to a predetermined level, Vision+ will pop up a
message
for the user to decide whether to trigger low-battery return. Click "Yes" to return
the aircraft. Return can be terminated by pressing the automatic Return-to-home key on the
standard remote controller . During the descending process, the user may manipulate the
joystick to change the position of the aircraft in horizontal direction so that it can land in a
safe zone.
Note: The aircraft may have obstacles in its path during return-to-home. The user needs to
detect such obstacles via visual observation or image transmission, and avoid these obsta-
cles
by means of ending the return-to-home process or adjusting flight height of the aircraft.
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• Orbit mode
While flying with GPS, the aircraft flies at a height of 1 Om above the ground. Specify the
center of a circle via Vision+ and manipulate the aircraft to fly to any position 1 Om beyond
the center of the circle. Set the orientation via Vision+ and start the circling mode. During
circling,
the head of the aircraft will always point at the center of the circle.
• Selfie
mode
While flying with GPS, the user only needs to press the Selfie button on the gesture-based
remote controller when the aircraft is flying. The head of the aircraft will automatically aim at
the user.
•
Waypoint mode
While flying with GPS, the user may set a flight waypoint via Vision+ and the aircraft will fly on
the set waypoint trajectory.
• Follow-me
mode
While flying with GPS, the aircraft can follow the standard or gesture-based remote controller
and
move correspondingly at a certain distance, with the flight height adjusted by the remote
controller.
I Aircraft Status Indicator
Each arm of PowerEgg has a head indicator (head lamp) and an aircraft status indicator (tail
lamp).The following figure indicates the specific locations of the indicators.
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- (Q) -Head indicator
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The head indicator is used to identify the head direction. When the power of the aircraft is
turned on, the indicator is normally on and lights in red. The tail indicator gives information
about status of the aircraft, with different flashing modes indicating different statuses.
I Description of Aircraft Status Indicator
The head indicator is red when the aircraft is powered and the system is operating normally.
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The tail indicator LEDs provide status information on the aircraft back to the
operator:
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Description
Flashing process of Status
Indicator
1 Systems check
during power-on: successful Alternative flashing in red,
system check green and
blueonce
2 Failed system check Slow flashing in red
3
GPS signal acquired or optical flow is functioning Slow flashing in green
4
No sufficient GPS signal or optical flow is notfunctioning Slow flashing in yellow
5 P
Mode (Professional) after motor startup
On in yellow
6 N
Mode (Normal) and other accessibility mode
On in green
7 E
Mode (Easy Control)
On in white
8 Trigger landing
gear deploy/withdraw
Quick flashing in yellow
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9 Shutdown process
Quick flashing in white
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Code matching of remote controller
Slow flashing in blue
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Alarm of low battery or loss of signal of remo-
Slow flashing in red
te controller
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Successful mode switching; successful task Flashing in green
execution; successful sensor calibration
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In a no-fly zone where take-off is forbidden
Slow flashing in red
I Visual-aided Positioning System
The visual-aided positioning system is ultrasonic and camera based, with the camera obtain-
ing the current position of the aircraft and ultrasonic wave used to measure the altitude so
as to achieve accurate hovering and positioning of the aircraft. The visual-aided positioning
system is located at the bottom of the aircraft, as shown in the figure below, and consists of
two modules: ultrasonic and optical flow.
Optical flow
Ultrasonic
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