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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ........7 Geoscan Planner Preset .
  • Page 3 7.13 Guided flight ......... . . 7.14 Semi-automatic control .

  • Page 4: General Information

    CHAPTER GENERAL INFORMATION Geoscan 401 — multifunctional system, that included in basic kit multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and Geoscan Planner software. 1.1 Kit • Geoscan 401 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) • UAV’s transport container • Payload: * – customized Sony DSC-RX1RM2 camera;...

  • Page 5: Specifications

    We recommended to send your UAV to the manufacturer for inspection and maintenance after 80 flights. 1.4 Storage Geoscan 401 UAV (without battery) are recommended to be stored in a transport containers in dry rooms at a temperature of 5 to 25 °C and relative humidity not more than 80% without condensation. Service life —...

  • Page 6: Safety Rules

    • UAV launch and maintainence can be held only by persons trained according to the “Plan of theo- retical and practical training of the operator to control the unmanned complex GEOSCAN 401”; • follow the dealer’s and/or manufacturer’s recommendations and instructions for use of the equip- ment, as given in this manual and received during operation period;...

  • Page 7: Uav

    CHAPTER THREE 3.1 Parts 3.2 Assembly 1) Take the landing gears base part and landing gears from the UAV’s transport container. 2) Put landing gears in the landing gears base part tubes. 3) Tighten connecting nuts on landing gears by hands. 4) Fix nuts position by elastic fixators.
  • Page 8 Fig. 1: Installation and fixation of the landing gears 5) Take the quadcopter from the UAV’s transport container. 6) Remove a protective transport elements. 7) Take the quadcopter’s frame arms out to the sides. Fig. 2: Quadcopter assembly 8) Move frame arms nuts to the quadcopter’s frame central part and tighten it. 3.2.
  • Page 9 Fig. 3: Quardcopter’s nuts moving Attention: Make sure that the nuts are covered frame pins. 9) Put the quadcopter on landing gears base part. • Frame loops must be connected with landing gear’s loops. • Take the servo cradle and position it under the quadcopter’s frame. The frame loops must be connected with servo cradle’s loops.
  • Page 10 Fig. 5: Connection of the parts Attention: Make sure that, the rods are fully puted (Rod’s rings must be puted into red seals). 10) Install propellers on the motors. The color markings on the motors and propellers must be the same.
  • Page 11 Fig. 7: Connection of the payload cable 12) Screw CRL antenna in quadcopter’s arm pin. Attention: Make sure that the pin is clear. Clear pin by using alcohol-soaked lint-free cloth. Attention: Do not turn on UAV power without CRL antenna. This may damage the receiver. Fig.
  • Page 12 Fig. 9: Instaling memory card in UAV’s slot (kit with GNSS receiver). 14) Install the battery in battery slot until it stops (Battery pins must be on the left side looking for- ward). Fig. 10: Installing of the battery 15) Fix the battery by textile clasp. 3.2.

  • Page 13: Ground Control System

    3) Set up the pole and secure the modem on it by screws at the top section. The stand should be installed either in UAV transport case slot or firmly inserted into the soil by its lower end. 4) Turn laptop on. 5) Install MdmDisp and Geoscan Planner software from USB flash drive.
  • Page 14 6) Connect CRL modem to laptop. CRL modem should be placed at top altitude possible with antenna situated vertically. Do not set the modem inside the building or car. Warning: Do not connect the mode to GCS without the antenna! Otherwise the modem may stop functioning or be permanently damaged.

  • Page 15: Camera Settings

    Basic camera control elements are shown on the picture: 5.1.1 Camera presets Geoscan UAVs are equipped with 2 presets for Sony DSC-RX1RM2 cameras. Use Mode dial near on\off switcher to select preset for your needs. Preset 1 serves for shooting in normal daylight conditions. The aperture value is fixed, which provides fixed aperture for better ortophotomosaic generation.
  • Page 16 • Set Focus mode dial in MF position. • Set Exposure compensation dial in 0 position. • Set Macro switching ring in 0,3m- position. The aperture value is not taken into account. Preset 3 can be used for user settings. Select settings in menu, go to camera settings (tab 8) and select Memory.
  • Page 17 Fig. 2: «Video mode only» for MOVIE button • In settings section set Power Saving Start Time — 30 min. (tab 2) и File Number — Reset (tab 5). Fig. 3: Power saving start time Fig. 4: File number reset 5.1.3 SD Card Formating •...
  • Page 18 Fig. 5: «Format» option Attention: All data on SD card will be deleted! 5.1.4 Settings reset Reset of the camera will delete presets’ shooting settings (Presets 1 and 2)! 1) In settings menu (tab 6) select Setting Reset Fig. 6: «Setting reset» option Attention: Do not remove the battery during a reset process! 2) After camera reboot, you need to set Timezone and date, otherwise the settings will not be saved and this menu will appear at every turn on.

  • Page 19: Sony Dsc-Rx1 Settings

    5.2 Sony DSC-RX1 Settings Carfully read Camera Operating Instructions to get information about functions and control elements before change any settings. Basic camera control elements are shown on the picture: • Set shutter speed 1/1000 by Control dial. • Set Exposure compensation dial in 0 (zero) position. •...
  • Page 20 Fig. 8: Turn off RF assist and focus time extend setting. • Set MOVIE - Video mode only (tab 3). Fig. 9: Set video mode only • In settings menu tab 2 set Power saving time - 30 min . Fig.

  • Page 21: Offset Coordinates

    Fig. 11: Clear file number Other settings should not be changed as they are used in default mode. SD Card Formating 1) Select MENU [Memory card] Format All Settings Reset Follow these steps to set default settings: 1) Select MENU |icon_key| Settings menu INITIALISATION Reset...
  • Page 22 Fig. 12: Offsets coordinates for Sony DSC-RX1/RX1RM2 camera 5.3. Offset coordinates...

  • Page 23: Charger And Battery

    CHAPTER CHARGER AND BATTERY Table 1: Battery Specifications Guaranteed number of charge-discharge cycles Recommended charge current Higher charge voltage 42 V Normal voltage 37 V Lower discharge voltage 30 V Discharging current <34 А Number of cells Capacity 17 000 mAh Service life 1 year 6.1 Safety requirements...

  • Page 24: Preset Of The Battery Charger

    6.2 Preset of the battery charger Follow these steps to open the settings menu: • In PROGRAM SELECT menu (main screen) press the Batt type/Stop button repeatedly, until charger’s display shows Settings menu; • Confirm by pressing the button Start/Enter; •...

  • Page 25: How To Connect The Battery To The Charger

    6.3 How to connect the battery to the charger • Connect balance pin. • Connect + terminal (red cable). • Connect - terminal (black cable). Attention: Make sure that the engine is run, when you charge the battery from car battery. A car battery is completely discharged, if you don’t check it.

  • Page 26: Heating Control (For "Arctic" Battery)

    indication, in this time you can switch to the temperature maintenance mode (for «Arctic» battery), and you can insert the battery in the UAV to exchange information with on-board electronics. Attention: Don’t connect an external power source to the battery when the display mode is acti- vated.

  • Page 27: Lithium Polymer (Lipo) Battery Recommendations On The Use

    6.6 Lithium polymer (LiPo) battery recommendations on the use The following rules must be observed to prevent dangerous situations: • The battery must be stored in a warm place before launch for a flights in a temperature lower than 0 °C. LiPo batteries can lose up to 30% of a capacity in cold. You need to pay attention to this, when you’re planning a flight task.

  • Page 28: Geoscan Planner

    CHAPTER SEVEN GEOSCAN PLANNER 7.1 Preset 1) Connect Radio modem to laptop. 2) Turn UAV power on. 3) Run MdmDisp application. The antenna icon and the number of connected UAV’s on the screen’s lower right corner are displayed. Fig. 1: MdmDisp program indicator 3.1 At the first time you need to configure connection with UAV.
  • Page 29 You can reconnect the CRL modem by clicking Reconnect in context menu, if UAV is not detected. Fig. 4: MdmDisp сontext menu 4) Run the Geoscan Planner program. 5) Enter your login and password. 6) In context menu Flight select Connect to the UAV – Search… for a searching UAV’s.

  • Page 30: Creating A Flight Task

    Fig. 6: Connect to the UAV Note: The program saves UAV’s automaticly. Next time click Connect the UAV on the toolbar for reconnect the UAV. The receiver will automatically detect the coordinates and display the UAV location on the map. The telemetry panel (left) and the instrument panel (right) will shown in program window. Fig.
  • Page 31 Fig. 8: New project creation 2) Set a project name, shooting parameters, UAV and camera. Fig. 9: Project parameters Chapter 7. Geoscan Planner...

  • Page 32: Areal Surveying

    7.3 Areal surveying Areal surveying is an aerial photography of polygons. Polygon is an area, bounded by polygon. The operator sets the vertices of the polygon, and the program automatically calculates the route for UAV. 1) Click on Create areal surveying button on the toolbar. Fig.
  • Page 33 Fig. 12: Adding the vertex The vertex will be created automatically. In a floating window near the vertex will display its coordinates. Fig. 13: Result of adding a vertex To remove vertex: Chapter 7. Geoscan Planner...
  • Page 34 1) Click right button on vertex. 2) In menu select Delete vertex. Fig. 14: Delete vertex 7.3.2 Changing the direction of the route lines The necessary of optimizing polygon “by the direction” occurs quite often, for example, if the force and direction of the wind are unfavorable at the site of work (strong wind along the lines of the overflight above the polygon).
  • Page 35 Fig. 16: Adjusting the direction of flight As a Result, there will be a new route to fly around the area in the specified direction. Chapter 7. Geoscan Planner...
  • Page 36 Fig. 17: New flight route 7.3.3 Change start point To change the polygon entry point, follow these steps: 1) Select polygon 7.3. Areal surveying...
  • Page 37 Fig. 18: Selected polygon 2) Right-click to select the point where you want to start circling the area. 3) In menu select Make start point here. Chapter 7. Geoscan Planner...

  • Page 38: Linear Surveying

    Fig. 19: Change the polygon entry point A marker appears at the selected entry point. 7.4 Linear surveying Linear aerial photography is performed in order to survey linear extended objects, such as: rivers, roads, power lines, oil pipelines. 1) Click Create linear surveying button on the toolbar. 7.4.
  • Page 39 Fig. 20: Linear surveying creation 2) Single-click to specify the route of traversing the extended object by turning points. The program will automatically draw lines of flight. Chapter 7. Geoscan Planner...

  • Page 40: Flight By Points

    Fig. 21: Example of linear surveying 7.5 Flight by points Create flight by points can be used for exploring territories or flying around high-rise objects. 1) Click Create Flight by points button on the toolbar. 7.5. Flight by points...

  • Page 41: Waiting Point

    Set hover at point and specify the time in seconds. 7.6 Waiting point Waiting point serves to hold the indicated point at the specified altitude during the specified time inter- val. 1) Click Create waiting point button on the toolbar. Chapter 7. Geoscan Planner...

  • Page 42: Panoramic Survey

    The UAV will hold the point for the specified time at the specified height, and then go along the planned route. In expert mode (see full Geoscan Planner instructions) properties may be changed: setting an altitude of the waiting point, the waiting time and activation of the wind measurement function.

  • Page 43: Landing Point

    Shooting is carried out in full rotation in azimuth and in the range from 0 to 80 in tilt by default. If it needs, you can change the parameters of the panoramic shooting in the Properties tab of expert mode (see full Geoscan Planner instructions). 7.8 Landing point Use Create landing point command to set landing point different from start position.

  • Page 44: Flight

    Attention: The return height must be must ensure that there are no barriers on the flight route. 7.10 Flight 1) Click on Start button. Fig. 29: Start button Make sure that nothing prevents the rotation of the propellers and confirm the engines start. Fig.

  • Page 45: Land

    Fig. 34: Guided flight button 2) Specify a point on the map and set the height. Fig. 35: Set the height of the guided flight The UAV will start holding the indicated point, when the point is reached. Chapter 7. Geoscan Planner...
  • Page 46 Fig. 36: Guided flight example 7.14 Semi-automatic control You can activate manual control mode after pre-launch preparation and take off. 1) Click Semi-automatic control button. Fig. 37: Semi-automatic control button Attention: Flight mission is paused when manual control mode is on. the mission will continue after remote control deactivation.
  • Page 47 Settings). Remove the lens cap. * - if the camera is in the kit 8) Open a flight task in Geoscan Planner. Launch start preparing wizard. Make sure the preparation is successfully. 9) Click on the Start icon in Geoscan Planner.
  • Page 48 CHAPTER NINE UAV DISASSEMBLY 1) Unfasten textile clasp and take out the battery. 2) Unscrew propellers. 3) Disconnect payload cable. * 4) Unscrew UAV antenna. 5) Take out mounting rods and place servo cradle in transport case. 6) Unscrew quadcopter’s nuts and move them closer to motors. Nuts should not interfere to fold the quadcopter’s arms.

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