UAV Hardware Tracker | User’s Manual
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When selecting a location for the tracker mount, the
following principles should be observed:
1) The tracker should be kept as far away from
propellers and other moving parts as
possible. If the tracker must be mounted in
the vicinity of propellers or other moving
parts, it should be mounted equidistant from
all such parts.
2) The tracker should be placed on top of the
drone where possible, to ensure its GPS and
LTE antennas have a clear view of satellites
and transmission towers respectively.
3) The tracker mount should be attached to a
flat surface as far as possible. If there are no
flat surfaces available, you must ensure that
the majority of the velcro strip is in good
contact with the UAV.
4) The tracker should be placed as close to the
centre of gravity of the drone as possible. This
is especially important for smaller drones.
One method of determining the centre of
gravity of a drone is to find the intersection
point of lines drawn between the centres of
opposing propellers. This works well for
drones which are fully symmetrical.
If your drone is not symmetrical in both the x
and y axes, you may need to determine its
centre of gravity by balancing it on opposing
arms and observing how the drone comes to
rest.
5) You should avoid mounting the tracker on
removable parts such as batteries.
6) You should avoid mounting the tracker
directly
over
critical
radio-frequency
transmitting and / or receiving components
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