wingtra WingtraOne User manual

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TableofContents
Introduction
QuickStartGuide
QuickStartGuide
Package
PackageContent
Safety
No-flyConditions
Li-IonBatteryHandling
HardwareManual
WingtraOne
BatteryCharging
SensorSonyQX1
RemoteControl
WingtraPilot
Overview
Settings
Flight
Geotagging
Workflow
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9.1
SurveyMission
ManualFlight
FAQ
Camera
WingtraPilot
Contact
Contactus
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WingtraOneUserManual
Congratulationsandawarmthankyou!forbeingoneoftheearlyWingtraBetaCustomers!
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
WewantyoutogetthebestexperiencepossiblewithyourWingtraOne!Wingtrawillsupport
youdependingonyourneeds.Thismanualshouldalwaysbeyourfirstpointofcontactand
wehopethatmostquestionsshouldbeansweredherein.
AdhocSupport
Ifyouareonthefieldandnotabletotake-offduetotechnicalreasons,pleasecheckthe
TipsandTrickssectionbelowfirst.Ifyourissuesarestillnotsolved,youcanchatwithus
throughyourpersonalSkypeGroup,whereaWingtraemployeewillrespondimmediately
duringworkinghours(8am-6pm,CET).
GeneralSupportandFeedback
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Forallquestionsthatarenottime-critical,andcan'tbeansweredbythemanual,please
writeanemailtooursupportteamunder[email protected].Wewouldbeveryhappyto
getyourfeedbackaboutourproduct.
EmergencySituations
Pleasecontactusdirectlyincaseofanemergencysituation(crash,injury,physicaldamage,
...).Youcanreachusunder
+41796331001(JulianSurber)
+41767241738(MaximilianBoosfeld)
+41446325776(Office)
TipsandTricks
Tip1:SearchthisManualforHelp
Mostofyourquestionsareprobablyansweredinoneofthemanual'schaptersorinthe
FAQ.Pleasetrydifferentsearchtermsifyoucan'tfindyouranswer.
Tip2:GothroughtheQuickStartGuide
ReassesstheQuickStartGuide.Thetroubleshootingtipsforthespecificcheckpointsinthe
preflightchecklistsolvemostoftheproblemsthatcanbefacedbeforeflying.
Tip3:RepowertheWingtraOne
Especiallyasabetaproduct,therearesomecornercaseswhichcanleadtoanunexpected
situationthatpreventsthedronefromtakingoff.Incaseyoucan'tsolveyourissuewithtip1,
repowertheWingtraOneandtryagain.
StructureofUserManual
Ontheleftsideyoucanseeallthechaptersandsectionsofthismanual.TheQuickStart
Guideshouldhelpyougetstartedandserveasthefirststepintroubleshooting.Manuals
withdetailedhow-to'scanbefoundinHardwareManualandWingtraPilot.TheWorkflow
chapterssummarizethestepsyouhavetogothroughforstandardoperationofthe
WingtraOne,andtheFAQsectionanswersfrequentlyaskedquestions.
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Introduction
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QuickStartGuide
ThisQuickStartGuidecoversthemostimportantpartoftheofficialWingtraTraining.Please
reconsiderthisguideifyouareunsureabouttheoperationofyourWingtraOne.
Arrivingatthefield,werecommendtosetupandpowertheWingtraOnefirst,bootupthe
groundstation(laptoportablet),startWingtraPilotandconnectthetelemetrytotheground
station.
PreflightChecklist
Youareguidedthroughtheprocessofsettingupyourdronebythepreflightchecklistwithin
WingtraPilot.
Astheoperator,youhavetogothroughthepreflightchecklistwithinWingtraPilotbeforeyou
canstartthemission.Ifanyofthepreflightchecksfails(e.g.sensorfailure),therespective
preflightcheckturnsredandstartingthemissionisnotpossible.Belowyoucanfindan
explanationforeverycheckpointinthepreflightchecklistandtroubleshootingadviceifa
checkfails.
Checkthatnocriticalpartsaredamaged.
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Particularlycheckwhethermotormountsareinagoodconditionandflapscanbemoved.
Confirmbypressingthecheckpointinthechecklist.Donotflyifanypartofthedroneis
damaged.
Checkwhetherpropellersarewell-attachedandcolorsmatchmotormountcolors
Thepropellersturninoppositedirectionsandhavedifferentshapes.Makesurethatthe
propellersareattachedcorrectlybycomparingthecolor(green/red)onthepropellerswith
thecoloronthemotor-mounts(ontheESC's).Confirmbypressingthecheckpointinthe
checklist.
Distancesensorclean
Checkifthedistancesensorisdustyoriscoveredbysomething(snow,tape,...).The
distancesensorislocatedatthetailoftheWingtraOne,nexttothemiddlestand.Ifitisnot
cleanorifyouarenotsureifitisclean,takethetimetocleanitwithacleanblanket.
Confirmbypressingthecheckpointinthechecklist.
PowerWingtraOne
AftertheWingtraOneispowered,itautomaticallytriestoconnecttoWingtraPilot.Thispoint
inthechecklistisanautomatedtest.Connectmanuallyifyoudonotgetconnection
automatically.
CheckifyouhaveinsertedtheautopilotSDcardcorrectlyiftheWingtraOneplaysstrange
tunesandblinksunexpectedly.
CheckBatteryVoltage
Thisisanautomatedtest.WingtraPilotcheckswhetherthebatteryvoltageisabove30V.If
voltageisbelow30Vtake-offispreventedandyouhavetoswitchbatteries.
CheckGPSsignals
Thisisanautomatedtest.Dependingonweather,itcanhappenthatyourdronedoesnot
receiveGPSlockforseveralminutes.IfGPSlockcan'tbeestablishedaftermorethan5
minutes,trytorepowertheWingtraOne.Ifyoustillfailtoestablishconnection,openthefront
coverandseeifthecabletotheGPSmoduleiswellconnected.Ifyoustillfailtoget
reception,chatwiththeWingtraSupport.
CalibrateAirspeed
Takethepitotcoveringoutofthepilotboxandcoverthepitottubewithit.Startairspeed
calibrationbyclickingonthecheckpointinthechecklist.Youwillreceivetheinstruction"Cal,
ensuresensorisnotmeasuringwind".WaituntilyouheartheconfirmationofWingtraPilot:
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"Cal,blowacrossfrontofpitotwithouttouching".Then,removethepitotcoveringandblow
intothetube.
IfAirspeedcalibrationfails,youcanrestartitbyclickingontotherespectivecheckpoint
again.Youhavetoblowdirectlyintothetube.
UploadplannedmissiontoWingtraOne
Afteryouhaveplannedthemission,makesureyoureviewthemission.Clickonthis
checkpointinthepreflightchecklisttouploadtheplannedmissiontothevehicle.Itisgood
practicetosavethemissionadditionallytofile.
IfyouplanonflyingtheWingtraOnemanually,youcanskipthischeckpoint.
CheckifactualheadingofWingtraOneongroundmatchesthedisplayedheadingin
WingtraPilot
TherecanbedifferentreasonswhyWingtraPilotdisplaysawrongheadingcomparedtothe
actualdrone.Themagneticfieldcouldbedistortedonyourtake-offpoint,connection
betweenthedroneandWingtraPilotcouldbecorruptedorsomethingcouldbeseverely
wrongwiththedrone.IneithercasetrytorepowertheWingtraOneandcheckagain.Ifthe
deviationbetweenactualheadinganddisplayedheadingisstillsignificant(>45degrees)
chatwiththeWingtraSupport.
Pre-armtheWingtraOne
Youpre-armtheWingtraOnebypressingthearmingbuttonfor2seconds.Therewillbea
confirmationsoundandthearmingbuttonwillstarttoblinkwithdoubleblinks(--------).By
pre-armingtheWingtraOne,youallowforsignalstothemotorsandflaps,andstartaroutine
thatchecksthecamerabytakingsometestpictures.Thispointinthechecklistisan
automatedtest.
Ifpre-armingdoesnotwork,tryagainandmakesurethatyouholdthebuttonfor2seconds.
Ifitstilldoesnotwork,repowertheWingtraOne."Un"-pre-armingisnotrecommended.
PleaserepowertheWingtraOneincaseyouwantto"un"-pre-arm.
Checkattitude
Thisisanautomatedtest.Thepitchandrollanglesneedtobenearzeroandstabletobe
surethatthetake-offcanbeperformedsuccessfully.
IftheWingraOneisplacedonevengroundandthischeckfails(remainsred),youcanrotate
thedroneabitaroundpitchandrollaxesandplaceitonthegroundagain.Ifitremainsred,
repowertheWingtraOne.
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Checkstartupflapmovement(rightafterpre-arming)
Afterpre-arming,theflapsperformastartuproutine(seeGIF"10.Pre-armthe
WingtraOne").Checkifitisruncorrectlyandconfirmbypressingthischeckpoint.
DONOTFLYiftheroutinedoesnotrunproperly(e.g.oneflapisnotmovingatall)and
chatwiththeWingtraSupport.
Removelenscoverandcheckforcamerashuttersoundfrominitializationroutine
(rightafterpre-arming)
Afterpre-arming,theWingtraOnetriggers5testpictureswithinoneminute.Listenifyoucan
hearthecamera'sshutter.Ifyouheartheshutteryoucanbesurethatyougetimages
duringflight.
Ifyoudonotheartheshuttersound,checkiftheSDcardisinsertedcorrectly.Formorehelp
onsensorissuesseealsoourFAQ.
Checkwhethertherearenopeoplewithin10maroundtheplane,weatherconditions
suitabletofly.
SeetheNo-flyConditionsandmakesurenopeopleareclosetothedrone.Confirmby
pressingthischeckpointinthechecklist.
TurntheRemoteControlon
SomesecondsafterturningontheRC,awarning"AlarmWarning"isdisplayed.This
warningappearsbecausewedisabledthesoundfeedback,whichwasdesignedformodel
aircraftpilots.Clickentertogettothehomescreen.Onthetopleftofthisscreen,youcan
seethebatteryremainingoftheRCandthesignalstrengthoftheconnectiontothedrone.
Ifthereisnoconnectiontothedrone,firstcheckiftheWingtraOneispowered.Ifitis
powered,checkifyouhaveconnectioninWingtraPilot.Trytorepowertheremotecontroller.
Ifthereisstillnoconnection,checkthesettingsoftheremotecontrollerandcheckiftheright
modelisselected(4digitnumber).Ifyoucannotconnect,chatwiththeWingtraSupport.
Onceyouhavesuccessfullycompletedallprevioussteps,youcanarmthe
WingtraOne.
Thearmingbuttonwillgosolidgreen(-------)onceyouhavearmedtheWingtraOne.
Ifyou"ArmforMissionMode",themotorswillidlespinfor4secondsandtheWingtraOne
willtakeoffandflytheplannedmission.Checkyouroptionstointeractandthedifferent
failsafescenariosbeforeflying.
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Ifyou"ArmforPositionMode",theWingtraOneawaitsyourtakeoffsignalfromtheRC.
Checkthemanualflyinginstructions.
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WingtraOneDeliveries
PilotBox
1. RemoteController(RC)
2. Tablet
3. Batteries
4. Telemetry
5. Hex-wrench
6. PitotCovering
7. SDCardAdapter
ChargingBox
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1. MainChargerforFlightBatterieswithBalancerCable
2. ChargerforRemoteControl
3. ChargerforTablet
4. PowerAdaptorforMainCharger
5. PowerCableandClampsforChargingonCarBattery
WingtraOne
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1. Flaps
2. MiddleStand
3. PitotTube
4. Propellers
5. BatteryCompartment
6. SensorCompartment
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1. Flaps
2. MiddleStand
3. Propellers
4. BatteryCompartment
5. PitotTube
6. Cover-AccesstoCamera,Electronics
7. Armingbutton
PackageContent
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Non-Flyingconditions
Donotflyinthefollowingcases:
RAINorSNOWFALL:Checkwindfinder
WINDGUSTS>20km/h:Checkwindfinder
TEMPERATUREbelow0Celsiusorabove40Celsius
FlightiswithinNo-FlyZone:CheckBAZLInformation
Flyingovergroupofpeople:CheckBAZLInformation
Flyingoverstreetswithtraffic
Flyingoverresidentialhouses
No-flyConditions
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Lithium-IonBatteries
SafetyHazardWarningsforLi-IonBatteries
Lithium-ionbatterypacksmaygethot,explodeorigniteandcauseseriousinjuryifexposed
toabusiveconditions.Besuretofollowthesafetywarningslistedbelow:
Donotconnectthepositiveterminalandnegativeterminalofthebatterytoeachother
withanymetalobject(suchaswire).
Donotpiercethebatterywithnails,strikethebatterywithahammer,steponthebattery
orotherwisesubjectittostrongimpactsorshocks.
Donotexposebatterytowaterorsaltwater,orallowthebatterytogetwet.
Donotattempttochargeanover-dischargedordamagedbattery,butdisposethis
batterysafely.
Pleasechargethebatterysafely,detailshere
WerequirealluserofLi-ionbatteriestobeprofessionalsandhavecapabilitytohandle
emergencycases.
Batteriesusedinthisbetaprogramareexplicitlyexperimentalbatteriesthatrequireanextra
levelofcare.I.e.theydonotholdfortheULTestStandardforLi-Ionandpacks.
Li-IonBatteryHandling
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WingtraOne
Howtocarry
YoucancarrytheWingtraOneeasilyifyouholditatthewingareabetweenthepropellers
andthebatterycompartmentoratthemotormounts.
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AttachanddetachMiddleStand
LookforthevisualmarkerontheWingtraOneandthemiddlestand.Themiddlestandis
insertedcorrectlyifthevisualmarkersareonthesameside.
Toattachthemiddlestand,werecommendholdingtheWingtraOnewithonehandandturn
itvertically.Thensimplyattachthemiddlestand.
TherearetwowaystodetachtheMiddleStand:
1. PlacetheWingtraOneonthegroundandgentlyputonefeetontheMiddleStand.Lift
theWingtraOnefromthegroundwhilekeepingyourfootontheWingtraOneandthe
standwillcomeoff.
2. LifttheWingtraOnebyholdingthetwomotormounts.TurntheWingtraOnevertically
andplaceonehandbetweentheuppermotormountandthebatterycompartment.With
theotherhand,detachthemiddlestand.
PowertheWingtraOne
Openbatterycompartmentandinsertbattery
Powerthebatteriesbymatchingtheredcablewiththeredoneandtheblackwiththe
blackone.Thecablesneedafirmpush.Youdonotconnectthebalancerport.
Armingbutton-dis-arm,pre-arm,arm
Whenpowered,theWingtraOnecanbein3differentstates:
Dis-armed:Armingbuttonblinksgreenslowly(----).
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Pre-armed:Armingbuttonblinksgreenwithdoubleblinks(--------)
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Armed:Armingbuttonissolidgreen(------------).
Ifpowered,theWingtraOneentersthedis-armedstate.
Reachingthatpointonthepreflightchecklist,youcanpre-armtheWingtraOneby
pressingthearmingbuttonfor2seconds.Therewillbeaconfirmationsoundandthe
armingbuttonwillstarttoblinkwithdoubleblinks(--------).Bypre-armingthe
WingtraOneyouallowforsignalstothemotorsandflapsandstartaroutinethatchecks
thecamerabytakingsometestpictures.
"Un"-pre-armingoftheWingtraOneisnotrecommended.Pleaserepowertheaircraftif
youwantto"Un"-pre-arm.
YoucanarmthetheWingtraOnethroughWingtraPilot.ChecktheQuickStartGuideon
howtostartamissionorflytheWingtraOnemanually.
WingtraOne
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Flightbatteries8s3pLi-Ion
Pleasedon'tleavebatterypacksunattendedduringchargingandmakesuretoplaceitaway
fromeasilyflammableenvironmentssuchaswoodorcarpet.Itisrecommendedtocharge
batteriesinafireproofcontainer.
Youcanusetheincludedchargingsystemeitheronapowerplugoronthefieldusingthe
carbatteryforcharging.Setupyourchargingsystemasshownbelowandfollowthe
followinginstructions:
Switchonthepowersupply.
Selectthemodebyclickingon“BattType”,navigatetoLi-Ionmodewiththe“+”and“-”
buttons,andconfirmwiththe“enter”button.
Setthenumberofcellsto8S,whichcorrespondsto28.8Vandconfirmwith“enter”.
Setthechargingcurrentto7.5A,whichcorrespondsto1Candconfirmwith“enter”.
Confirmyoursettingsbypressingthe“enter”buttonfor2seconds.
Checkthesettings(Li-Ionbalancingmode,8S(28.8V),7.5A),andconfirmbypressing
“enter”.
ChargerSetup(Office):
ChargerSetup(CarBattery):
BatteryCharging
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