wingtra Wingtra ONE User manual

TableofContents
Introduction
QuickStartGuide
WingtraOnePackageContent
WingtraOneDeliveries
WingtraOneImageSensorQX1
WingtraOneImageSensorRX1
WingtraOneImageSensorRedEdge
SafetyGuidelines
EnvironmentalConditions
SafetyParameter
Regulations
WarrantyDisclaimer
ChargingofWingtraOne
ChargingAcessories
ChargingWingtraOneFlightBatteries
FlightPreparation
HandlingofWingtraOne
Download-Maps-for-Offline-Use
Create-a-New-Flight-Plan
AdvancedFlightPlanning
Preflight-Checklist
Flying
FlightModesandIn-FlightInteractions
FlightFeedback
Return-to-Home
AssistedMode
FailsafeScenarios
WingtraOnePPK
Postprocessing
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Geotagging
MappingRecommendations
ImagePostprocessingSoftware
ProcessWingtraOneimageswithPix4D
UpdateandMaintenance
MaintenanceofWingtraOne
UpdateWingtraPilot&WingtraOne
UpdateWingtraHub
UpdateAndroidOS
FAQ/Troubleshooting
AccessFlightLogs
PreflightChecklistTroubleshooting
HandlingofWingtraOneTroubleshooting
WingtraOne40MPRX1Troubleshooting
WingtraOne20MPQX1Troubleshooting
AnnouncementsandReleaseNotes
WingtraRelease
WingtraOneDocuments
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WingtraOneUserManual—Release1.8
Congratulationsandawarmthankyou!forbeingaWingtraCustomer.Wehopeyougetthebestout
ofyournewaerialdatacollectiontool!
Togetstarted,makeyourselffamiliarwiththesupportandfeedbacksetup,andhavealookatour
quickstartguide.
SupportandFeedbackSetup
Thisknowledgebaseshouldalwaysbeyourfirstpointofcontactwheremostquerieshavebeen
addressedalready.Wewantyoutoenjoythebestexperiencepossibleandwillbehappytosupport
youinthefollowingwaysaswell.
AdhocSupport
Ifyouareonthefieldandcannottake-offduetotechnicalreasons,pleasechecktheTipsandTricks
sectionbelow.Ifyourissuesarestillnotsolved,youcancallusunderthefollowingnumber,wherea
Wingtraemployeewillrespondimmediatelyduringworkinghours(8am-6pm,CET).
+41445051538(Adhocsupportonly)
GeneralSupportandFeedback
Forallquestionsthatarenottime-criticalandcannotbeansweredbythisknowledgebase,please
writeopenanewticket.Wearealsoveryhappytoreceiveemailsregardingyourfeedbackaboutour
product.
TipsandTricks
Introduction
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Tip1:SearchthisKnowledgeBaseforHelp
Mostofyourquestionsarelikelyansweredinoneofthechaptersinthisknowledgebase.Pleasetry
differentsearchtermsifyoucannotfindyouranswer.Formostupdatetodatecontentofthe
KnowledgeBasepleaserefertotheonlineversionhttps://support.wingtra.com.
Tip2:GothroughtheQuickStartGuide
Reassessthequickstartguide.Itdescribesallstepsthatneedtobeperformedbefore,during,and
afterflight.Italsolinksyoutodetailedexplanationsprovidedindifferentchapters.
Tip3:RepowerWingtraOne
CornercasescanleadtoanunexpectedsituationthatpreventsWingtraOnefromtakingoff.Incase
youcannotsolveyourissuewithtips1and2,repowerWingtraOneandtryagain.
Tip4:Submitasupportrequest
IfyourequirefurtherhelporassistanceforusingourWingtraOnepleasesubmitasupportrequest.
Wewillgetbacktoyouassoonaspossible.
Introduction
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WingtraOneQuickStartGuide
UseWingtraOnetocollecthigh-endaerialimagerywithaccurategeolocation!Thefollowing4video
tutorialsshowyouin12minutesallbasicstepsyouneedtoperformbefore,while,andafteryour
flight.Ifyouarelookingformoredetailedinformation,browsetheknowledgebaseorusethesearch
function.
CheckbeforeyouleavetheOffice
PlanyourFlight
SetupyourFlightintheField
QuickStartGuide
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Fly&CollectImages
QuickStartGuide
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WingtraOneDeliveries
WingtraOneisaVTOLdronewiththecapabilityoftakingoffandlandingverticallylikeahelicopter.
Formappingmission,ittransitionsintocruiseflightregimeandmatchestheenduranceandspeedof
fixed-wingairplanes.
YourWingtraOneisshippedwiththefollowingaccessories.
PilotBox
1. Remotecontrol(RC)
2. Tablet
3. Flightbatteries(2flightsets)
4. Telemetry
5. Charger
6. Chargingcables,Windmeasuringtool
7. Pitotcoveringtool,SDcardadapter,Hex-wrenchtool
WingtraOne
WingtraOneDeliveries
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1. Flaps
2. Middlestand
3. Propellers
4. Motors
5. Batterycompartment
6. Ready-to-Flybutton
7. Topcover-accesstocamera,electronics
8. Airspeedsensor(PitotTube)
9. Sidestands
1. Payload(Camera)
2. Distancesensor
WingtraOneDeliveries
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WingtraOne20MPQX1
ThefollowingexplainationisvalidforWingtraOneIDs>1135.Thecorrespondingguidefor
WingtraOnesystems<=1135youwillfindonpage11ffinWingtraOneManualPDF
1. TheWingtraOneQX1SDcardisnotinsidethecamerabutinsertedintothedronedirectly.
2. TheQX1cameraisfixedwithasafetyring.Innormaloperationyoudonothavetotakeoutthe
camera.AdjustmentofsettingsandfocushappensthroughWingtraPilot.
3. Universalpayloadconnector(USB-C)
4. MultiportQX1connector(micro-USB)
5. PushbuttonforPPKupgrade
6. Manualtriggerbutton
ImportantnoteabouttheQX1camera:ThiscamerawillbecalledR10Cinsomethirdpartytools(e.g.
inPix4D).
CheckandAdjustCameraSettingsQX1
WingtraOneImageSensorQX1
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InordertochangethecamerasettingsoftheWingtraOne20MPQX1,youfirstneedtopoweronyour
WingtraOne.ThenopenWingtraPilotonyourtabletandconnectthetelemetry.OncethatWingtraOne
isconnectedtoWingtraPilot,youwillseeacameraiconinthetoprightcornerofWingtraPilot(1).
CreateanewFlightPlan.SelectQX120MPascameraoptionandthecorrectlens.20mmPancake
lensaswellas15mmVoigtländerlensaresupported.
Tochangethecamerasettings,clickonthecameraicon(1)andatabpopsupshownintheimage
above.Hereyoucanfindalistofalltheparametersthatyoucanchange.Youcanclickonevery
parameter(2)andchoosethevaluethatsuitsbestyourneed.Incasetheparametersdonotupdate,
usetherefreshoption(3).Furthermore,youcanresettheparameterstodefaultvalues(4).
Exposure
Mode ISO Shutter Speed[s]
Aperture,
f-Number
White
Balance
M:Manual AUTO 1/2000 F4.5 AUTO
Thedefaultsettingsinthetableabovearevalidforboth,the20mmand15mmlenses,andgivegood
resultsinlargerangeoflightconditions.Incaseofverydarkconditionsyoucanincreaseshuttertime
(donotgobeyond1/1000s).Incaseofverybrightconditionsyoucandecreasetheshuttertime(e.g.
to1/4000s).
FocusoftheQX120mmlensiscalibratedforeverycameraindividuallybeforedelivery.Inthe
unlikelycasethatthelensgetsoutoffocusandyougotblurryimagesafteraflight,WingtraPilotoffers
afocuscalibrationfeature.Forthe15mmlens,youadjustaperturevalueandfocusonthelens.Make
surethatthefocusringonthelensisturnedtoinfinity.
Caution:RemoveQX1with15mmVoigtländerlensfortransport-The15mmVoigtländerlens
protrudesthepayloadcompartmentofWingtraOne.ForWingtraOneoperationthisisperfectlyfine,for
transportitisrecommendedtoremovethecamerafromthedrone.Todoso,unplugthemultiport
connector(4),pressthesafetyringthatholdstheQX1cameraonthepushbutton(2)andremovethe
camera.
WingtraOneImageSensorQX1
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WingtraOneQX1PreflightCheck
Onthepreflightchecklistyouwillfindanelementthatcontains"Camera:Clickheretocheckthe
camera.".Oncethatyoupressit,thecamerawillcheckthattheSDcardisinsertedcorrectlyandthat
theinterfacebetweendroneandcameraworksreliably.Thisprocesscantakesometime,pleasebe
patientuntilthebuttonbecomesgreen.Inthecasethatthebuttonturnsred,firstcheckthattheSD
cardisinsertedcorrectlyandthatthelensisnotcoveredwiththeprotection.Thentryagain.
Ifyourunintotrouble,pleasechecktheWingtraOneQX1TroubleshootingSectionbeforesubmittinga
supportrequest.
WingtraOneImageSensorQX1
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WingtraOne40MPRX1R2
1. SDcardslot(useatleast128GBSDcardsize)
2. Batterycompartment
3. Closurelid-hastostayopen
4. Modedial-default"2"
5. PowerON/OFFswitch-default"ON"
6. Focusring
7. Apertureselectionring
8. FocusModedial
Duringtheflight,thedummybatterypoweredbyWingtraOneneedstobeinsertedintothebattery
compartment.TochangethesettingswithoutpoweringonWingtraOne,theexternalcamerabattery
canbeused.TheChargingAccessorieschaptertellsyouhowtochargethisbattery.
CheckandAdjustCameraSettingsRX1R2
Inmostcases,thedefaultcamerasettings(ModeDialon2)shouldbefine.Ifyouwanttochangethe
settings,youhavetopoweronWingtraOneandadjusttheexposuresettings.
WingtraOneImageSensorRX1
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Camera
Progra
m
Mode
Meterin
gMode
Shutter
Speed
[s]
Apertur
e,
f-Number
ISO
Setting
s
Image
Quality
Mode
Dial
Manual
Exposur
e
Multi
Segme
nt
1/2000 4.5 Auto
ISO fine 2
Thedefaultsettingsgivegoodresultsinlargerangeoflightconditions.ThemaximumISOthecamera
willadjustisISO6400.Incaseofdarkconditionsyoucandecreasetheshutterspeeddownto
1/1500soropentheaperturefurther(takethecameraoutandturntheapertureringtoasmaller
number).
Tosavedifferentexposuresettingspermanentlytheyhavetobestoredasamemoryrecallfunction.
Setthemodedialto"M"andadjustthedesiredsettingsonthecameralikefilesize,compression,
meteringmode,WB,shutterpriority,shutterspeed,orISO.Gotothesettingsmenuandsavethe
settingstomemoryrecall"1"or"3".MakesurenottooverwritethedefaultsettingsbyWingtraon"2".
ThenturnoffandonthecameraviathePowerswitchonthecamera.Tousethedesiredexposure
settingssettheModeDialtotherespectivesetting.
WingtraOnetakesaseriesoftestpicturesafteryoupresstheReady-to-Flybuttonduringthepreflight
proceduretocheckifthecameraissetupcorrectly,i.e.tomakesurethattheSDcardisinserted
correctlyandtriggeringfromtheautopilotispossible.WerecommendopeningtheWingtraOnecover
andinspecttheroutineonthecamerascreen.Afterpressingthe"Ready-to-Fly"buttonthecamerais
switchedoffandonagain,thanthetestpicturesaretaken(youcanseethecounterofremaining
spaceonSDcardontopleftofthescreengoingdown),andfinallythecameraisswitchedoffagain.
Incasethescreenisgoingblackfor>5sduringtheprocedure,checkifSDcardisinserted.Ifyourun
intotrouble,checktheWingtraOneRX1TroubleshootingSectionbeforesubmittingasupportrequest.
Caution:ThemanualapertureringcanbesettoanyvalueonlymechanicallyviatheAperture
SelectionRing.Thereisnostoragesettingforthecorrectapertureinmanualmode.
ImageQualitySettings
Itispossibletoincreasetheimagequalitysettingstoextrafine,andRAW+fine.Thesesettingscan
improvetheimagequalityevenfurther.However,thefilesizeofindividualimagesincreases
significantlyfrom~18MBwithfineto~38MB(extrafine)and~44MB+18MB(withRAWandfine).The
continuouswritespeedinthecameraduringimageacquisitionislimited.Totriggerreliablyevery
imagedonotusetheimagequalitysettingextrafinebelow1.4cm/pxGSD(@75%frontaloverlap),
andbelow2.1cm/px(@75%frontaloverlap)forraw+finesetting.Pleasenote:Imagefilesizedirectly
effectsthepostprocessingspeedofgeotagging,filecopyingandorthophotogeneration.Tochange
theimagequalitysettinggotothemenuandbrowsetothefirstpageintheimagesettingstab.
Changetheimagequalitysettingtoraw+jpegorextrafine.Tousethissettinginflightyouhaveto
saveittoamemoryrecallbuttonandadjustthemodedialtotherespectivenumber.Thecamera
shouldbepreconfiguredwhenyoureceivetheunittothefollowing:
Modedialposition ImageQuality
1 raw+jpeg(fine)
2 fine
3 extrafine
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Ifthesettingsarenotcorrectyoucansetthemyourself.Tosavethesettingonmemoryrecallgoto
page8intheimagesettingtabchose"memory"andselect"1"or"3".Finallyturnoffthecameravia
thePowerswitchonthecamera.Toaccessthesettingforthenextflightadjustthemodedialtothe
desiredmemoryrecallposition.Note:onceyouoverwritethepreconfiguredsettingstheycannotbe
automaticallyrestored.
FormoreinformationaboutthecameraseetheofficialSonyDocumentation.
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WingtraOneRedEdge
TheWingtraOneRedEdgeoffersamultispectralimageacquisition.Thecameraaquires5individual
imagesatthesametimeinspectralbandsofblue,green,red,rededgeandnearIR.Forcamera
specifications,technicaldetailsandcamerarelatedsupportpleaserefertotheKnowledgebaseof
Micasense
1. Reflectancetag
2. RedEdgecamera
3. On/Off(pressing>3s)andtrigger(press<1s)button
4. SDcardslot
5. DLSsensor
6. GPS&Compass
7. Payloadconnector(USB-C)
Caution:Makesuretousetheprovided32GBSDHCSDcard.SDcardswthhighcapacity(type
SDXC)orlowerread/writespeedsarenotcompatiblewithRedEdge.
ExecutingaFlightwithWingtraOneRedEdge
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OnWingtraPilotwelcomemenu,createanewFlightPlanandselect"MicasenseRedEdge"as
camera.
PlanyourflightasdescribedinCreateanewFlightPlan.
Followthepreflightchecklist:
Onpreflightchecknr.7(ConfigureRedEdge),youhavetoconfiguretheRedEdgecamera
byconnectingtoitfromawebbrowserlikeChrome(seebelow).
Onpreflightchecknr.11(CalibrateRedEdge),takeatleastonecalibrationimage(see
below).
Flythemission
AfterlandingperformthefollowingtwostepsbeforedepoweringWingtraOne:
TakeagainacalibrationimagebyholdingWingtraOneoverthereflectancetagandclicking
thesmallbuttononfrontsideofRedEdge.
DepowerRedEdgebyholdingthebuttononfrontsideofRedEdgefor3seconds.
RetrieveSD-cardfromRedEdgeandaccessyourflightimages
ConfigureRedEdgeCamera
OperationofWingtraOneRedEdgerequirestoconfigurethecameratothedesiredflightplan
parametersinaseparatecamerauserinterface.ThisuserinterfacecanbeaccessedviaWifiand
webbrowser(Chrome).Youcanusethetabletitselforanyotherdeviceasyoursmartphone.
ToconfigureRedEdgecamera:
1. PoweronWingtraOne
2. ConnectviaWifitotheRedEdgecamera(SSID=rededge//passwort=micasense)
3. Openthebrowserapp(Chrome)andaccessthepagehttp://192.168.10.254
4. Gotostatustab(housetab).CheckfreespaceonSDcard,GPSsignalreceptionandtime
5. Gotoconfiguretab(geartab).SetAuto-CaptureModetoOverlap.Settargetaltitudetoflight
altitudeofyourplannedFlightPlan.SetAlong-TrackOverlaptofrontaloverlapofyourplanned
FlightPlan.Presssave
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CalibrateRedEdgeCamera
BeforeandaftereachflighttheRedEdgecameraneedstobecalibratedwiththeprovidedreflectance
tag.Onlyatimelycalibrationguarrantiesreliablespectralinformationofyourcoveredflightarea
TocalibrateRedEdgecamera:
1. MakesureaSD-cardisinsertedintheRedEdgecamera
2. Placethereflactancetagleveledontotheground
3. PoweronWingtraOne,liftitup,andholditwithcamerafacingdownwards~1moverthe
reflactancetab.MakesuretoholdWingtraOneleveledanddonotcoverthereflectancetagwith
ashadowfromyouortheWingtraOne.
4. Triggeratleastoneimageofthereflectancetagbypressingthebuttononthefrontofthecamera
(seepictureontopofarticle.PlaceWingtraOnebackonground
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FlyingWingtraOneRededgeonlowaltitudesaboveTakeoff
Ifyouarestandingonahillandflyovergroundthatliesbelowtakeoffaltitudeyoucanentera
situationwhereRedEdgedoesnotcaptureimages.Thecameraonlycapturesimageswhenflying
higherabovetakeoffthanhalfyourplannedaltitude.E.g.Ifyousetupaflightplanwithflightaltitude
of120maboveground,enableterrainfollowing,takeofffromahillandpartofyourflightislowerthan
60mabovetakeoff,itwillstoptriggeringimages.
Pleaseconsidertoswitchtotimebasedtriggeringatmaximumtriggerspeed1sinsituationswhere
yourareacoverssignificantaltitudedifferencesoryouwanttoflybelow60mabovehome.Tochange
totimebasedtriggeringchangetheAuto-CaptureModeto"Timer",andchoseanappropriatetime
periodtohavesufficientfrontaloverlapforyouGSD(minimumis1scorrespondingto16mtrigger
distanceinno-windcondition).
Caution:donotforgetusingthe"Start"buttonpriortotake-offtostarttriggeringandafterlandingto
stoptriggering.
FurtherInformation
ForfurtherinformationaboutRedEdgecamerapleaserefertoMicasenseRedEdgeManual
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EnvironmentalConditions
Inordertoensureflightsafety,certainrestrictionsonenvironmentalconditionsneedtobefollowed.
Checktheweatherforecast(e.g.onwindfinder)forwind,rain,andtemperature.Gatherinformation
abouttheconditionofthesite,e.g.intensityofradiationfieldsandaltitudeabovemeansealevel.
Makesureenvironmentalconditionsareasfollows:
Windgustsmustnotexceed30km/h(8m/s,16kts).Checkwiththeanemometerbeforeflying
anddonotflyifgustsongroundexceed6m/sonopenfields(inconfinedspacesyouhavetorely
onforecastsonly).Asaruleofthumb,windspeedsof6m/songroundonopenfieldscorrespond
towindspeedsof~8m/sin10m-20maltitude(forecastaltitude)and~10m/sin100maltitude.
WingtraOnewillreturnhomeautomaticallyifwindspeedsexceed12m/sduringflight.Ifyouflyin
highwinds,checkourrecommendationsintheadvanceplanningchapter.
Donotflyincaseofrain,snow,orfog
Ambienttemperaturemustliebetween-10and40degreeCelsius
Donotflyinareaswhichprobablyhavehigh-intensityradiation.
Donotflymorethan3000maltitudeabovemeansealevel.
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