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1.1 ABBREVIATIONS

ACC

Acceleration

ADS-B

Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast

AGL

Altitude Above Ground Level

ALT

Altitude

ATO

Altitude Above Take-Off

BID

Battery Identification Info

BVLOS

Beyond Visual Line Of Sight

ELV

Elevation (Ground)

EVTOL

Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing

FLT

Flight Time

GCS

Ground Control Station

GPS

Global Positioning System

GSD

Ground sample distance

Identification

IMU

Inertial Measurement Units

Incl

Including

Infra-Red

JML

JobMXL

KML

Keyhole Markup Language

LAT

Latitude

LED

Light-Emitting Diode

MAG

Magnetometer

Manual Focus

MSL

Altitude Above Mean Sea Level

Quantum-Systems

PPK

Post Processing Kinematik

Remote Control

REEST

Reestablishing

RTR

Retransition Waypoint

STBY

Standby

SRTM

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

VTOL

Vertical Take-Off and Landing

WGS

World Geodetic System

Summary of Contents for Trinity F90+

Page 1: ...1 Trinity F90 user manual TRINITY F90 USER MANUAL V2 3 0 49 FOR TRINITY F90 LOCKED 60 MIN AND TRINITY F90 UNLOCKED 90 MIN...

Page 2: ...6 6 3 Binding the RC transmitter to the UAV 32 6 6 4 RC transmitter settings 33 6 6 5 RC transmitter display during the flight 34 6 6 6 Charging the RC transmitter 35 6 6 7 RC transmitter firmware upd...

Page 3: ...og 109 10 3 Download and geotag the pictures 109 10 4 Post processing 110 11 PAYLOAD COMPARTMENT 112 11 1 Payload compartment attachment 112 11 2 Sony UMC R10C camera 113 11 2 1 Change the camera sett...

Page 4: ...13 5 10 Check the control surfaces 149 13 5 11 Arm 149 13 6 Clean the airspeed sensor 150 14 TROUBLESHOOTING 152 14 1 LED status main body 152 14 2 Additional LED status main body 153 14 3 Connection...

Page 5: ...5 General information GENERAL INFORMATION 01...

Page 6: ...about the applicable laws before using a Quantum Systems product Beyond Visual Line of Sight BVLOS operations might be prohibited depending on the country or area In some areas the use of UAVs is comp...

Page 7: ...directed upwards for cruise flight the motors are tilted forward The thrust for forward flight is generated by the rear motor while the two front motors are turned off Depending on the integrated sen...

Page 8: ...GPS Global Positioning System GSD Ground sample distance ID Identification IMU Inertial Measurement Units Incl Including IR Infra Red JML JobMXL KML Keyhole Markup Language LAT Latitude LED Light Emit...

Page 9: ...02 9 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Safety instructions...

Page 10: ...r GCS and the UAV during the whole time of operation 10 The Trinity must not be operated at temperatures below 12 C 10 4 F and above 50 C 122 F in rain or snowfall at windspeeds above 9 m s 17 5 kn Se...

Page 11: ...rger to charge the battery pack Quantum Systems is not responsible or liable for damages cau sed by charging the battery with a third party charger 3 Always charge the battery pack indoors at room tem...

Page 12: ...charged before the disposal Before disposal apply the protection caps to the contacts Never put the bat tery pack into fire due to the risk of an explosion The battery can also be sent back to an offi...

Page 13: ...13 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 03 Technical specifications...

Page 14: ...ax 70 minutes Max Take off Weight 5 0 kg 11 0lbs 5 0 kg 11 0lbs Max Flight Time 60min 90 min1 Max Range Area 70 km 500 ha 100 km 700 ha Maximum flight altitude MSL 4500 m 13123 4 ft 2 4500 m 13123 4 f...

Page 15: ...4500 m 14763 8 ft 4000 m 13123 4 ft 0m Wind tolerance ground max 9 m s 17 5 kn Wind tolerance ground max 7 m s 13 6 kn Wind tolerance ground max 5 m s 9 7 kn Take off MSL Flight time Wind speed Check...

Page 16: ...nutes 0 m 2 m 6 6 ft 0 m 0 m 1500 m 4921 3 ft 0 m 0 m 3000 m 9842 5 ft 0 m 3500 m 11482 94 ft 00m Wind tolerance ground max 6 m s 11 7 kn Wind tolerance ground max 5 m s 9 7 kn Take off MSL Flight tim...

Page 17: ...17 04 PROCESS OVERVIEW Process overview...

Page 18: ...18 Trinity F90 user manual 04 PROCESS OVERVIEW Planning a mission Charging your Trinity battery pack transmitter Flight setup...

Page 19: ...19 Trinity F90 user manual Flight operation After the ight Data Analysis Process overview 4...

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Page 21: ...21 COMMUNICATION LINKS 05 Communication links...

Page 22: ...itter and the UAV that is used as an uplink for control commands and as a downlink sending telemetry data from the UAV to the transmitter It is possible to continue the mission even though one link is...

Page 23: ...23 BATTERY RC TRANSMITTER Battery RC Transmitter 06...

Page 24: ...QS Battery Charger is suitable for charging the Trinity battery pack from the wall socket at 100V 240V AC and for charging the battery with the help of a 12V car battery Make sure your car is running...

Page 25: ...ENT on the user panel To go back select STOP ESC Settings Battery type nominal voltage nominal capacity Chg Charging dChg Discharging TVC Terminal Voltage Control Final charge voltage per cell All set...

Page 26: ...e charging process is finished or in case of an error Input Low Set minimal input voltage range 10 3V 11V Is used for safe ty reasons to not drain your car battery Note Other settings than the one des...

Page 27: ...is causing the issue the charger has to be replaced Internal temperature An internal temperature is excessive Allow the charger to cool down Balance connector Error Make sure the plug is connected co...

Page 28: ...chapter 6 1 1 Please follow your car manual for connecting the charger to the battery 2 Turn on the charger 3 Remove the covers from the contacts of the battery Always apply the battery covers when th...

Page 29: ...pressing START ENT To go back select STOP ESC Charging settings 100 Battery should be fully charged before each flight 75 For long time storage 1 week 30 For shipping or transportation on an airplane...

Page 30: ...of 20 C to 25 C 68 F to 77 F Storage location Store the battery in a dry non humid location Preferably inside a building 6 4 BATTERY USE We advise you to use fully charged batteries for each flight I...

Page 31: ...TA Lithium Battery Guidance Document https www iata org whatwedo cargo dgr Documents lithium battery guidance document 2017 en pdf When carrying the UAV battery pack on board of an airplane please cha...

Page 32: ...ry warning becomes active 30 minutes before the battery of the transmitter is empty 8 RC link light The light is off when the RC link is established 9 3 5mm headphone jack 10 Mini USB port The Mini US...

Page 33: ...or about 5 seconds until the display turns on automatically Setup Choose between the following settings Basic settings Change the user name Set the language Set the battery alarm Set the throttle mode...

Page 34: ...24 8 V 92 COMING HOME 1 Battery state of your RC Transmitter 2 Number of satellites 3 Remaining mission time 4 Battery state of the UAV 5 Number of the taken pictures 6 Current altitude above take off...

Page 35: ...rt all subfolders of the firmware folder into COCKPIT_C3 8 Disconnect the USB connection between the transmitter and your computer laptop or tablet 9 Push the left transition button and the power butt...

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Page 37: ...37 07 QBASE GROUND CONTROL STATION QBase Ground Control Station...

Page 38: ...sts the user in planning a mission The planning process is always accomplished in the following order Wind MicaSense Dual Camera System Sony UMC Sony RX1R II Choose your payload De ne mission settings...

Page 39: ...fing the mission Monitoring Debrie ng COME HOME EMERGENCY MISSION T BAT MIS BAT ALT 120m DST 676m HDG 224 WP 4 16 AS 17 0 m s Pics 112 GS 17 0 m s SATs 15 49 90 06 04 18 5 V 92 Geo Tagging Find the QB...

Page 40: ...d RAM 2 GB or higher Free Disk Space 500 MB Display 24 bit color depth Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 or higher at normal size 96 dpi Video Graphic Adapter 64 MB RAM minimum 256 MB RAM recommended NVIDI...

Page 41: ...tems QBase 3D Drivers QBase Modem Open CDM21228_Setup exe and follow the instructions of the installation guide Autopilot When using Windows 8 for the connection between QBase and the UAV via USB a dr...

Page 42: ...42 Trinity F90 user manual 7 2 USER INTERFACE The graphical user interface of QBase is divided into several sections 7 2 1 Main menu...

Page 43: ...ssibility to geotag the pictures that were taken during the mission with geodata This enables the user to post process the pictures with the help of a photogrammetry software QBase Ground Control Stat...

Page 44: ...h Air Traffic Control please change your squawk upon request Modes Mode A Only Squawk is sent to the radar station Mode C Squawk and Flightlevel are sent to the radar station Standby No data transmiss...

Page 45: ...into your account The license file is then saved in the correspondig ac count When logging into the same account on a dif ferent computer the Pro license will also be available One license key from a...

Page 46: ...des provided by the authorities Do not use the transponder without allocated ICAO Code Squawk Standard VFR visual flight Squawk is 7000 Use this as default If in contact with Air Traffic Control pleas...

Page 47: ...on 3 Flight time 4 Serialnumber 5 Sensor status information Display widgets permanently by activating the lock symbol GCS Controller Status Mode Display Current autopilot mode Upload Status 1 Write fl...

Page 48: ...ual 7 2 3 Planning screen MAP NAVIGATION The map can be moved by using left mouse button Zooming is possible with the mouse wheel Touch screen devices Move the map with one finger Use two fingers to z...

Page 49: ...djust the display settings of the map GDAL The user provided custom elevation files are used as the single data source MIXED Both the SRTM data set and the user provided cus tom elevation files are us...

Page 50: ...view Location where the Trinity F90 will return due to 60 minutes flight time restriction if applicable Predicted location where the Trinity F90 will return due to battery low Furthermore it also all...

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Page 52: ...camera cannot manage the required trigger speed the trigger speed is displayed in red color In this case try to switch the side and forward overlap settings in the Mission Settings Other options are...

Page 53: ...ound AGL Current altitude above mean sea level MSL Altitude of the last 10 seconds Predicted altitude for the next 50 seconds UAV Type Displays wind speed direction groundspeed airspeed Transparent UA...

Page 54: ...lly by selecting the corresponding BFT intensity in the dropdown menu the current wind direction with 30 5 or 5 30 Mission Settings To be found in the top left corner Choose UAV and sensor Link Loss T...

Page 55: ...New Corridor The corridor is created by defining the points of a polyline The orange highlighted circle represents the selected point To move a point it must be selected Load Corridor From File A kml...

Page 56: ...roperties for each camera This value is linked to the altitude Altitude The flight altitude is defined as the altitude above ground Please do not exceed the maximum altitude that is allowed for your r...

Page 57: ...light altitude per flight leg is based on the corresponding max terrain elevation Terrain Following Above Avg Leg Altitude The flight altitude per flight leg is based on the corresponding average terr...

Page 58: ...legs relative to the center of the corridor Max Turn Angle This value determines if the UAV makes a turn before the new corridor segment or continues with the next one The aim is to always enter the...

Page 59: ...ars 3 Change settings in the element on the left side or in the map Altitude Flight altitude Altitude above ground Do not exceed the maximum altitude that is allowed for your region Waypoint types The...

Page 60: ...cling direction can be set in the waypoint property menu The UAV approaches and leaves the trajectory from the outside Take Off Landing The UAV will take off and land at the exact same position Take O...

Page 61: ...ible if the surrounding allows for it Save energy by reducing the hover duration to a minimum At this altitude the UAV will switch from hover mode to the fixed wing flight Direction of the Transition...

Page 62: ...aypoint make sure that the retransition altitude is 20 meters 65 6 ft higher than the obstacles are Select the Take Off or the Retransition location on the map or select Take Off Landing in the left s...

Page 63: ...transition altitude is 20 meters 65 6 ft higher than the obstacle Set Link Loss Link Loss Waypoint Select Set Link Loss in the category Add New Element After link loss time out the UAV returns and cir...

Page 64: ...e distance between the home waypoint and the first waypoint of the flight area is sufficient to reach the required flight altitude Plots 0 0 5 120 H 1 2 3 50 Plots 0 0 5 120 1 2 3 50 H Flight altitude...

Page 65: ...rinity F90 user manual 7 7 Make sure that there are no obstacles between the flight area and the take off and landing position If a coming home is initiated the Trinity F90 will return on the direct p...

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Page 67: ...cle and a dotted line to the retransition point If the Battery Critical come home is triggered during the flight the UAV will return to the home waypoint in a direct line from the current position QBa...

Page 68: ...riginal state You will be redirected to the planning view and the flight plan is automatically adjusted Please check the adjusted flight plan and solve the conflicts if any before uploading it to the...

Page 69: ...to your computer laptop or tablet via magnetic USB Do not connect the battery The power supply is guaranteed by the USB connection 3 Open QBase 4 Select Tools 5 Select SD Card 6 The UAV will be mount...

Page 70: ...rd of the iBase into your computer 2 Copy the iBase Log file corresponding to your flight on your computer the latest file on the SD card e g QS341B00 21R UAV FlyLog 3 For downloading the FlyLog from...

Page 71: ...and amount cameras that were used differnt options are displayed A Exporters B 3 Please select the type of exporters depending on the requi red files for the post processing in a 3rd party software e...

Page 72: ...the job status and warnings or hints in case of conflicts 5 Please select Start to start geotagging of the pictures with the corresponding coordinate tags from the FlyLog 6 Once the geotagging is comp...

Page 73: ...least be 90 for PPK accuracy Multiple jobs can be run in parallel This section allows you to add or remove jobs and get an overview of their status Jobs without PPK task can be processed simultaneousl...

Page 74: ...the list to download reference data or click Get Closest to automatically download data from clo sest available reference station Note that remote reference data is usually not available until a few h...

Page 75: ...or Set Reference Position Either choose a previously saved reference position from the dropdown list or define a new reference position New reference position Latitude and Longitude must be inserted i...

Page 76: ...data for each image It is possible to choose between yaw pitch roll for AgiSoft or omega phi kappa for Pix4D as additional information Propeller Aero file This exporter creates a ubx and a prop file r...

Page 77: ...the map Flight Summary B A summary of total active exposures detected in FlyLog and the total amount of images found in the directory are displayed here The data is updated based on the current selec...

Page 78: ...in the top right corner C 2 Please individually check the flight legs and make sure that every picture correlates with a corresponding exposure Autodetection of Conflicts The images and exposures are...

Page 79: ...processing the job All skipped images and exposures are ignored for all tasks defined in the job solved same count of exposures and images Command Line Tool Post Processing can be executed via the Co...

Page 80: ...e follo wing dialog 1 Select the modem to change via the ground and air switch The air modem can only be accessed if the aircraft is connected via USB and the battery is plugged in afterwards 2 Multip...

Page 81: ...r is informed via QBase 1 Open QBase 2 Select Updates and select Search Updates 3 Select Download to start downloading the update 4 Select Update and confirm with Yes 5 Please follow the four steps in...

Page 82: ...s connected to the computer AFTER selecting Detect Device 6 Afterwards the writing process starts automatically After the update please select OK 7 Disconnect the USB connection between the payload ma...

Page 83: ...ate When requested please select the downloaded ESC firmware QSESC_ESC_S32K_ _ hex bin in the User Documents QBase Firmware ESC folder 7 After the update please disconnect the battery from the UAV In...

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Page 85: ...85 FLIGHT SETUP STEP BY STEP 08 Flight setup step by step...

Page 86: ...First time start up of the anemometer Switch on the anemometer by pressing and holding MODE for 2 seconds Set measuring method to MAX by pressing MODE for 3 seconds till m s is blinking Press SET unti...

Page 87: ...e can be powered for up to 10 hours with one power bank 8 4 Step 4 Ensure that QBase and the UAV firmware are up to date If necessary update QBase see chapter 7 5 and the UAV firmware see chapter 7 5...

Page 88: ...is exactly above the reference mark or directly on top of the iBase It is recommended that the iBase is not shaded by objects trees buildings While logging you should stay away min 5 meters and not s...

Page 89: ...always required Be prepared to take over and control the UAV manually in assisted flight in case of an emergency The transmitter must be held by the pilot during the whole flight time 8 9 Step 9 Chec...

Page 90: ...90 Trinity F90 user manual 8 11 Step 11 Assemble the UAV...

Page 91: ...ff the battery caps 8 Connect the battery The UAV will power up automatically Nose lock mechanism Align the battery according to the picture Connect the four mounting hooks on the top of the battery t...

Page 92: ...always consider the wind direction and wind speed when choosing the take off position Do not take off in a wind sheltered area lee as turbulences may occur Please always check the wind not only at th...

Page 93: ...3 Step 13 Place the UAV Place the UAV on the transportation box on the take off posi tion facing the desired transition direction It is always recommended to do the transition facing the wind directio...

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Page 95: ...95 FLIGHT OPERATION 09 Flight operation...

Page 96: ...ansmitter and to QBase Step 1 Flight setup Ensure that the flight was set up correctly see chapter 8 1 8 13 Step 2 Check the connection between QBase and the UAV The connection status is displayed in...

Page 97: ...ction Retransition with tailwind per 1m s tailwind 20 meter deviation Windcheck in the immediate surrounding Do not take off in a wind sheltered area lee as turbulances may occur Step 5 Upload the mis...

Page 98: ...is transferred to QBase Step 7 Check the control surfaces Move the right stick to check the ailerons and elevator If the stick configuration was changed use the left stick to check the ailerons and th...

Page 99: ...f the motors automatically after 30 seconds if no button has been pressed Make sure the motors are spinning freely If the spinning of the motors emits an untypical sound turn off the motors Make sure...

Page 100: ...bility to intervene or to abort the flight Furthermore the UAV is equipped with safety features that initiate an automatic coming home in case of an emergency Transition altitude 0 m Base Descent circ...

Page 101: ...e Automatic transition 20 m 20 m 0 m Free of obstacles Take off Location No obstacles around the Home Waypoint 20 m radius Transition altitude 20 m 65 ft higher than obstacles Take off direction facin...

Page 102: ...ons by the UAV Base 10m above Home Waypoint Switch to manual hover control Switch to manual hover control Switch to manual hover control UAV is drifted 20m frome Home Waypoint down 0 m 10 m 20 m 20 m...

Page 103: ...mands Continue Hold The UAV will crash The UAV will crash Switch off the motors enter spiral dive Hard Abort Come Home Immediate retransition Descent in assisted ight mode Descent land at current loca...

Page 104: ...Free of obstacles Retransition Waypoint Descent circle Retransition Mission Continue 0 m See chapter 14 6 for detailed explanation of the Error Messages AIRSPEED FAILURE Possible reason is a blocked...

Page 105: ...multaneously 60m altitude 150m distance to Home Waypoint free of obstacles no descent circle needed Transit Altitude MSL of last waypoint or automatic climb to 40 m above retransition altitude if last...

Page 106: ...take off abort Base Manual landing commands Full throttle climbing Neutral N automatic descent N Down Left Stick Turn right Turn left Forward Backward Right Stick translate right translate left Forwar...

Page 107: ...107 AFTER THE FLIGHT 10 After the flight...

Page 108: ...e switched off by disconnecting the battery 2 Turn off the RC transmitter by pressing the power button 3 Shut down QBase 4 Disassemble the UAV Disconnect the parts by pushing the lock mechanism button...

Page 109: ...FlyLog See chapter 7 4 2 to download the FlyLog from the UAV with the help of QBase Please note that only the last twenty fly logs are saved on the autopilot In order to prevent loss of data please d...

Page 110: ...4D Propeller Aero or Trimble business Center For optimal accuracy results the recommandation is to adjust the accuracy settings in the software Therefore please see the following screenshots Agisoft A...

Page 111: ...111 11 PAYLOAD COMPARTMENT Payload compartment...

Page 112: ...anual 11 PAYLOAD COMPARTMENT The UAV payload compartment is available in five different standard payload configurations 11 1 PAYLOAD COMPARTMENT ATTACHMENT Attach the payload compartment Disconnect th...

Page 113: ...pictures on the SD card after saving them on your computer laptop or tablet 11 2 SONY UMC R10C CAMERA In order to change the camera settings the software Camera Control Manager is required The softwar...

Page 114: ...et to Manual Focus infinity Nevertheless it is possible to change the settings 7 In order to save the settings select Power Off in the bottom left corner The camera is switched off and the software is...

Page 115: ...firmware see chapter 7 5 4 2 SD cardformat Formatting the SD card via the windows directory first quick format if this is not successful hard format Camera recognized after formatting YES it was a SD...

Page 116: ...camera and SD card See step 3 but please select SD card instead of computer as the folder when taking a picture via the camera control manager the picture needs to be written to the SD card Is the pi...

Page 117: ...ibrate the camera 1 If not already attached attach the payload compartment 2 Connect the battery to the main compartment Do not attach the wings and the rear fuselage in order to prevent shadow on the...

Page 118: ...ect one of the following options a Instant Trigger b Delay Trigger 15s Recommended if the calibration is made by only one person 11 The picture is shown in QBase Please make sure the panel itself as w...

Page 119: ...red https atlas micasense com 2 Connect the payload compartment to the Trinity Please make sure the SD card is connected to the Mica Sense camera 3 Connect the battery to the Trinity and power it 4 Es...

Page 120: ...the Mica Sense camera 2 Connect the battery to the Trinity 3 Establish the WiFi connection between the camera and your computer Camera WiFi name Rededge MX serial number password micasense 4 Open http...

Page 121: ...121 Trinity F90 user manual Advanced configuration section 7 Click Save button on the bottom of this section to save the advanced configuration 11 Payload compartment...

Page 122: ...between the camera and your computer Camera WiFi name Red rededgeRX serial number or Blue rededgeBX serial number password micasense 4 Open http 192 168 10 254 in your web browser in order to access t...

Page 123: ...123 Trinity F90 user manual Advanced configuration section 8 Click Save button on the bottom of this section to save the advanced configuration 11 Payload compartment...

Page 124: ...e blue Camera RedEdgeBX SN 9 Please connect the blue camera RedEdgeBX SN via Wifi according to steps 1 4 in order to configure it Basic configuration section 10 Click Save button on the bottom of this...

Page 125: ...125 Trinity F90 user manual Advanced configuration section 11 Click Save button on the bottom of this section to save the advanced 11...

Page 126: ...e WiFi connection between the camera and your computer Camera WiFi name Red ALTUM serial number password micasense 4 Open http 192 168 10 254 in your web browser in order to access the Mica Sense web...

Page 127: ...127 Trinity F90 user manual Advanced configuration section 7 Click Save button on the bottom of this section to save the advanced 11...

Page 128: ...hind top right Aperture F4 The F Stop wheel on the camera lens Focus MF manual focus a small control wheel on the front of the camera Focus via the manual focus wheel on the camera lens Default setti...

Page 129: ...129 Trinity F90 user manual RX1RII Menu default settings 11...

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Page 131: ...pture for a 197 pic flight leg 1 5 sec capture for a 115 pic flight leg 1 4 sec capture for a 80 pic flight leg 1 3 sec capture for a 57 pic flight leg 1 2 sec capture for a 47 pic flight leg 1 1 sec...

Page 132: ...1 4 4 Deleting the pictures from the SD card Please do not format the SD card to delete the pictures Please only delete them In case the SD card is formatted please 1 Insert the SD card into the camer...

Page 133: ...s recording during the flight legs the recording symbol will turn green Please make sure that also the camera symbol will turn green indicating a successful connection to the Sony UMC R10C camera For...

Page 134: ...t corner of the software 4 Please select Add file s and choose the correct TMC files from the windows directory 5 Please make sure the parameters are set as shown below 6 Please select Merge and selec...

Page 135: ...ink data are unticked 9 Please select Frame export 10 Please apply the following settings for the export Please adjust the altitude to your actual flying altitude rjpg needs to be selcted when afterwa...

Page 136: ...nk data are unticked 8 Please select Frame export 9 Please apply the following settings for the export Please adjust the altitude to your actual flying altitude rjpg needs to be selcted when afterward...

Page 137: ...137 STORAGE 12 Storage...

Page 138: ...he QS modem the transmitter and the battery charger in the transportation box and store the box inside a building at a normal room temperature Battery pack Always store the battery disconnected from t...

Page 139: ...139 INSPECTION REPAIRS 13 Inspection repairs...

Page 140: ...is not correct if the direction of the UAV displayed in QBase does not align with the direction of the UAV Also the magnetometer needs to be recalibrated if the actual flight location is more than 50k...

Page 141: ...figuration was changed move the sticks to the following position Up left Left Stick up right Right Stick Up right Left Stick Up left Right Stick 5 When the calibration mode is started the message CALI...

Page 142: ...self while moving the UAV from 30 to 30 around the roll axis and simultaneously 30 to 30 around the pitch axis V Flip the UAV main body 180 around the roll axis the payload compartment is on the botto...

Page 143: ...UAV and power the UAV 3 Simultaneously move the sticks to the following position 4 Now you are in calibration mode The UAV needs to be calibrated in 9 different positions Down Right Stick In every po...

Page 144: ...Trinity F90 user manual 6 There will be three different voice outputs 1 OK Measured value was OK 2 Aircraft is moving The UAV is not stable enough 3 Success Appears after step 9 was completed successf...

Page 145: ...battery is low 13 5 INSPECTION SCHEDULE After every 10th flight of the UAV it is recommended to perform a short maintenance check according to the following steps In case the check shows any erratic...

Page 146: ...ellers for dents cracks and scratches 13 5 4 Check all connections Please assemble the unit and make sure that all lock mechanisms are locked correctly Do not connect the battery Elevator CORRECT Elev...

Page 147: ...the motor be moved smoothly Is there any irregular friction or noise Please check if the motor wires are aligned as shown in the picture 13 5 6 Check the connections between the UAV QBase the RC Pleas...

Page 148: ...transition is set against the wind direction Retransition with tailwind per 1m s tailwind 20 meter deviation Wind check in the immediate surrounding Do not take off in a wind sheltered area lee as tu...

Page 149: ...is not moving See chapter 14 2 for troubleshooting 13 5 11 Arm NEVER ARM AN AIRCRAFT WITH A DAMAGED PROPELLER Due to safety reasons the UAV will turn off the motors automatically after 30 seconds if...

Page 150: ...asily clean and exchange the pitot tube Please clean or exchange the pitot tube in case AIRSPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTION is triggered 1 Please remove the airspeed sensor from the main body via the magnetic...

Page 151: ...151 14 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting...

Page 152: ...ll logging PPK data Color blue green Sequence alternating Magnetometer calibration Color yellow Sequence fast blinking Sensor not found e g Searching for GPS Airspeed sen sor not mounted Color green y...

Page 153: ...the same temperature Option 1 Ensure that the QBase modem is recognized by the computer laptop or tablet 1 Check your Windows device manager for the modem COM Port 2 If it is not recognized try anoth...

Page 154: ...e battery pack 14 7 IMPORTANT MESSAGES TEXT DESCRIPTION WHAT TO DO ABORTED The calibration was aborted manually ACC ERROR An acceleration sensor error occurred during the preflight check 1 Make sure t...

Page 155: ...For Trinity F90 from serialnumber 00686 Please perform the airspeed sensor cleaning according to chapter 13 6 4 For Trinity F90 other Please contact your reseller ASSISTED FLIGHT The UAV is controlled...

Page 156: ...l link Please check your SD card or the kml file afterwards CHECK PMB NOT TRIGGERING Trigger count is 0 per camera 1 Check connection of payload compartment and manual trigger on ground 2 This error a...

Page 157: ...in 3 Repeat the preflight check 4 If still not working contact your reseller HARDWARE FAILURE CAN Communication problem to PMB during initiali zation Disconnect Battery check the connection and latchi...

Page 158: ...isconnect the battery from the UAV and connect it again If the error still occurs please contact your reseller for exchanging the auto pilot IMU SELFTEST FAILED Sensor error during startup Disconnect...

Page 159: ...n After Retransition Land the UAV carefully as normal Let the UAV cool down green No action required yellow Let the UAV cool down after flight until it is green again red automatic emergency landing I...

Page 160: ...mission to UAV again 3 Repeat the preflight check SD CARD ERROR An error with the autopilot SD card occurred during the preflight check 1 Disconnect the battery from the UAV and connect it again 2 Tur...

Page 161: ...161 FLYING MULTIPLE UAV SIMULTANEOUSLY 15 Flying multiple UAV simultaneously...

Page 162: ...Transmitter and one tablet laptop or PC with an attached ground modem per UAV The network ID of every air ground modem pair has to be unique It is not possible to operate two UAV on the same network...

Page 163: ...163 iBASE FILE NAMES 16 iBase file names...

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