Flyability ELIOS 1, User Manual

Page 1: ...FLYABILITY SA 41 21 311 55 00 INFO FLYABILITY COM EPFL INNOVATION PARK BLDG C 1015 LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND FLYABILITY ELIOS 1 USER MANUAL VERSION 1 5 1 28 08 2019...

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Page 3: ...0 ELIOS USER MANUAL Page 3 of 38 Refer to the ELIOS Original Instructions for CE and FCC compliance declarations Product warranty and liability terms Pilot Guidelines and Checklists...

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Page 5: ...nd Control System 12 3 3 Camera operator GCS option 17 4 Flying Elios 20 4 1 Setting up Elios 20 4 2 Elios control 22 4 3 Flight data logging and video recording 26 5 Battery 27 6 Maintenance 28 6 1 C...

Page 6: ...ification This manual and its referenced documents contain information which must be studied for the Elios 1 Basic and Expert exams The exams can be taken online Link to Basic Exam activates the warra...

Page 7: ...nism Ring and Beam x Range extender x Camera Operator GCS x 1 One year and no more than 50 flight hours 2 Six months and no more that 40 charge discharge cycles Any damage due to improper usage or lac...

Page 8: ...this period expires as this will renew the warranty for another 50 flight hours The following items are replaced during the maintenance Motors and propellers Camera actuator Video and thermal camera c...

Page 9: ...he operator to monitor a live video feed transmitted by Elios The Flyability Inspector post mission analysis software provides a simple solution to visualize the recorded full HD optical video and the...

Page 10: ...llers on the arms annotated with an R are spinning counter clockwise whereas the other two others are spinning clockwise The R propellers are mounted on the R arms The non R propellers are mounted on...

Page 11: ...rly Right LED solid blue telemetry is being recorded correctly Transmitter LED status Gives information about the status of the transmitter Right LED Blinks red Link button pressed Air System is attem...

Page 12: ...mbly of the GCS Power on the controller To turn the controller on off press the power button once it will display the battery level on the LED Press it again and hold The controller will turn on the s...

Page 13: ...ablet and lock the screen Home button Press this to return to the main menu USB port Used as a communication port with the controller and to recharg USB cable The USB cable is used to connect the Tabl...

Page 14: ...and yaw Right stick Controls the aircraft horizontal motion forward backward left right The more you push a control stick away from its centre the faster Elios will follow the command Give gentle and...

Page 15: ...ntally levels the camera when pressed Camera mode Set the camera mode A Camera in automatic mode C1 Camera in manual low ISO mode C2 Camera in manual high ISO mode FN button Press and hold this button...

Page 16: ...with the tablet connected Open Elios Cockpit and go to Settings Pairing and tap on START The Controller Status Indicator will blink blue and emit a beep sound when the Controller is ready to link Usin...

Page 17: ...n override the camera operator command Both of Pilot and Camera Operator GCS receive the live video feed directly from the drone If the Camera operator GCS is used in combination with the Range Extend...

Page 18: ...on 2x USB Cable 2x GCS fully charged The following steps have to be followed Deploy connect the USB cable and turn on the Pilot GCS and the Camera Operator GCS On the Camera Operator GCS Launch DJI GO...

Page 19: ...sion then tap OK when a pop up window will be displayed On the Pilot GCS A window will be displayed confirming the control of the camera tap on Agree If a Pilot GCS is turned into a CamOp GCS then the...

Page 20: ...s Be careful not to force the red camera assembly moving it by hand may damage the actuator Using the lens cleaner provided in the tool kit follow those steps to properly clean the Full HD Optical Cam...

Page 21: ...ector from unplugging itself during flight Figure 4 3 Battery insertion and connection Once the battery is plugged in Elios is in standby and ready to fly If the battery strap is not properly secured...

Page 22: ...ers spin up Elios might roll around if is not held in place during this maneuver and it is recommended to constrain it between your feet while arming To arm Elios perform the following arming sequence...

Page 23: ...Cockpit App Controller Aircraft Explanation In Automatic Altitude control Moving the left stick up and down altitude Up increases altitude Down decreases altitude Centered Elios maintains its altitud...

Page 24: ...the drift caused by small trim errors and local air currents Failsafe Loss of communication If the communication link between Elios and the GCS is lost the aircraft will automatically enter the emerge...

Page 25: ...The three way Camera Mode switch sets the camera mode Auto You set the Exposure Value EV and the camera changes with the ISO and exposure time The EV is equivalent to the overall brightness of the im...

Page 26: ...stops when Elios is disarmed provided that the correct SD card is inserted Tablet Backup Recording The video stream received by the tablet can be saved locally to create a low quality backup of the fl...

Page 27: ...5x22 5x107mm Only use batteries provided by Flyability To avoid fire serious injury and property damage observe the safety guidelines when using charging transporting or storing your batteries Please...

Page 28: ...r incorrectly installed propeller may seriously damage the aircraft Propellers should be changed when they are damaged Damage is typically caused by large items entering the cage but dust and small pa...

Page 29: ...ELIOS USER MANUAL Page 29 of 38 Figure 6 1 Propeller marking Never use the same motor nut more than once as the nylon locking ring will be less effective when re used Use only the propellers provided...

Page 30: ...g zip ties with the cutting pliers and remove the damaged pentagon Take inner side of the cage Tighten the zip ties using the needle nosed pliers Using the cutting pliers trim the zip ties flush with...

Page 31: ...ide of the cage Pass the zip ties tape through the pentagon then through the suspension Tighten zip ties with the needle nosed pliers Trim the zip ties close to the ratchet with the cutting pliers Cha...

Page 32: ...e by inserting the Carbon Beam into the ring Tighten up the carbon beam into the ring with the black M3x12 screw Use the small T10 screwdriver provided in the toolkit Repeat steps 1 2 and 3 on the oth...

Page 33: ...om spinning inside its cage during transportation To do so follow these steps 1 Make sure no battery is installed in the aircraft 2 Close the battery strap 3 Pass the transportation strap through the...

Page 34: ...ly by running the latest APK installation file Avionics The avionics firmware is installed on the Elios drone This is automatically updated via the cockpit app on the tablet It can also be updated man...

Page 35: ...lefin coating TPU and PA12 Connectors Propellers Polycarbonate Body Polycarbonate Magnesium Aluminium Steel Cameras Glass and Germanium Dioxide optics Operating temperature 10 C to 40 C 50F to 104F 0...

Page 36: ...ng 28 W total installed max Operational safety Crashworthiness Navigation lights Green right and red left lights Protection cage Carbon fiber cage with soft coating modular subcomponents for maintenan...

Page 37: ...CamOp 920 6 MHz to 928 MHz CamOp Japan Maximum output power 40mW 16dBm in 2 4GHz band CE and FCC mode 6 3mW 8dBm in 5 8GHz band CE mode 4 4mW 6 4dBm in 5 8GHz band FCC mode Designation of emissions Ra...

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