senseFly swinglet User Manual page 40

Quick start guide
Note: All waypoints, image locations and flight paths displayed in
eMotion are a reflection of the data contained within the drone au-
topilot. If at any point the connection between eMotion and the
drone is lost, the drone will by default continue its planned flight,
including the imaging mission and the selected automatic landing,
fully autonomously. If you would like the drone to return to the
Home waypoint instead of continuing its mission when it detects
a loss of connection you may set the appropriate parameter in the
Flight Parameters tab, as described in section 'Flight Parameters tab'
on page 102.
During the Mission phase of the flight the swinglet CAM will automatically take pic-
tures at pre-defined moments based on the parameters that were defined during
mission planning. The estimated area captured on the ground is displayed in the
form of a continuously-updating polygon in the Map Area.
Note: The swinglet CAM will not take a picture unless it is in the cor-
rect location and altitude. Some reasons for not taking an image are
strong head wind, large off-track distance or incorrect altitude. A cor-
responding message is displayed in the Status Panel if a picture is not
taken.
At the top of the Map Area is the Control Bar, which can be used at any time to
send commands to your drone as well as to acknowledge warning and failure
messages if they occur. During a fully autonomous flight the swinglet CAM will
control its flight autonomously from take-off to landing and you do not need to
use any of the control buttons. They can however be useful in unexpected situa-
tions to temporarily hold position by pressing the 'HOLD POSITION' button or to
send the drone to the Home or Start waypoints with the 'GO TO HOME WPT' or 'GO
TO START WPT' buttons, respectively. Alternatively, you can direct your drone to
any location by right-clicking in the Map Area and using the contextual menu. We
recommend you use the simulator to learn the effects of the buttons on the drone.
Detailed descriptions of the buttons and their effects on the drone are described
in section 'Control Bar' on page 76.
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