InstantEye Mk-3 GEN4-D1 sUAS Technical Manual
Revision M1.2
August 14, 2019
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3.1.3.1. Joysticks
There are two, four-position joysticks used to reposition the aircraft once it is airborne:
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The left joystick is the translation joystick. Pushing the translation joystick forward
moves the aircraft forward. Likewise, pushing the translation joystick rearward,
moves the aircraft backward. Pushing the translation joystick left or right moves
the aircraft laterally, left and right.
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The right joystick is the yaw/altitude joystick. Pushing the yaw/altitude joystick left
or right rotates the aircraft heading (yaw). Pushing the yaw/altitude joystick forward
increases the aircraft altitude and pushing the yaw/altitude joystick rearward
decreases the aircraft altitude.
3.1.3.2. Camera Wheel
There is a wheel on the left underside of the GCS-D. This wheel gimbles the camera.
3.1.3.3. Primary Control Buttons
The ten control buttons and their function are as follows:
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ALT
button enables and disables Altitude Control
mode
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NAV
button enables and disables Navigation Control mode
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CAMERA
button toggles the current video feed that is displayed on the GCS
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MOTOR
button turns the aircrafts motors on and off
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HOME
button enables Home mode
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UTILITY 1
button tilts the gimbaled camera upward
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UTILITY 2
button tilts the gimbaled camera downward
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UTILITY 3
button controls payload functions
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UTILITY 4
button controls payload functions
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POWER
button turns the GCS-D on/off
3.1.4. Flight Modes Overview
A brief description of the flight modes is given below to provide context for describing
other aspects of the aircraft. A full description of the modes will follow in the section titled
“Flight Modes.” Note the three standard, user-defined modes are shown throughout this
document with black text with green background.
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Navigation –
Navigation, or
NAV
,
mode activates the GPS translational position
controller.
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Altitude
– Altitude, or
ALT
,
mode activates the vertical position controller.
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Home
– Home, or
HOME
,
mode commands the aircraft to return to its home
location.
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Landing
– Landing mode lands the aircraft at its home location during lost
communications. Landing mode can be activated by holding down the HOME
button.
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Lost Communications
– Lost communications mode is enabled automatically
when the aircraft fails to receive commands from the GCS. Note, this is not a
user-activated mode.
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