Intel FALCON 8 Plus User Manual page 104

USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
Figure 3.18: Basic Flight Principles (Continued)
Roll
CAUTION: DOWNWASH
TRY TO AVOID FLYING THROUGH THE DOWNWASH (TURBULENT
AIR UNDER THE UAV CAUSED BY THE PROPELLERS) TO SAVE
ENERGY AND TO ENSURE A SMOOTH DESCENT. IT CAN BE AVOIDED
BY DESCENDING AND SIMULTANEOUSLY FLYING SIDEWAYS OR
BACKWARDS.
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By varying the turn rate of the different
Yaw
propellers, there are four controllable
directions along three axes on which the
UAV can be controlled:
•
Pitch
•
•
•
Roll axis: movement to the left or
right. For example, when rolling to
the right, the propellers of the left
motor rail are turning faster than
the propellers on the right motor
rail.
Pitch axis: movement forwards or
backwards. For example, to fly
forward, the four back propellers
turn faster than the four front
propellers. The UAV takes a
certain angle along the pitch axis
and flies forward.
Yaw axis: adjust the heading of the
UAV. When yawing to the left
(clockwise), all
propellers turn faster than the
right turning propellers.
Thrust: ascend or descend along
the yaw axis. All propellers turn
faster or slower to ascend or to
descend.
left turning
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