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ENGR 101: Introduction to Engineering
Pat Dameron
May 7, 2023
ERAU Lab Tutorial
In Activity 6.4, I was able to explore and document various components
of several UASs in the Assembly lab. In this tutorial, I will only focus on the Flight Test portion of the Assembly lab. This tutorial was done to see how well
a UAS performs during a flight in different conditions. Listed below are images demonstrating a user’s progression through the Flight Test tutorial conducted in the ERAU lab.
Fig 1. Flight Test setup
Figure 1 demonstrates the setup of the Flight Test tutorial in the agricultural environment. The highlighted blue areas are locations where the user may place their launch sites by clicking them. On the upper right, the user may switch between changing their waypoints or changing their antennas by utilizing this control. Below this control is a list of several
controls that can be used to modify the flight path of the UAV. These controls were not used during this tutorial.
Also on the right-hand side, the user can view the longitude, latitude, and distance of the previous location during the test. In addition, the user can adjust the waypoints of the flight by utilizing the speed and altitude controls. This allows a max speed of 100m/s and a max altitude of 150m. During this image, only the directional arrow pad was used to map out prospective launch sites.
Fig 2. Image of lunch site and waypoint
Figure 2 demonstrates what an agricultural environment looks like when a launch site and antenna have been placed. While in waypoint mode, the user was able to select one of the previously highlighted blue areas as their launch site. To place the antenna, the user toggled the waypoint/antenna control to the antenna. In this mode, the user had the
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option to select any area on the map to place a single antenna at a time. The
user can select up to three prospective antennas as needed. Placing antennas, it will allow the user to extend the range of the UAS of their choosing. .
Once done, the user may switch back to waypoint mode. During this time, the user was able to set the speed at 25m/s, and the altitude to 50m. The Directional pad located at the bottom was used to zoom the camera in and out when placing the selected points. No other controls were used during
this demonstration. Fig 3. Set up of map with waypoints and antennas using the side view
Figure 3 demonstrates what the map looks like when a user has placed an antenna, launch site, and waypoint for UAS to fly to. Currently, the speed is set to 25m/s and the altitude is set to 50m. After the user has completed
the process as described in Figure 2, the user has now selected a destination for their UAS to fly. This was done in waypoint mode by selecting a place on the map. The directional pad was used during this process. Once done, the user was able to view a side view of the UAS flight path by utilizing the refresh button located on the left-hand side. Here, the user may observe the path to and from their waypoints with respect to altitude. Fig. 4 UAV during flight.
Figure 4 demonstrates the UAS flying in an agricultural environment after setting the necessary parameters. On the left side, the user can view the UAS flight path and altitude. The latitude, longitude, elevation, speed, and distance to the waypoint may also be viewed at the bottom of the screen. On the right-hand side is the flight control panel. The top portion
displays the UAS’s current fuel, battery, and signal strength. This data may vary based on the components selected during the assembly process. To get a close-up view of the flight path, the user can utilize the camera controls to zoom in and out at a max of 100%. Although the target lock and the RCB/Pilot controls were not altered during this portion of the tutorial, this function enables the user to change the view from RCB to pilot. The available flight controls allow the user to adjust the wing direction up to 180°, wind speed up to 20m/s, and fog up to 99% during flight. Although the user was given the option, these functions were not used to complete the tutorial. If the user needs to adjust the parameters of their UAS, the options to return to the assembly and plan can be selected below the flight controls. In addition, the option to take a picture and export data is given. Currently, the UAS has a strong signal and is flying at an altitude of 50m at 25m/s. The UAS battery is 99.9% and has 74.5% fuel remaining in flight.
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Fig. 5 Pilot view during flight.
Figure 5 shows the pilot's view of the UAS during a flight in an agricultural environment. The user may obtain this view by toggling the RCB/Pilot control. The flight controls on the right-hand side were not used in this image. Currently, the pilot is viewing the UAS from the launch site selected during the initial tutorial set up in Figure 1.