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Stryder MK I, III & V 

User Manual 

V3.1 2020-03-15 
 

General information 

READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ANY EPOC HARDWARE

 

 

Applicable Regulations 

 
Unmanned Aircraft are subject to regulations enforced by civil aviation authorities. Regulations 
may vary depending on the country where you intend to operate your product. ANY USE OF 
EPOC UNMANNED INC. PRODUCTS IN BREACH OF THE LAW OF THE COUNTRY WHERE 
YOU OPERATE THE PRODUCT IS UNDER YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY. INFORM 
YOURSELF BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT. CANADA HAS LAWS THAT LIMIT THE USE 
OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TO LINE-OF-SIGHT OPERATIONS AND/OR PROHIBIT THE 
USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AT ALL OR IN SPECIFIC AREAS/AIRSPACE. 
 

Limitation of Liability 

 
EPOC UNMANNED INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL 
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR PRODUCTION OR 
COMMERCIAL LOSS IN ANY WAY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED 
IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER 
THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF EPOC UNMANNED INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH 
DAMAGES. Further, in no event shall the liability of EPOC UNMANNED INC. exceed the 
individual price of the Product on which liability is asserted. As EPOC UNMANNED INC. has no 
control over use, setup, nal assembly, modication or misuse, no liability shall be assumed nor 
accepted for any resulting damage or injury. By the act of use, setup or assembly, the user 
accepts all resulting liability. If you as the purchaser or the User are not prepared to accept the 
liability associated with the use of the product, purchaser is advised to return the product 
immediately in new and unused condition to the place of purchase. 
 

Limited Warranty and Service Agreement 

 

Summary of Contents for Stryder MK I

Page 1: ...CIAL INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES LOSS OF PROFITS OR PRODUCTION OR COMMERCIAL LOSS IN ANY WAY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED IN CONTRACT WARRANTY TORT NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIAB...

Page 2: ...nesurvey com for the latest revision Copyright 2020 EPOC UNMANNED INC Technical Support If you have questions regarding Epoc hardware or software please use the troubleshooting section of this documen...

Page 3: ...tos using GeoTagr 27 Step 2 Photogrammetric processing Agisoft Metashape 28 Step 3 Data reprojection height adjustment accuracy validation Bluemarble Globalmapper w LIDAR module 39 Battery management...

Page 4: ...n unknown location 63 Drone circling in position hold 63 Downloading logs 63 Telemetry logs off laptop 63 Aircraft logs off aircraft 64 Performance and system specifications MK I and MK III 65 General...

Page 5: ...ght batteries these batteries give warning for overheating over cooling over charging and battery levels The smart batteries also self discharge when left too long The Stryder MK III airframe is a fol...

Page 6: ...drone and grasping the rear left boom and front right boom on the MK III or grasping the front and rear of the MK I drone Only use Epoc Unmanned Inc manufactured or recommended parts If you have any...

Page 7: ...ng as standard Drone c w custom case and foam insert CGS case c w laptop transmitter mast tool set The Stryder drones come completely assembled and tested There is no need for any assembly Adjusting o...

Page 8: ...Aircraft diagrams Stryder MK I 8...

Page 9: ...Stryder MK III 9...

Page 10: ...lay Auto Autonomous mode In this mode the drone will perform automated tasks given to it by apps from the smart device This is controlled by the SF switch in the position toward the pilot This mode sh...

Page 11: ...e inputs to the control sticks will have an effect on the flight of the drone Therefore the transmitter should be placed on the hanger while in auto mode such that the sticks will not be bumped It is...

Page 12: ...the Stryder about its center axis Moving the right stick up down will move the Stryder forward or backward in the direction the drone is facing Moving the right stick left right will move the Stryder...

Page 13: ...anced operation and done at the user s own risk If you do not accept this risk then return the drone to Epoc for calibration If transmitter calibration is required follow the following procedure There...

Page 14: ...3 Press and hold the SYS button to get the system menu up 4 Press the Page up Dn button five times until you see the calibration option 5 Now press the grey button on the right OK button 14...

Page 15: ...ows AFTER the transmitter has been calibrated as per above The following are instructions on how to re calibrate the transmitter on an EPOC drone using a Horus X10 transmitter SAFETY WARNING this proc...

Page 16: ...ng them one way or another then bumping them back When centered the radio should speak trim centre 3 Power on the laptop and start up Mission Planner 4 Connect to the drone via mavlink as per usual 5...

Page 17: ...it will arm the drone If this happens just give the disarm command and it will shut off 12 Next move all switches to their full extent 13 Ensure not to forget the switches on the top of the transmitte...

Page 18: ...de shows up correctly 21 Now flip the RTL switch No matter what mode you are in RTL will override it and should say RTL on the screen 22 When all modes are verified unplug the drone turn off the trans...

Page 19: ...ure this is completed Flight Pre flight Checklist The following is an example checklist The most up to date checklist version can be found on the Epoc website under downloads 19 Stryder MK III Operati...

Page 20: ...round check shot Place landing mat on level ground Secure 30m 100 area around landing mat Place UAV on landing mat and remove foam rotor stays Unfold UAV booms and hand tighten boom hinges Tighten boo...

Page 21: ...r software Confirm laptop connected to transmitter wifi hotspot Connect to UAV Confirm battery voltage full battery approx 50 1 V Load mission plan or create new mission plan flight plan tab 120m alt...

Page 22: ...windows screen This will bring up a list of available wifi networks and hotspots 4 Connect to the one that starts with TXMOD If asked the password is txmod123 5 This means the TX is connected to the l...

Page 23: ...filled in with the areas you had planned earlier Flight modes The Stryder has three flight modes available 1 Pos Hold a This is used for initial take off and emergency procedures 2 Auto a After initi...

Page 24: ...is coming back home Flight speed should be kept about 10m s or less and monitored on the GCS Keep flying until the drone is close to home or the spotter feels you can take visual control Lower the thr...

Page 25: ...use of unexpected flight behavior and the craft is NOT holding position then attempt to fly the drone manually home If that fails lower the throttle to land the drone Post flight Checklist After each...

Page 26: ...UAV data to project folder using individual flight folders Project_folder 1_Survey 2_Stryder_Geo_LOG_files Flight_1 2 3 etc 5 Copy flight photos to project folder using individual flight folders Proj...

Page 27: ...tip if the post processing dialogue shows a solution quality of Q 5 during processing the base station coordinate is usually incorrect 11 When post processing is complete open the Google Earth kmz fil...

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Page 29: ...3 Set the coordinate system to WGS 84 and set the Camera accuracy to 0 015m 4 Import the flight photos using the Workflow drop down menu 29...

Page 30: ...f test photos do not need to be removed as they will not align and be ignored 5 Open the import dialogue by clicking the folder icon on the reference pane 6 Navigate to the geotag csv file for the fir...

Page 31: ...8 Repeat steps 5 7 for each flight until all geotags have been imported 31...

Page 32: ...tch processing script from using the Workflow drop down menu to open the Batch Process dialogue Then click the folder icon in the bottom right corner and navigate to Project_Folder 2_Photoscan Batch_s...

Page 33: ...10 Ensure the Save project after each step box is selected then double click on Step 6 Generate Report 33...

Page 34: ...the Path box to open the output file location then click the small box with three dots to open Windows Explorer Navigate to Project_Folder 3_Deliverables 1_Flight_report input the appropriate file nam...

Page 35: ...he Path box to open the output file location then click the small box with three dots to open Windows Explorer Navigate to Project_Folder 3_Deliverables 2_Point_cloud input the appropriate file name s...

Page 36: ...14 Double click on Step 8 Export Orthomosaic 36...

Page 37: ...output file location then click the small box with three dots to open Windows Explorer Navigate to Project_Folder 3_Deliverables 3_Ortho_photo input the appropriate file name and click Save 16 Click...

Page 38: ...Step 3 Data reprojection height adjustment accuracy validation Bluemarble Globalmapper w LIDAR module 1 Open Globalmapper and click Open Data Files on the main work area 38...

Page 39: ...2 Navigate to Project_Folder 3_Deliverables 2_Point_cloud and open the project las file 3 Check that the Lidar Load Options match the settings shown below and click OK 39...

Page 40: ...ile the las file is loading create ecw orthophoto files from the tiff files Metashape output Open another instance of Globalmapper by right clicking on the Globalmapper icon and selecting Globalmapper...

Page 41: ...per select File Batch Convert Reproject from the main drop down menu at the top left corner of the screen 6 Select GeoTIFF Imagery Raster Maps and Terrain as the File Type to Convert From 7 Select ECW...

Page 42: ...oject_folder 3_Deliverables 3_Ortho_photo select all GeoTIFF files in the folder by holding SHIFT or CTRL while selecting individual files and click Open Ensure all options match those shown below and...

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Page 44: ...9 Return to the Globalmapper instance containing the point cloud Reproject the point cloud to the local coordinate system by selecting Tools Configure Projection 44...

Page 45: ...10 Change the projection zone and datum to match the local coordinate system and then click OK 45...

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Page 47: ...t ground control point file by pressing CTRL O or selecting File Open Data File s 12 Ensure the check shot ground control point is formatted N E Z D and the import dialogue options match those shown b...

Page 48: ...d projection zone and datum are correct then click OK 14 Located the triangle shaped LIDAR QC tool button on the upper toolbar and click it 15 Ensure the auto detected csv and las files are correct an...

Page 49: ...cate the average RMSE error in the bottom left corner write down the value then click Close 17 Right click on the point cloud in the Control Center on the left hand side of the screen and select Optio...

Page 50: ...18 Select the Alter Elevation Values tab enter the average RMSE error value in the Offset box and click OK 50...

Page 51: ...4 15 and 16 20 Check the new average error If the error has increased enter a negative value into the Offset box the data needs to go down instead of up If the error has decreased the height adjustmen...

Page 52: ...ound control point layer by unselecting the layer checkbox in the control center so that the las file is the only visible data 22 Export the adjusted and reprojected las data by selecting File Export...

Page 53: ...23 Select Lidar LAS File as the Export Format and click OK 24 Ensure the export options match those shown and click OK 53...

Page 54: ...25 Navigate to Project_Folder 3_Deliverables 2_Point_cloud enter a filename ensure Lidar LAS Files las is selected as the file type and click Save 54...

Page 55: ...g the las file using CTRL O The ECW file will be automatically reprojected Turn off the las file in by unchecking it in the control center so that the ECW file is the only visible data Export the repr...

Page 56: ...nytime the ambient temperature is below 10 deg C This is best done by keeping them in the truck sitting in the passenger seat footwell and the heat blowing on them This will give maximum flight time 5...

Page 57: ...e Stryder MK I batteries is simple in its function It can not be put into forced balance mode or any other mode The button is simply to check the charge status of the batteries and check if any over u...

Page 58: ...s follows Self balancing The battery will automatically balance itself during which time the Red triangle LED will light up It is normal to see the red triangle light on and off while stored This will...

Page 59: ...default it will likely be in the off mode Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds The LED will first show current charge status of the battery but when power button is held for more than 5 seco...

Page 60: ...tely and return the aircraft to your reseller for inspection and replacement Stryder motors are a brushless design However there are still bearings inside the motors If any excessive noise is heard su...

Page 61: ...ft flight Drone will not arm This may be due to the transmitter drifting out of calibration see calibrating transmitter section in this document Sometimes GPS locations is not sufficient for the drone...

Page 62: ...should be dealt with by selecting RTL on the transmitter and then on the GCS if the drone does not respect the transmitter signal The only time this happens is when the user forgets to upload a new m...

Page 63: ...aircraft NOTE The drone does not need to be powered with the battery in order to download the logs This will clean up the logs so that they are easier to manage 1 Browse to C users toughbook documents...

Page 64: ...elect all logs or many logs it will take a very long time to attain them 13 Wait for the download to complete The computer will beep when done 14 Logs are located as per the above directory and for ea...

Page 65: ...MK I Stryder MK III Maximum operating speed 10 m sec 10 m sec Maximum ascent rate 5 m sec 9 7 kn 5 m sec 9 7 kn Maximum descent rate 3 m sec 5 8 kn 3 m sec 5 8 kn Maximum altitude 120 m 400 AGL electr...

Page 66: ...nties Epoc Unmanned maintains constant review of all firmware releases If a firmware update is required for safety reasons Epoc will contact the customer and arrange to update the firmware If the cust...

Page 67: ...Glossary 67 RTL Return to Launch...

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