SenseFly swinglet User Manual - 4.5

Advanced functionalities

4.5

Autonomous controller and modes of flight

Idle

(on ground)

Take-off

Circle

Start Waypoint

Perform

Mission

Circular Landing

Switch On

after a few seconds

on ground

shake 3x

and release

after climbing

to take-off

transition height

automatically after

2 complete circles

if landing has 

been requested

if ‘Wait on Start

waypoint after

take-off’ is

enabled

if ‘Go to start waypoint

after mission’ is enabled 

when mission is completed

Circle

Home Waypoint

Hold

Position

if ‘Restart mission 

after mission’

is enabled

Emergency

Landing

Full

Manual

Assisted

Manual

Autonomous operation modes

Manual and emergency modes

During a typical flight the autonomous controller on the swinglet CAM will switch

between various modes depending on its flight plan and the commands that it

receives from the Control Bar¹⁸. The controller changes between modes during a

typical mission as shown in the figure above, and as described in more detail in

the following list:

•

After being switched on and running pre-flight checks the drone will enter

Idle mode until it is ready to be launched. Shaking the drone back and forth

¹⁸ see section ‘Control Bar’ on page 76 for details on the Control Bar

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