SenseFly swinglet User Manual - Contents
Contents
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Quick start guide
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1 Planning and simulating a flight
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1.1
Installing eMotion, Postflight Terra LT, and the ground modem drivers 16
1.2
The eMotion interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.3
Creating a new flight plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.4
The mission phase of a flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.5
Simulating your flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.6
Getting ready for a mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Executing a flight
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2.1
Weather check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2
Preparing the swinglet CAM for flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3
The setup phase of a flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.4
Take-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.5
In-flight monitoring and control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.6
Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.7
Potential in-flight errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3 Processing image data
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3.1
Importing images and flight data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2
In-field image quality check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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