Inspection Payload Control By The Ctr; Inspection Payload Control By The Status Display - Intel Falcon 8+ User Manual

2.5.4.2

Inspection Payload control by the CTR

The following figure describes in detail how the Inspection Payload can be controlled by
the functional elements of the CTR.
Figure 2-19. Inspection Payload: CTR control layout
FLIR Tau 640 performs flat field correction (FFC). The FLIR automatically performs a FFC every 10 seconds (for
more information about the FCC please read: 
http://www.flir.com/cvs/cores/knowledgebase/index.cfm?CFTREEITEMKEY=327&view=35774)
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Table 2-4. Inspection Payload: CTR control layout
B2 position
1 (LED off)
2 (LED on/blue)
2.5.4.3

Inspection Payload control by the Status Display

Push the ENT button of the Status Display to enter the menu. Navigate to
Options
Table 2-5. Inspection Payload control by Status Display
Switch Camera
Adjust Horizon
Roll Comp. ON/OFF
Note: Shooting parameters need to be set directly on the camera before take-off.
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Activated
Camera
Panasonic Zoom in/out
camera
FLIR • up - trigger flat field
• down - Cycle
. The following options are available for the Inspection Payload:
Switches the live image preview on the touchscreen between the FLIR Tau 2 640 and
the Panasonic Lumix camera.
Occasionally the neutral position of the gimbal's servo motors might need to be re-
adjusted. Use this command to adjust the horizon (roll angle) while flying. If the
system is still on the ground and the motors are not running this can also be done in
both axes (roll and tilt) with the control sticks. See
camera horizon.
Default = ON. When
movements of the Intel Falcon 8+ UAV. This can be useful when doing dynamic video
flights.
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Push Button B1 (1): sets the camera to predefined
angles +/-90°, +/-45° and 0°
Push Button B2 (2): Switches between the cameras
for live preview (FLIR and Panasonic)
5 Push Button B3 (3):Trigger button. Both cameras
will be triggered simultaneously, regardless of which
camera is selected for the live preview.
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Rocker Switch R1 (4): camera tilt
Rocker Switch R2 (5): Changes its function
depending which camera is selected for live preview.
See the table below for details.
Control Stick S2 (6): turning the right control stick
(S2) controls the yaw axis of the UAV
Status Display (7): see
Payload control by the Status
ESC, LEFT, RIGHT, ENT (8): Status Display control
buttons. (see also figure
The table below shows the available parameters
depending on the shooting mode of the camera.
R2 function
Please note that shooting parameters like
shutter speed, aperture and ISO need to be set
directly on the camera before take-off.
Please note that preview parameters like
correction isothermes and ACG need to be set via
configuration file on the FLIR SD card before
take-off.
through color palette
= OFF, the gimbal will no longer compensate roll
Roll Comp.
chapter 2.5.4.3 Inspection
Display.
Status Display on page 20).
Camera
chapter 2.5.2.3 Adjusting the
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