Table Of Contents - Intel Falcon 8+ User Manual

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Contents
1 Intel
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2 Description of the System.................................................................... 15
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3 Operating the System .......................................................................... 49
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
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Falcon 8+ UAS ......................................................................... 7
Safety First..................................................................................... 7
UAS and Safety Check ................................................................... 10
Pre-Flight Check ............................................................................ 11
Post-Flight Check .......................................................................... 13
The Intel Falcon 8+ UAV................................................................. 15
2.1.1 Central Unit ....................................................................... 16
2.1.2 Motor Rails of the UAV ........................................................ 17
2.1.3 Actively Stabilized Camera Mount (gimbal) ............................ 17
The Intel Cockpit Controller (CTR) ................................................... 18
2.2.1 The Status Display.............................................................. 20
2.2.2 The touchscreen tablet ........................................................ 20
The Independent Camera Control (ICC) ............................................ 21
The 2nd Operator Monitor............................................................... 22
Payloads - Camera Options ............................................................. 23
2.5.1 Changing a payload (camera) .............................................. 24
2.5.2 Payload and compass calibration .......................................... 25
2.5.2.1 Payload calibration ................................................ 25
2.5.2.2 Compass calibration .............................................. 26
2.5.2.3 Adjusting the camera horizon ................................. 26
2.5.3 Sony Alpha 7R full frame camera .......................................... 27
2.5.3.1 General care ........................................................ 27
2.5.3.2 Camera control by the CTR..................................... 27
2.5.3.3 Camera options by the Status Display...................... 28
2.5.3.4 Camera settings ................................................... 29
2.5.4 Inspection Payload ............................................................. 30
2.5.4.1 General Care ........................................................ 31
2.5.4.2 Inspection Payload control by the CTR ..................... 32
2.5.4.3 Inspection Payload control by the Status Display ....... 32
The Intel Powerpack Batteries ......................................................... 33
2.6.1 Operating the BMS menu..................................................... 34
2.6.2 Battery information safety instructions and warnings............... 37
Transport Cases & Intel Backpack .................................................... 40
2.7.1 Packing instructions ............................................................ 40
Software Feature Packages ............................................................. 42
2.8.1 Activating software feature packages .................................... 43
2.8.2 Checking activated software feature packages ........................ 44
Intel Falcon 8+ UAV Flight Logs....................................................... 45
Preparing the Intel Falcon 8+ UAV ................................................... 49
Preparing the Intel Cockpit Controller (CTR) ...................................... 50
The Touchscreen Tablet.................................................................. 52
3.3.1 PATH projects .................................................................... 54
3.3.2 AscTec Navigator Software projects ...................................... 59
Automated Start-Up Checks............................................................ 62
3.4.1 Magnetic field warning ........................................................ 62
Link Loss Procedure ....................................................................... 63
Flight Modes ................................................................................. 66
3.6.1 GPS-Mode ......................................................................... 67
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