wingtra WingtraOne User manual

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TableofContents
Introduction
QuickStartGuide
WingtraOne
PackageContent
SensorSonyQX1
Safety
BatteryCharging
InteractwithWingtraOne
MaintenanceandUpdateProcess
FlightPreparation
WingtraPilotOverview
Settings
FlightPlanning
PreflightChecklist
Flying
FlightModes
Interactions&AssistedMode
Failsafes
Postprocessing
Geotagging
Contact
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6.1Contactus
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WingtraOneUserManual-Release1.3
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
WewantyoutogetthebestexperiencepossiblewithyourWingtraOne!Wingtrawillsupport
youdependingonyourneeds.Thisknowledgebaseshouldalwaysbeyourfirstpointof
contactandwehopethatmostquestionsare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
Introduction
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Forallquestionsthatarenottime-critical,andcan'tbeansweredbytheknowledgebase,
pleasewriteanemailtooursupportteamunder[email protected]m.Wewouldbevery
happytogetyourfeedbackaboutourproduct,pleaseusethesameemailaddressfor
feedback.
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KnowledgeBaseforHelp
Mostofyourquestionsareprobablyansweredinoneofthechaptersinthisknowledge
base.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.Itdescribesallstepsthatneedtobeperformedbefore,
duringandafterflightandlinkstomoredetailedexplanationinthedifferentchapters.
Tip3:RepowertheWingtraOne
Cornercasescanleadtoanunexpectedsituationthatpreventsthedronefromtakingoff.In
caseyoucan'tsolveyourissuewithtips1and2,repowertheWingtraOneandtryagain.
Introduction
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WingtraOneQuickStartGuide
Thefollowing10easystepsguideyoutocollecthigh-endaerialimagerywithyour
WingtraOne.
CheckbeforeyouleavetheOffice
1CheckFlightConditions
SeealsothegeneralsafetyguidelineswithlinksforSwitzerland.
2OfficeChecklist
QuickStartGuide
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Seealso:
LoadingOfflineMaps
ChargingManualforFlightBatteries,RCandTablet
ContentofPilotBox
SetupyourFlightontheField
3HardwareSetup
Arrivingatthefield,assembletheWingtraOnebyattachingthemiddlestandandpowering
thedrone.StartWingtraPilotonthetabletandconnectthetelemetrytothetablet.Switchon
theremotecontrol.
QuickStartGuide
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4PlanyourFlight
QuickStartGuide
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A:FlightPlanning
B:AdjustFlightSettings(Home/Takeoff/Area(s)/Landing)
C:FlightSummary
Planaflightin3easysteps.Formoredetails,seetheflightplanningchapter.
STEP1SetTakeoff/Landingpoint:
Addthetakeoff/landingpointbyclickingontheitemontheleftside(A)andtothedesired
locationinthemap.Adjust"transitionaltitude"and"transitiondirection"ontherightside(B).
TheWingtraOnewilltakeoff,risetoyour"transitionaltitude"abovethetakeoff/landingpoint,
transitionintoforwardflight,flytothedrawnloitercircle,loiteruptotheareaaltitudeand
startdatacollection.Afterfinishingdatacollection,itwillflybacktotheloitercircleatthe
altitudeofthelastarea,loiterdowntothe"transitionaltitude",flybacktothetakeoff/landing
point,transitionabovethetakeoff/landingpointandland.
STEP2AddArea(s):
Youcanaddoneorseveralareasthatyouwanttomapbyclickingontheareaitemonthe
leftside(A).Chooseyourdesiredgroundsamplingdistance(or,alternatively,yourdesired
altitude)ontherightside(B)andadjusttheflightdirectionandsideoverlapifneeded.Move
thecorners(minussigns)andaddadditionalcornersuntilyoudrawtheareathatyouwant
tomap.
STEP3ReviewtheFlightPlan:
Makeathoroughterrainreview-makesuretheWingtraOnewillnotcollidewithany
obstacle.Furthermore,checkthatyourflightdoesnotviolatelawsortheWingtraOne
market-entryrestrictions.
5(Optional)AdjustCameraSettings
Youcanadjustthecamerasettingsfromthetablet.Turnonthecamerawithinthe
WingtraOnebyclickingontheOn/Offbutton,openSony'sPlayMemoriesapponthetablet,
andadjustthesettings.Thecamerawillkeepthesettingsyouadjustandwon'tresettothe
defaultsonthenextflight,formoredetailsseethecamerachapter.Welltesteddefault
settingsare:
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camera
mode
shutter
speed
aperture,
f-number
ISO
setting
image
quality
shutterpriority 1/2000s auto 1000 fine
6GothroughPreflightChecks
GothroughthepreflightchecklistwithinWingtraPilotbeforeyoucanstarttheflight.Ifanyof
thepreflightchecksfails(e.g.sensorfailure),therespectivepreflightcheckturnsredand
startingtheflightisnotpossible.Foradetaileddescriptionaboutallpreflightchecksand
troubleshootingadvice,seethepreflightchecklistsection.
TheWingtraOnetakesaseriesoftestpicturesduringpreflightproceduretoensurethe
cameraisworking.Waitfortheaudio-feedback"testpicturesaretaken"beforetaking
off.
Fly&CollectImages
7StarttheFlight
Makesurethatnopeoplearecloserthan5meterstotheWingtraOne.Takeoffbyclicking
onto"StartFlightPlan"andmovingthesliderslowlylefttoright.
RepowertheWingtraOnealwaysbetweenflights.Donottakeoffagainafterlanding
withoutdepoweringandrepoweringthedrone.
8FlightObservation
QuickStartGuide
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AlwaysobservetheWingtraOneduringflight.
A:InformationabouttheremainingbatteryandGPSquality.
B:Changedisplayoptions(centermap,changemaptiles)
C:Optionstotakeover(afterclickingabutton,youhavetoconfirmwithaslider).
Engage"Return-to-Home"tobringbacktheWingtraOneandletitlandautonomously.The
WingtraOnewillautonomouslyengageReturn-to-Homeincaseoflowbattery,geofence
violation,orifbothtelemetryandRCconnectionarelost.Formoredetailsseethechapters
aboutyouroptionstointeractandfailsafescenarios.
Onlyuseemergencystopinrealemergencycases.Emergencystopwillkillthemotors
andmaketheWingtraOnespiraldownwithoutanycontrol.Thereisnowaytoregain
controlonemergencystop.
ProcessyourImages
9GeotagtheImages
ThecollectedimagesaresavedontheSDcardinthecamerawithoutassignedGPS
information(geotags).Toassignthegeotagstotheimages,youneedtoperformthe
following3steps.
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STEP1:DownloadtheGeotags
Afterlanding,WingtraPilotwillstartdownloadingthegeotagsautomatically.Ifthedownload
fails,clickon"retry"andwalktowardstheWingtraOnetogetbetterconnection.
STEP2:GeotagImagesontheTablet
DepowertheWingtraOne,gettheSDcardfromthecameraandinserttheSDcardtoyour
tablet.OpenthegeotaggingmenuinWingtraPilot,enteraflightname,selectthecorrect
(newest)flightfromthelist,selecttheimagedirectoryontheSDcardthatcontainsyour
images,andclick"StartTagging".Bepatient!Geotaggingtheimagescantakeseveral
minutes.ThegeotagswillbedirectlysavedtotheEXIFmetadataoftheimages.
Youcanplanthenextflightinparallelandcontinuecollectingmoredata,whilethe
geotaggingtakesplaceinthebackground.
STEP3:Inspect/SaveImages
Toinspectyourimages,opentheMyFilesApp,navigatetoSDcard/DCIM/andintoyour
projectfolder.Openanimageinthe/Taggedsubfolderandselect"Gallery"asimageviewer.
TheSDcardshouldprovideenoughspaceforseveralflights(upto3000-4000JPEG
images),youcancontinueflyingdirectlyorinserttheSDcardonalaptopandsavethedata
aftereveryflight.
10UsetheGeotaggedImagesinyourPostprocessingToolchain
CopythegeotaggedimagesfromtheSDcardtoyourcomputerandusethemwithyour
favoritepostprocessingtoolchain.Alwaysusetheimagesfromthe/Taggedsubfolder.
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QuickStartGuide
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WingtraOneDeliveries
YourWingtraOneisshippedwiththefollowingaccessories.Thepackageisshipped
overseas(US,China,Australia,Africa)withasingleunifiedBoxinsteadoftwoseperated
boxes(Pilot&ChargingBox).
PilotBox
1. RemoteController(RC)
2. Tablet
3. Batteries(the4Ssplit-batterieslookdifferentthanintheimage)
4. Telemetry
5. Hex-wrench
6. PitotCovering
7. SDCardAdapter
ChargingBox
PackageContent
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1. MainChargerforFlightBatterieswithBalancerCables(looksdifferentforthe4Ssplit-
batteries)
2. ChargerforRemoteControl
3. ChargerforTablet
4. PowerAdaptorforMainCharger(onlyneededforsingle8Sbatterysetup)
5. PowerCableandClampsforChargingonCarBattery
WingtraOne
Bottom
PackageContent
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1. Flaps
2. MiddleStand
3. AirspeedSensor(PitotTube)
4. Propellers
5. BatteryCompartment
6. SensorCompartment
Top
PackageContent
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1. Flaps
2. MiddleStand
3. Propellers
4. BatteryCompartment
5. AirspeedSensor(PitotTube)
6. Cover-AccesstoCamera,Electronics
7. Ready-To-FlyButton
PackageContent
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SonyQX1
1. SDcardslot
2. Batterycompartment(thecameraispoweredexternallyfromthedrone)
3. Wi-Fibutton
4. Closurelid
5. Poweron/offbutton
TheSDcardcanbeinsertedinthewrongdirection-alwayscheckifyouinsertitas
displayedonthefigure.
CheckandAdjustCameraSettingsSonyQX1
Inmostcasesthedefaultcamerasettingsshouldbefine.Ifyouwanttochangethesettings,
youhavetopowertheWingtraOne,manuallyswitchonthecamera(pressOn/Offbuttonon
camerahousing),openthePlayMemoriesapponyourtabletandconnecttothecamera
(Seethetroubleshootingsectionifitdoesnotconnect).Recommendedsettings:
SensorSonyQX1
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LightConditions
Camera
Program
Mode
Shutter
Speed
[s]
Aperture,
f-Number
ISO
Settings
Image
Quality
Sunlight,Bright
Daylight(Default)
Shutter
Priority 1/2000 auto 1000 fine
HeavyClouds,
Twilight
Shutter
Priority 1/1600 auto 3200 fine
Snow/Uniform
Surfaces
Aperture
Priority auto 4...20 1000... 2000 fine
The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.Listentothe
cameraafteryoupresstheReady-To-Flybutton.Ifyouheartheshutteropeningandclosing
(clickingsound)youcanbesurethateverythingworksfine.Ifyourunintotrouble,checkthe
sectionbelowbeforereachingouttoWingtraSupport.
FormoreinformationaboutthecameraseetheofficialSonyDocumentation.
Troubleshooting
Q:Camera:MycameradoesnotconnectoverWiFi
Makesurethatyourcameraispowered(greenLEDonthecamerahousing)
RestartthePlayMemmoriesAppandseeifyoucanconnectnow.
Takecameraoutofthefoam(youhavetodiconnectthevioletcable)andlookatthetiny
screen.CheckifyoucanreadWiFionthescreen-ifnot,openthecameracoverand
clickthesmallWiFibuttontochangetosingle-channelWiFimode.Closethecoverand
trytoconnectagain.Reconnectthevioletcableafteryoure-insertedthecameratothe
mount.TheSonyQX1has3WiFimodes:
NoWiFi
Single-channelWiFi(preferred)
Multi-channelWiFi(alsofunctional)
Q:Camera:Myimagesareblurry
Checkifthereisdust/wateronthelens
TheSonyQX1issettomanualfocusmodetoensureaccuratetriggering(minimizing
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triggeringtimedelays).Ifyouseethattheimagesareoutoffocus,youhavetwooptions
tomanuallyadjust:
Option1:PowertheWingtraOne,manuallyswitchonthecamera(pressOn/Off
buttononcamerahousing),takethecameraoutofthefoam(youhaveto
disconnectthevioletcable)andadjustthefocusmanuallytoinfinitybyturningthe
focusringclockwise(lookingintothecamera)forawholeturn.Reconnecttheviolet
cableafteryoure-insertedthecameratothemount.
Option2:PowertheWingtraOne,manuallyswitchonthecamera(pressOn/Off
buttononcamerahousing),openthePlayMemoriesapponyourtabletandconnect
tothecamera.ChangefocusmodetoAuto,pointthecameracentertocloudsoran
objectmorethan50maway,waituntilthefocusadjustsandswitchbacktomanual
focus.
Q:Camera:Myimagesaretoodark
Increaseshuttertimeand/orISO.Seealsothesectiononcamerasettings.
Q:Camera:TheLEDonthecameraisblinkingred
IftheSDcardisnotinsertedcorrectlytheLEDisblinkingredwhenthecameraistrying
tocaptureanimage.
Q:Camera:Whatisthemeaningofthemessages“Testpictureprocessstarted"and
"Testpicturesaretaken"?
TheautopilotperformsaroutineafterpressingtheReady-To-Flybuttonthattriggers4
testpictures.Ifyouheartheshutteronthecamera,yourcameraissetupcorrectly(SD
cardisinsertedcorrectlyandtriggeringofthedroneworks).Theprocesstakes
approximatelyoneminute,startswiththemessage"Testpictureprocessstarted"and
endswith"Testpicturesaretaken".
Q:Camera:Ididnotcaptureimagesduringflight
Checkifyouhaveremovedthelenscover
CheckifyouhaveinsertedtheSDcardcorrectly
CheckifyourSDcardhasfreespace
RepowertheWingtraplane,pressReady-To-Fly,andlistentothecamerashuttersound
fromthetestpictures(automatedpreflightroutine).
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