SenseFly swinglet User Manual - 1.3
Planning and simulating a flight
current altitude (both Above the Take-off Altitude, marked as ATO, and Above
Mean Sea Level, marked as AMSL), battery level, flight time, and status. The
Status Panel can be hidden by clicking on the drone. Moving around the
map is done by clicking and dragging at any place not occupied by a sym-
bol (such as a waypoint or the drone symbol).
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Control Bar: The Control Bar is used to issue various commands to the
swinglet CAM while it is in flight, such as starting the mission phase or hold-
ing position. It is also used to display and acknowledge warnings that may
occur either before or during a flight.
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Toolbar: The Toolbar contains buttons to control the layers, sources or map
information and other display options related to the Map Area. eMotion can
use many sources of mapping information.
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Sidebar: The Sidebar is split into several tabs, each with a particular func-
tion. The Flight Monitoring tab is used for monitoring the drone while in
flight. The Setup Phase tab controls the take-off and landing portions of
a flight plan (referred to as the ‘setup phase’) whereas the Mission Plan-
ning tab defines the image acquisition portion of the flight plan (referred
to as the ‘mission phase’). The last three tabs are used for advanced way-
point planning and parameter setting. You can hide the Sidebar by clicking
on its left edge. The Sidebar also contains controls for the simulator when
connected to a simulated drone.
1.3
Creating a new flight plan
Every mapping flight requires a flight plan, which is a path defined by a set of
waypoints, or points in 3D space, and a set of actions that can be performed at
or in between waypoints, such as taking images, proceeding to the next way-
point or landing. A flight plan is shown in the Map Area using circles to represent
waypoints, lines to represent the flight path and arrows to show the direction of
flight. The large circle with a thick border illustrates the working area boundaries
within which the swinglet CAM will always remain. See section ‘Waypoints and
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