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User Manual UX11

 

 

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Summary of Contents for UX11

Page 1: ...User Manual Edition review 1 9 Date 31 07 2019...

Page 2: ...o this equipment not expressly approved by DELAIR may cause harmful interference and void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the li...

Page 3: ...paration distance of 20cm is maintained between the radiator antenna and user s nearby person s body at all times This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other ant...

Page 4: ...nd even amputate fingers Keep away from the propeller whenever you are handling the aircraft If you find it necessary to work on the propeller always remove the battery first A long press on the aircr...

Page 5: ...Project phases 2 2 System components 4 2 1 UX11 aircraft 4 2 1 1 Top view 4 2 1 2 Bottom view 5 2 1 3 Buttons and LEDs 5 2 2 Tablet 6 2 2 1 Requirements 6 2 2 2 Recommended tablets 7 2 3 Delair Link...

Page 6: ...ission 26 5 1 Creating a mission 26 5 2 Setting flight areas and no fly zones 26 5 2 1 Creating a polygon 26 5 2 2 Editing a polygon 26 5 2 3 Adding no fly zones 27 5 3 Downloading maps DEM and custom...

Page 7: ...to the UX11 aircraft 45 8 5 Powering up 47 8 6 Completing the pre flight checklist 47 8 7 Launching the UX11 aircraft 48 8 8 Monitoring and controlling the UX11 aircraft during flight 50 8 8 1 Monitor...

Page 8: ...71 9 1 3 3 Other options 72 9 1 4 Exported formats 74 9 2 Photogrammetry processing 76 10 Maintenance 78 10 1 Replacing the propeller 78 10 2 Replacing a wing 79 10 3 Replacing the belly plate 79 10 4...

Page 9: ...ach and abort landing button 56 8 8 Takeoff mode on the tablet 57 8 9 Exclusion mode in action on the tablet 57 8 10 Land mode triggered by a level 2 alarm here battery low alarm 58 8 11 Spiral mode t...

Page 10: ...on planning such as indication of no fly zones and monitoring the flight A pre flight checklist helps you to prepare the UX11 aircraft for a successful flight If required the operator can intervene to...

Page 11: ...suggest the takeoff and landing locations You can specify the planned direction the aircraft will fly over the area s in the office Note If the flight preparation is done in the office you must valida...

Page 12: ...captured images to make sure they are synchronized Export the data in the appropriate file format for image processing Image processing Process the data collected during the flight using image process...

Page 13: ...tery 3 Left wing 7 Belly plate 4 Connecting rod 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 31670 Toulouse Lab ge France Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE 3030Z Intra Community...

Page 14: ...Description Solid red Battery is plugged in and the aircraft is switched off Blinking green Booting sequence in progress POWER Solid green The aircraft is powered up Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 31670 T...

Page 15: ...or higher Screen designed for outdoor use under direct sunlight with appropriate brightness and anti glare protection Storage 8 GB or higher Internal memory 1 5 GB or higher 2 GB is recommended GPS s...

Page 16: ...lair Link communication module As an option you can control the aircraft using the Delair Link communication module 2 3 1 Overview 1 2 3 N Description 1 Antenna 2 4 GHz for aircraft communication 2 US...

Page 17: ...y be used only if for any reason you are unable to do it with the Delair Flight Deck tablet for instance the tablet ran out of battery 3 Up button 4 Down button Use the Up and Down buttons to switch b...

Page 18: ...d performances apply to the 5 GHz configuration 1 Access the settings with a long press 2 s on the Confirm button 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to switch between the various settings 3 Press the Confi...

Page 19: ...nough storage compartments for 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 5 11 10 12 6 1 One right wing 1 2 One left wing 2 3 One fuselage with belly plate 3 4 Two wing joiner tubes 4 Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 31670 Toulouse La...

Page 20: ...ng The wing spacer foam also functions as a supporting foam plate for docking the aircraft during assembling pre flight operations and disassembling The figure below shows the wing spacer foam placed...

Page 21: ...ue Max Planck 31670 Toulouse Lab ge France Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE 3030Z Intra Community VAT number FR90 53 09 69 781 530 969 781 R C S Toulouse This document is...

Page 22: ...Set Network mode type to 3G only c Tap Access Point Names APNs to access the list of configured APNs d Tap on APN Movistar es and edit it e Change Name first field to Delair f Change APN second field...

Page 23: ...few no fly zones areas over which the aircraft is forbidden to fly Areas and no fly zones can be hand drawn or imported from KML files Flight A mission may contain as many flights as you want A fligh...

Page 24: ...angled Tap this button to reset the map so North is at the top of the screen Target Tap this button to center your current position on the screen Aircraft Tap this button to center the location of the...

Page 25: ...s and alarms Wind view FTS Flight Termination System Map Edit landing Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 31670 Toulouse Lab ge France Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE 3030Z Intra C...

Page 26: ...reconfiguration is needed in order to comply with local regulations for instance when travelling from the USA to Europe for a survey job Users shall comply with local radio regulations at all times 1...

Page 27: ...to continuously improve Delair products and to provide the best possible experience to the user Delair gathers information on aircraft behavior by collecting and analyzing flight logs Please note tha...

Page 28: ...d with 14 cm GSD at 1000 m 3 280 ft AGL Maximum height Delair Flight Deck limits the flight height to 1000 m above the initial position GNSS receiver PPK optional software activated L1 L2 GPS GLONASS...

Page 29: ...and photo preview 4 1 3 Data link specifications Communication range Feature Value 3G Unlimited within network coverage Delair Link 2 4 GHz radio link 1 FCC typical 5 km 3 1 mi and up to 10 km 6 2 mi...

Page 30: ...o land Avoid hail snow heavy showers and icing conditions Head wind for cruise flight Maximum 45 km h 28 mph 24 3 kn Cross wind For takeoff landing For cruise flight Maximum 30 km h 19 mph 16 2 kn Max...

Page 31: ...ely before performing a new flight Note The aircraft must be stored in a dry environment Storm Do not begin or continue a flight in the presence of a storm Cb within a radius of 15 km around the fligh...

Page 32: ...flight height and connections between take off landing and flight area The Elevation graph must be used to visualize altitude above terrain along the complete flight plan cruise height 15 m Delair 67...

Page 33: ...hown in the vertical cross section of the landing The ground should be relatively flat 40 m 131 ft before landing for the height sensor to correctly estimate when the aircraft should flare In addition...

Page 34: ...erial images Delair recommends having a forward overlap of 80 and a sidewards overlap of 60 which gives the most accurate results while minimizing flight and processing time An increase of the overlap...

Page 35: ...the name of the area where you want to survey in the search box The name can be a place name a full address or latitude longitude coordinates The map view jumps to the desired location 2 Tap ADD 3 Ta...

Page 36: ...t If the aircraft stays inside the safety buffer for too long it will eventually abort the mission and go to landing level 2 alarm If the aircraft exceeds specified boundary it triggers the fail safe...

Page 37: ...mat GeoTiff Format Maximum size 2GB and 100 000 000 pixels Units meters or feet If not indicated in the GeoTiff meter is considered as default To import a custom DEM 1 Make sure your file is located i...

Page 38: ...ve ground if DEM is available CAUTION Because the aircraft initial position is unknown at the time of flight preparation the elevation graph uses the pre defined takeoff location It is strongly recomm...

Page 39: ...et the landing location just before the flight see Finishing the creation of the flight plan on page 43 Note The landing position must be selected in a way that the ground is relatively flat 40 m 131...

Page 40: ...safety buffer or exceed boundary Example if you set the flight height to 122m then you have to set the geofence ceiling at least 20m above i e 142m You will not be able to plan and execute a flight p...

Page 41: ...ut The communication timeout value defines when the aircraft should activate the emergency pattern in case of loss of the communication link Enter a value in the communication timeout field between 5...

Page 42: ...user must Tap on it to analyse the reason for the warning The following elevation graph is shown In case of long flight plans requiring more than one flight it is possible to check the elevation profi...

Page 43: ...f Landing The area is reduced to the uncovered part see figure below in blue The already covered part is shown in green and not planned in the mission An uncompleted flight can also be continued from...

Page 44: ...nce Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE 3030Z Intra Community VAT number FR90 53 09 69 781 530 969 781 R C S Toulouse This document is the sole property of Delair and cannot...

Page 45: ...context for safe operation of an unmanned aircraft Check for existing rules and standards with your local Civil Aviation Authorities CAA Make sure you have permission from the landowner Make sure you...

Page 46: ...chute jumping and parasailing areas Winch areas High pressure gas releasing units documented in AIPs or NOTAMs Congested areas for example towns Check if other aerial or ground activities are planned...

Page 47: ...s cleaning kit 4 Verify that the two batteries are fully charged If not charge the batteries 7 2 Charging the UX11 battery pack Use the UX11 charging system to charge and discharge a UX11 battery pack...

Page 48: ...nce Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE 3030Z Intra Community VAT number FR90 53 09 69 781 530 969 781 R C S Toulouse This document is the sole property of Delair and cannot...

Page 49: ...f batteries 65 min for cycle mode In this case the charger will end its cycle after 65 min See Cycle mode on page 41 for more information on the cycle mode Setting the buzzer This setting sets the buz...

Page 50: ...rt and end with a charge For example when selecting 3 cycles the sequence will be Charge Discharge Charge Discharge Charge Discharge Charge When setting the safety timer to 65 min the total maximum ti...

Page 51: ...nication module Plug the supplied charger into Delair Link s USB C connector The charge progress indicator is displayed on the screen CAUTION Use only the charger supplied with Delair Link included in...

Page 52: ...The flight plan is automatically rotated to stay perpendicular to the wind 2 Tap Landing strip and adjust settings if required then tap DONE 3 Adjust waypoints by touching and dragging so that the tra...

Page 53: ...p 4 Take a Pitot tube out of the transport bag 5 Blow in the static pressure port hole and in the dynamic total pressure port hole to make sure they are not clogged 6 Attach the Pitot tube on the doub...

Page 54: ...X11 aircraft Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 31670 Toulouse Lab ge France Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE 3030Z Intra Community VAT number FR90 53 09 69 781 530 969 781 R C S T...

Page 55: ...g to do so can prevent the belly plate from closing properly This can lead to loss of the belly plate in flight 6 Reposition the belly plate 7 Turn the aircraft topside up on the supporting foam plate...

Page 56: ...leting the pre flight checklist 1 Keep the aircraft steady on the supporting foam plate and tap Next The Checklist LED on the aircraft starts blinking The aircraft performs several auto checks distanc...

Page 57: ...tablet displays Next 5 Tap Next The tablet displays Final checks 6 Stand up and hold the aircraft horizontally at approximately 1 5 m above the ground Make sure the height sensor is unobstructed 7 To...

Page 58: ...if necessary Then press the Confirm button again short push The elevons move up indicating the aircraft is ready for takeoff The TAKE OFF LED is steady green if elevons does not move or TAKE OFF LED...

Page 59: ...grams and image quality indicators Switch Between Communication Links This section applies to UX11 users who own a Delair Link only UX11 users with a Delair Link can benefit from two communication lin...

Page 60: ...ap on the Camera icon top right of the application tap on the Setting tab and then turn off Smart Sensor mode as depicted below Thanks to the advanced onboard processing on the UX11 live photo preview...

Page 61: ...n the tablet In case of mission abort triggered by an Alarm 2 see section on alarms below the aircraft finds an optimized route to go back to the landing area often crossing through the flight plan Wh...

Page 62: ...rrain along the descent If slope is too steep aircraft follow as much as possible the slope then finish the descent while turning on landing circle see Landing the UX11 aircraft on page 61 Figure 8 3...

Page 63: ...the configured mission If you switch to another mode you can switch back to the mission mode Figure 8 5 Mission mode in action on the tablet Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 31670 Toulouse Lab ge France Tel...

Page 64: ...vade a collision with a bird of prey and is intended for operations within visual line of sight Keep in mind that geofence heights will always be respected so this action will not allow the aircraft t...

Page 65: ...Planck 31670 Toulouse Lab ge France Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE 3030Z Intra Community VAT number FR90 53 09 69 781 530 969 781 R C S Toulouse This document is the sol...

Page 66: ...craft automatically switches to this mode when close to a geofence boundary see Setting a geofence on page 31 or a no fly zone boundary see Adding no fly zones on page 27 Figure 8 9 Exclusion mode in...

Page 67: ...e motor is shut down and the aircraft starts to return to the ground via a controlled spiral procedure The control laws compensate wind drift Example of alarm 3 is given below Figure 8 11 Spiral mode...

Page 68: ...breached 8 8 2 3 Waiting pattern definition When tapping the HOLD button the aircraft will perform the following waiting pattern until instructed a mode change 240 m 140 m Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 3...

Page 69: ...S loss Short accelerometer gyrometer or magnetometer loss Short communication loss Geofence boundary too close Low aircraft battery level 2 The mission is aborted The aircraft automatically switches t...

Page 70: ...r 5 seconds Alarm 2 no communication with the aircraft for 30 seconds parameter modifiable by the user 8 9 Landing the UX11 aircraft Towards the end of the flight plan the aircraft navigates through i...

Page 71: ...otifies the Delair Flight Deck application The application shows the post flight checklist screen Carefully follow the instructions As part of the final steps in these instructions you will notably be...

Page 72: ...lly plate back on the fuselage 7 Remove the connecting rod from the fuselage and place it in the bag 8 Put the supporting foam plate on top of the right wing in the transport bag 9 Put the fuselage in...

Page 73: ...es RINEX format for PPK processing commercial option Geographical criteria in KML GeoJSON or ESRI shapefile format for filtering Supported filters Height Attitude roll pitch yaw Geographical criteria...

Page 74: ...er and follow the instructions 4 During the installation you will also be proposed to download Digital Elevation Model DEM files locally Select a subset of the DEM according to your needs CAUTION To e...

Page 75: ...he Delair After Flight application 4 Click File Open flight A pop up window allowing to choose a directory is shown Note Alternately if the user prefers copying files locally using the Windows File Ex...

Page 76: ...common for permanent base stations to split files periodically The application supports files from base station antennas calibrated by National Geodetic Survey A complete list can be found here https...

Page 77: ...ields for entering the base station position are updated depending on the chosen coordinate reference system and the filled values are automatically converted If the selected projection is inappropria...

Page 78: ...tion about the flight full name takeoff date number of images etc 3 Click on a flight to expand the filters You may click on a filter to change it disable it or remove it You may also define additiona...

Page 79: ...evel height in the image metadata viewer Other than these convenience features the DEM is not necessary for actual processing and has no impact on the quality of the exported dataset During installati...

Page 80: ...eoids modelling the surface of the Earth globally or locally 9 1 3 2 1 Configuring the preferred coordinate system After installation the application uses WGS84 EPSG 4326 with ellipsoidal height as de...

Page 81: ...rred system of units in the the Help Options Mesure units panel The selected units are used for display in several places image metadata view height filtering etc Note Altitudes in the application are...

Page 82: ...er at dpo delair aero Delair Support or Delair authorized third parties may access these flight logs for product improvement analysis or troubleshooting issues that might have occurred in flight Fligh...

Page 83: ...ailable MissionName prj UX11 Inpho project file for Trimble UASMaster YYYMMDD_NN For each exported flight a sub folder YYYMMDD_NN is created where NN indexes the flight It contains geometry_filters Op...

Page 84: ...ociated with the NN_metadata export csv file NN_metadata export vdatum prj ESRI projection file with vertical coordinate system WKT associated with the NN_metadata export csv file This file is only ge...

Page 85: ...tain XMP metadata Delair After Flight exports at least the following XMP fields Field Meaning Xmp Camera Roll Roll angle in degrees Xmp Camera Pitch Pitch angle in degrees Xmp Camera Yaw Yaw angle in...

Page 86: ...ility that enterprises require to turn aerial data into business insights Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 31670 Toulouse Lab ge France Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE 3030Z Int...

Page 87: ...tion screw 2 Insert a new propeller blade 3 Fix the propeller blade with a new fixation screw The fixation screw should be tightened in a way that the blade can rotate freely Every time the propeller...

Page 88: ...ng Step Replace the part by the new one 10 3 Replacing the belly plate Every 100 flights the belly plate has to be replaced as a preventive maintenance action The belly plate should also be replaced i...

Page 89: ...ld propeller holder 2 Center the new propeller holder on the motor and rotate it in order to align the three fixation holes with the ones on the motor 3 Insert and tighten the 3 fixation screws The sc...

Page 90: ...both lenses before every flight Orderable parts Part Number This part comprises FDG 000062 Lens cleaning kit Required tools Lens cleaning kit lens brush air blower lens cleaning tissue wet wipes 1 Re...

Page 91: ...art 3 3 Unplug the battery connector 5 and remove the old battery 4 4 Plug and put in place the new battery 4 5 Put the bottom part 3 back in place and fix it with the four screws 2 6 Remove the prote...

Page 92: ...ial channel https www youtube com playlist list PLcPZm4pl0xwH2j919ruzUrC6i_ZKO8x9b Delair 676 Rue Max Planck 31670 Toulouse Lab ge France Tel 33 0 5 82 95 44 06 www delair aero Capital 238 110 30 APE...

Page 93: ...ns and which borders are not at more than 1 km of the operator A 4 Communication timeout NOTICE The country you are operating in may have regulations prescribing the minimum communication timeout sett...

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