3. Configuring a Drone to Fly A drone is used to make life easier and safe by reaching to human unreachable areas. A drone consists of different components. It is an integration of hardware and software. Every part of the drone will assist the drone to fly safely. A number of sensors, motors, and other …
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3.1 Understanding General Settings of RPA RPA is a Remotely Piloted Aircraft. Therefore, it should work remotely and provide accurate results. Drones are controlled by the pilot through remote control associated with the drone. The distance traveled by the drone, area covered by the drone can be easily calculated through the software. For calculating distances, …
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3.2 Selection of Airframe/ Vehicle Type Selection of airframe and type of vehicle becomes vital in case of a drone. The weight of airframe should be as minimum as possible. The strength of airframe should be sufficiently high. The tradeoff should be considered for gain better efficiency.Selection of vehicle type always depends on requirements of …
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3.3 Equip a Drone with Calibrated Sensors Calibrating the drone will improve its performance significantly. It will also reduce the chances of crashes and accidents. Drones, in fact, are an investment that must be protected and safeguarded through proper care. Calibration promotes efficiency and safety while ensuring standardization. Poor precision in position and altitude estimation …
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3.4 Connecting a drone As we are handling Remotely Piloted Aircraft, there should be proper connection and communication between the GCS and drone. Every commands given by the GCS and RC should be identified, followed in well manner with minimum time. The user has to set the proper communication through different communication protocols provided by …
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3.5 Handling Safety Measures Safety is the major issue in flying a drone. Drone safety is important as well as the safety of the public or operators is also important. The Safety Management System should be incorporated into every operational event, starting with the planning stages and continuing through deployment, ground operations, flight operations, post-flight …
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3.6 Providing Advanced Safety to Drone In case of an emergency, protecting the drone becomes crucial. Emergency landing sometimes becomes dangerous. Instead of adapting to an emergency landing always, sometimes the use of parachutes is the better solution. This is an advanced safety provided to the drone. A parachute lessens the impact energy when a …
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3.7 Preparing a Drone to Fly through RC and ESC Calibration As a drone is a remotely piloted aircraft, it should be controlled through remote control. There should be proper communication between the GCS and drone. There should be proper synchronization between the motors and propellers of the drone. To check and make the required …
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3.8 Adjusting Motors and Power settings Motors are an essential part of the drone. Motors should have sufficient power to start and run at the desired speed. Calibrate and set the motors in such a manner that they should not give any trouble during the flight. Testing of motors is performed the in ‘motor test’ …
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3.9 Establishing the communication between the RPA and GCS As a RPA, the communication between the RPA and GCS should be strong and efficient. For this the user has to set various parameters with some standard values. Selection of baud rate, communication protocol to be used are to be selected correctly before the flight. Refer …
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