Understanding Aerial Mapping With The Ebee Rtk; Waypoints And Their Properties - senseFly EBEE RTK Extended User Manual

Advanced functionalities

6 Understanding aerial mapping with the eBee RTK

Goal of this section: Aerial mapping using the eBee RTK is designed
to be simple and fully automatic, requiring very little input from the
user. Understanding the basics of aerial navigation, however, can
help you map more complex terrain and yield higher quality results.
This section explains the basics of waypoint-based navigation and
the control strategies used by the drone for flight.

6.1 Waypoints and their properties

The eBee RTK uses a flight plan consisting of a list of waypoints to navigate. A
waypoint essentially consists of a circle about a given position and information
that defines how the drone should behave when reaching them. The entire list
of waypoints is stored in the drone autopilot and can be remotely edited using
eMotion.
In eMotion every waypoint is defined by the following parameters:
• ID: Every mission waypoint has a unique ID, beginning at 1. The eBee RTK
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Altitude:
Above Take-off location (m/ATO)
OR
Above Mean Sea Level (m/AMSL)
Position (GPS coordinates)