Ignis Operations Manual
Drone Amplified
transects. The waypoints that are in the transect region will be replaced with the new
transect region waypoints when the Generate Waypoints button is pressed, as shown in
Figure 7.16g.
7.16.1 Ignition with Transects
Figure 7.16.1: When the usage is set to Ignition, the generated waypoints will be
automatically activated for dropping along the transects.
If you are igniting parallel backfire lines at a prescribed fire with Ignis, then the transect
lines feature may be useful for you. Set the Zig Zag heading to point into the wind, and set
the transect spacing to match the prescription. Set the usage to Ignition, which will
generate waypoints with the transects already activated for dropping with Ignis, as shown in
Figure 7.16.1. While flying this mission, you may need to stop and start the waypoint
mission in between transect lines, or regulate the drone’s speed with the pitch stick to
prevent the drone from getting ahead of the perimeter burn crew.
If you are using Ignis 1 (which does not regulate its dropping rate to the speed of the
drone), we recommend adding some overshoot to the transect lines so that the drone will
have time to accelerate up to its cruise speed before it starts dropping. The generated
waypoint mission will only be activated at the parts of the lines that are within the transect
region.
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Apr 13, 2022
