Lucas WR UAS

Introduction For this platform, the pre-flight checklist is critical and essential. There is a hard transition between when we are in control of the platform and when it is fully autonomous because of the way the Bramor is designed. Once it is launched from the catapult the system is in charge of itself, so before that point, we must ensure that all steps were performed properly. From folding the parachute to removing the "remove before flight covers" and ensuring the flight plan is correct, the pilot must be confident that all the steps were performed before takeoff.  The essential parts of mission planning for the system are understanding the various transitions the Bramor goes through during the flight. From takeoff to the takeoff point, then transitioning to the mission, then to the rally point and finally the parachute point. These transitions are the critical moments of the mission where things could most likely go wrong. Wind direction, altitudes, obstacles, and

Introduction This lab utilizes the tool of image annotation which allows the user to remove unwanted pieces of an image. For this lab we used oblique imagery and 3D models that were created in Pix4D, and using those models and the image annotation tool we were then able to remove unwanted parts of the image leaving just the truck and light post. At what phase in the processing is this performed? This step needs to be performed after the initial processing. What types of Image Annotation are there? There are three types of image annotation: Mask, Global Mask, and Carve.  Mask annotation would be used for removing some obstacles that appear in a few of the images or to automatically remove the sky Global Mask annotation would be used for a piece of the image that is consistently in the lens at a fixed location. This could be a piece of the drone for example. Carve annotation can be used to remove large pieces of an image, such as the s

Field Notes: For this outing we performed a series of flights. The first flight was flown by Evan and done with a 60 degree tilt on the camera in a grid pattern in order to get the best coverage of the field. The second flight was flown Nadir in a polygon.  MetaData: Sky Conditions: high clouds, clear skies down at altitude Winds: 5kts sout east winds gusting to 8.6kts Altitude: 90m Date: 4/2/19 Platform: DJI Matrice 600 Sensor: Zenmuse x5 Pilot: Evan Hockridge Flight Duration: 12 minutes GCPs The following is the identifier and placement of each GCP in the field.  217 was located near the northwest corner of the field. 943 was near the shed on the west side of the field 491 was near the cages that are on the west end of the field 142 was in the southwest corner 500 was near the south east corner of the field in an opening 360 was on the east side by a series of tall and dead weeds 205 was on the east side in the middle of the field 420 was in the

Yuneec H520 Flight at Martell Forrest Field Notes: For the start of this lab we split into 2 groups. Group one performed the pre-flight, flight planning, and flight rules. The second group went around the field and placed the GCPs. The following notes are for the work performed by the second group. Perform altitude assessment, plan on flying at 80m, observe surrounding terrain  Using aero points for GCP, they operate the whole time they are on the ground and gather data the whole time, and get more accurate over time. Corrects UAV GPS errors The GCPs have to be within line of sight of UAV The GCPs have to be retrieved in reverse order of placement The following list is provided to keep track of GCP placement  GCP 747 placed and activated(confirming red light was on) by pile of dirt at the west/north corner of the field. GCP 034 was placed and activated further west of GCP 1, on the corner of the field by the road. GCP 420 was placed and activated by the cages on the far