Flyabilty Elios 2, User Manual

Page 1: ...FLYABILITY SA 41 21 311 55 00 INFO FLYABILITY COM EPFL INNOVATION PARK BLDG C 1015 LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND FLYABILITY ELIOS 2 USER MANUAL VERSION 1 3 28 02 2020...

Page 2: ...rming 17 Aircraft control 18 Flight modes 20 Failsafe 22 Camera Control 23 Lighting controls 24 2D measurements 27 Distance measurement 28 Distance lock 28 Flight data logging and video recording 29 5...

Page 3: ...94 Charging GCS 94 Charging the battery 95 10 Maintenance 96 Update the aircraft firmware 96 Cleaning the drone 96 Changing a Propeller 97 Changing an LLM spring 98 Changing a battery strap 99 Changi...

Page 4: ...es 2 ELIOS 2 system description The Flyability ELIOS 2 was developed explicitly as a flying platform capable of entering confined and cluttered environments Figure 2 1 System overview The operator wil...

Page 5: ...LM is a spring loaded frame passively pivoting whenever the camera collides into something It enhances the ruggedness of ELIOS 2 greatly and protect its payload BUMPER Designed to absorb energy the Bu...

Page 6: ...ays 12MP regardless of the video recording mode THERMAL CAMERA The FLIR LEPTON thermal camera is coaxially mounted next to the video camera and can also be tilted up and down The thermal camera record...

Page 7: ...urther stabilize the drone They are also used to make 2D measurements on the camera footage and for the Distance Lock flight mode SMART ONBOARD LIGHTING ELIOS 2 has a smart lighting system composed of...

Page 8: ...with the pre installed cockpit app comes standard with every ELIOS 2 system Figure 2 4 Tablet overview POWER LOCK BUTTON Long press powers on off the tablet Short press lock the screen HOME BUTTON Pre...

Page 9: ...lyability Cockpit User Manual Controller The controller gives the pilot full control of the aircraft It is also used to change the camera and lighting settings Figure 2 5 Pilot controller overview The...

Page 10: ...ance lock mode and resets the distance value to the current front distance The set lock distance can be increased of decreased with the forward backward control stick ALTITUDE MODE Up MANUAL THRUST CO...

Page 11: ...a and Thermal camera Both cameras will continue to record continuously regardless of the feed setting PILOT ASSIST OFF When pressed aircraft disables the Vision and distance sensors In this state the...

Page 12: ...perator GCS receive the live video feed directly from the drone If the Camera operator GCS is used in combination with the Range Extender antenna module then the Camera Operator must use the WIFI vide...

Page 13: ...2 ELIOS 2 system description ELIOS 2 USER MANUAL Page 13 of 106 Figure 2 7 Camera operator controller overview...

Page 14: ...D card mounting Clean the camera lens and the Vision sensors BE CAREFUL NOT TO FORCE THE RED CAMERA HEAD MOVING IT BY HAND MAY DAMAGE THE ACTUATOR Using the lens cleaner provided in the tool kit follo...

Page 15: ...l the way into the ELIOS 2 Power connector Figure 3 3 Battery insertion and connection Once the battery is plugged in ELIOS 2 is starting goes in standby ready to fly IF THE BATTERY STRAP IS NOT PROPE...

Page 16: ...the side of the tablet holder to release the clamp 3 Secure the Tablet inside the clamp 4 Connect your tablet to the remote controller via the USB cable Figure 3 4 Assembly of the GCS POWER ON THE CON...

Page 17: ...ion switch of the GCS on the C1 position ASSIST MODE To arm ELIOS 2 perform the following arming sequence in rapid succession 1 Place the left stick on the bottom right 2 Keeping the left stick down s...

Page 18: ...Altitude control Moving the left stick up and down changes Elios altitude Up increases altitude Down decreases altitude Centered Elios maintains its altitude In Manual Thrust control Moving the left s...

Page 19: ...entered Elios 2 stays level Moving the right stick left and right controls the bank angle of Elios making the aircraft go to the left or the right Left makes the aircraft go to the left Right makes th...

Page 20: ...clean metallic environment with little features the ASSIST mode will not be able to work correctly and the flight control system will automatically switch to the ATTI control mode Dust and sunlight h...

Page 21: ...reating photogrammetry models This mode helps the pilot with a smoother flight The yaw rotation rate is slower servo steps to reduce motion blur and ensure overlap Optimized camera parameters most cam...

Page 22: ...tion switch C2 Press and hold PILOT ASSIST OFF In dusty outdoor or sunny environments ATTI PHOTOGRAMMETRY Automatic Far from surfaces or too even surfaces Failsafe LOSS OF COMMUNICATION If the communi...

Page 23: ...le to reset the camera position to level with the red Camera home button While flying you can set several different parameters on the Full HD optical camera The right wheel sets the camera s exposure...

Page 24: ...lusters Close up panel with 1 LED cluster The Smart onboard lighting has 3 settings Normal all the panels are lit Dust proof light left and right light panels are lit the Close up panel is off Oblique...

Page 25: ...UE LIGHTING The side panels can also be lit individually If the drone is simultaneously positioned at a shallow angle to a surface then it will create shadows which greatly accentuate deformations and...

Page 26: ...is setting is enabled the lighting is 60 more powerful and uses 80 less power As a result your ELIOS 2 will fly longer and deliver brighter and sharper images with less motion blur It also reduces rol...

Page 27: ...ts Limitation The feature to measure needs to be on a flat surface perpendicular to the Camera optical axis The accuracy of the measurement is 10 of the measured length with a maximum of 5mm accuracy...

Page 28: ...ure distance between two walls By placing the aircraft back against one of the walls the distance between the two walls is given by Distance Camera distance 34cm Distance lock Figure 6 The camera dist...

Page 29: ...and even controller inputs from the pilot It is the black box of the drone This data can be downloaded and sent to Flyability engineers to analyze malfunctions should they occur but they are not read...

Page 30: ...ELIOS 2 is saving the inspection footage Do NOT turn off the aircraft LEDS CIRCLING GREEN ELIOS 2 connected to GCS ready to fly LED SOLID RED The motor on the corresponding LED appears not to work co...

Page 31: ...Transmitter LED status Gives information about the status of the transmitter Right LED BLINKS RED Link button pressed Air System is attempting to link with the Ground System BLINKS GREEN Signal detect...

Page 32: ...to the settings screen on your Android tablet Based on your tablet brand the architecture of settings menus may vary and may not be exactly named as in this manual However the steps are similar and ma...

Page 33: ...such cases Open the Settings menu of your tablet 1 Go to Applications 2 Open Applications Manager 3 In the list of apps locate DJI GO or the one you have used before Tap it 4 In the next screen select...

Page 34: ...ion First launch Upon a fresh install or unboxing of your Flyability aircraft steps that are specific to the first launch may be encountered Please be patient when the application starts for the first...

Page 35: ...ATURES Every new version of Cockpit presents its newly added features in a slideshow Read through to understand and get acquainted with the latest improvements of the application 6 1 4 3 TRANSMISSION...

Page 36: ...PLICATION MANAGER IS USED TO RESET COCKPIT ANOTHER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED ON NEXT LAUNCH Aircraft firmware upgrade A a warning appears on the screen if an upgrade is necessary It is highly recomm...

Page 37: ...flight For post mission analysis all information entered in this dialog box can be retrieved later on a computer using Flyability Inspector 1 4 and above CHECKLIST Short and comprehensive checklist t...

Page 38: ...ockpit ELIOS 2 USER MANUAL Page 38 of 106 Main instrument panel The instrument panel is fully shown once the connection is established and the application has received data from the aircraft Figure 7...

Page 39: ...ude to zero 11 ELIOS 1 Camera mode ELIOS 2 Camera recording resolution 12 Camera ISO 13 Camera exposure time 14 Camera exposure value 15 LED lights status 16 LED lights power indicator 17 Camera recor...

Page 40: ...ally low Land immediately to avoid damaging the battery The voltage level can raise warnings as well independently from the battery charge level If the voltage indicator is red you should land immedia...

Page 41: ...airborne dust or a dirty sensor 4 Only on ELIOS 2 Ground Sampling Distance GSD This is the resolution the user can expect on the center of the image provided no motion blur affects the image The color...

Page 42: ...n the logs and can be used in our Inspector software to help orientate and create situational awareness Only on ELIOS 1 an absolute heading option is available taking advantage of the onboard magnetom...

Page 43: ...e right wheel on the remote control The currently Selected value is shown in blue between brackets when this is the case The focused value depends on the camera mode choice and activation of the therm...

Page 44: ...s always automatically scaled from the coldest to the hottest temperature measured on the current frame The only available image setting in this mode is the contrast of the thermal image Scroll the se...

Page 45: ...the tablet or the on screen close button 1 in the top left corner The settings screen shows multiple panels with settable parameters which are detailed inside this section Panels contents appear in th...

Page 46: ...powerful and uses 80 less power As a result your ELIOS 2 will fly longer and deliver brighter and sharper images It also simulates the a global shutter and therefore improves photogrammetry results D...

Page 47: ...urrent one is deemed too busy for a quality link You can force using a specific channel by tapping the corresponding button Noise readings are related to how busy each channel is A higher reading prob...

Page 48: ...lt behavior b Speed control extra acceleration and braking assistance 5 Only on ELIOS 1 Magnetic compass enables more accurate reading of heading by using magnetometer 6 3 3 1 MAGNETIC COMPASS CONSIDE...

Page 49: ...e detail Trimming is usually performed while the aircraft is flying in a stable position in a wide open area to avoid turbulence To perform a proper trim operation please refer to the trimming procedu...

Page 50: ...rge 6 Aircraft battery internal resistance On ELIOS2 it is only measured during the arming sequence 7 Tablet battery charge Only on ELIOS 2 8 Cell Balance 9 Number of cycles on current battery 10 Batt...

Page 51: ...e press start The ground unit starts beeping push on the pairing button on aircraft Pairing is complete when continuous beeping ends Use the Stop button to interrupt the process manually Refer to the...

Page 52: ...le to fly with damaged or broken sensors But as the stability depends on those sensors the performance of the aircraft in ASSIST control mode might be reduced After a sensor has been replaced it must...

Page 53: ...Please note that this is an example and the binding pattern is random Upon completion the user is asked to make sure the blinking pattern is the same as shown in the next panel If not the binding proc...

Page 54: ...he wifi streaming procedures 1 List of detected Wi Fi direct devices used to connect to a streaming device when in receiving role 2 Streaming devices search button starts a new search of devices aroun...

Page 55: ...counters of the aircraft including total flight time information about the next planned maintenance and the number of armings 1 Total flight time counter 2 Total armings counter 3 Only on ELIOS 1 fli...

Page 56: ...controller firmware version 3 Avionics version of connected aircraft 4 Only on ELIOS 1 Avionics upgrade button visible if connected aircraft requires a firmware upgrade open the firmware upgrade tool...

Page 57: ...re better maintenance procedures 2 Activate offline only mode disables all Internet related features of Cockpit 6 3 11 1 OFFLINE ONLY MODE Operators in sensitive sites may have to disable all Internet...

Page 58: ...VENTS CASES SUCH AS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHING THE TRIM VALUE UP TO THE MAXIMUM HORIZONTAL SPEED WHICH MAKES THE AIRCRAFT DIFFICULT TO STOP 6 4 1 3 MANUAL TRIMMING 1 Have the aircraft flying in a safe place...

Page 59: ...e that will be the new trim position 5 New position is then recorded unless the stick has moved too much during the recording The trim target takes the position of the small cross when recorded Succes...

Page 60: ...ed through the pilot RC Therefore wifi streaming is a handy way to catch live video while using a camera operator RC and the range extender at the same time In this section The Android device running...

Page 61: ...61 of 106 4 Broadcast mode block is now showing that broadcasting is active Locate the device name 1 it will be the one we will select on the other side to initiate the connection 5 Press Search to be...

Page 62: ...device B click the source named as previously seen on device A in the list Be careful some incompatible Wi Fi Direct peripherals such as printers may be listed here Be sure to match by name 7 The devi...

Page 63: ...ckpit ELIOS 2 USER MANUAL Page 63 of 106 8 Accept Wi Fi Direct connection on device A by acknowledging the system dialog requesting so 9 When the connection is established device A appears in blue on...

Page 64: ...L Page 64 of 106 10 Set the video source to streaming on device B 11 Video and telemetry should be visible on the screen of device B now Exit settings to view telemetry 12 Note some information is not...

Page 65: ...t ELIOS 2 USER MANUAL Page 65 of 106 6 4 2 2 STOPPING THE STREAMING SESSION 1 On device B press the Disconnect button below the streaming sources list 2 On device A press the Stop server button in Bro...

Page 66: ...active if it is not the case see the section related to this to achieve pairing first The device attached to the RC used as pilot is named Device A while the one attached to the RC used as camera ope...

Page 67: ...xtracting data from SD card 2 Backup in case aircraft cannot be recovered Such recordings have lower quality than the onboard footage To review those videos 1 Open the file manager application on your...

Page 68: ...STORAGE LIMITS For performance and space management once the total size of the recordings folder exceeds 4GB the oldest videos are automatically deleted as new footage is recorded Please mind doing b...

Page 69: ...arm tone can be heard especially if flights take place in a noisy environment Messages Following is a list of actions that should be taken for a particlular error or warning message MESSAGE REQUIRED A...

Page 70: ...ssion channel set Use auto if quality is low Radio transmission channel choice is set to manual on the current aircraft likely during a previous flight This is a reminder of this setting since manual...

Page 71: ...aircraft rotation The aircraft is performing the calibration of its magnetometer for a more accurate heading measurement Do not touch move or interfere with the aircraft rotation High vibrations chec...

Page 72: ...please wear gloves Camera is storing pictures do not unplug battery After recording a video the camera needs to write and close the files correctly If the battery is unplugged during this procedure v...

Page 73: ...sponding The stability of the aircraft in ASSIST might diminish drastically If the issue persist after restarting the aircraft the sensor must be changed Contact Flyability support to help you Stabili...

Page 74: ...troller on and wait for the green LED on it 3 Start Cockpit VIDEO QUALITY IS BAD Make sure you have a right signal level from aircraft check the signal meters on screen Weak signal is a cause for low...

Page 75: ...ill images are saved on the CAM SD card A new video is created every flight and when filming in 4K video several videos can be created for one flight The thermal camera data and flight altitude direct...

Page 76: ...uninstall the latter before installing the new one Using the software requires no licence or activation Updating an already installed application Updates to an already installed application can be do...

Page 77: ...xisting project can also be opened directly by double clicking the efly file in its save location provided that the corresponding video and log files are in the same folder IMPORT List all the flights...

Page 78: ...ect removable devices Inspector will check if an ELIOS 2 or if LOGs and CAM SD cards are connected to the computer Should this fail you can also select a location manually using the Browse button By c...

Page 79: ...opened from the destination folder If not it will be played from the source Matching files manually By clicking on Import video Ctrl L Inspector will load the video To add telemetry data click on File...

Page 80: ...If this was inserted into Cockpit before the flight Inspector will displaythe flight information Mission name on the picture blue factory Flight name on the picture silo Flight number on the picture 5...

Page 81: ...e camera and the surface Camera pitch Video control play or pause the video Space bar move to the previous next frame arrow left right move to the beginning end of the flight set the playback speed Ex...

Page 82: ...date click Move here or press Enter To cancel the operation click Cancel or press Esc Restore orignal POIs To restore points of interest from log files From the menu use File Restore POIs from flight...

Page 83: ...7 Software Inspector ELIOS 2 USER MANUAL Page 83 of 106...

Page 84: ...image Thermal overlay transparency This feature works on systems with Windows 8 or higher Horizontal shift of thermal image overlay Vertical shift of thermal image overlay Adjustment of the time diff...

Page 85: ...ing the Reset button on the right Undistort Due to the fish eye nature of the optical camera the image is distorted Meaning the straight lines are bent In a POI the image can be undistort or flatten A...

Page 86: ...crosshair Click on the frame where to place the second crosshair To redo the 2D measurement click on the image and repeat those steps The 2D measurement result is displayed on the frame with its estim...

Page 87: ...ame or the system file browser Export Inspection Report Inspector can generate a Microsoft Word document with detailed pages for each point of interest A report includes the following information Cove...

Page 88: ...in photogrammetry software to reconstruct 3d models of the flight environment From the menu use Export Export frames as images In the export dialog select Frames range Select the start time in the mai...

Page 89: ...es to process Wait for the operation to complete Export video file This feature exports the video as it is displayed in the inspector video window with thermal camera overlay and brightness contrast a...

Page 90: ...of an incident or upon request from the Flyability team 1 Remove the T8 screw s holding the casing using the T8 screwdriver 2 Remove the casing 3 Paying attention not to tear or pulling any cables re...

Page 91: ...roller and Elios at 1 5 m from each other Turn on Elios and the controller with the tablet connected Open Elios Cockpit and go to Settings Pairing and tap on START The Controller Status Indicator will...

Page 92: ...SB Device with DJI GO installed DJI GO for products before P4 version 2x USB Cable 2x GCS fully charged THE FOLLOWING STEPS HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED Deploy your ELIOS 2 system and the Camera Operator GCS O...

Page 93: ...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 Camera Operator GCS then th...

Page 94: ...t To charge the controller connect the controller charger to the barrel jack of the controller Plug the other end of the charger to the wall socket Use only the provided charger to charge the Controll...

Page 95: ...tery will be fully charged when the LED turns green again If the LED remains green upon connection it might mean 1 The battery is already fully charged check the voltage of the battery using the Batte...

Page 96: ...ter as this may damage the electronics LED lights Take special care of the onboard lighting system Accumulated dust or other dirt on the LEDs surfaces will reduce the lighting capacity of Elios Motors...

Page 97: ...R shall be placed on the front right and bottom left motors propeller 5045 on the front left and bottom right motors The propellers labels must be facing up when Elios is in an upright orientation Do...

Page 98: ...screwdriver LLM spring K18 LLM spring screw 1 Insert the LLM spring in the LLM pentagon and pass it through the LLM plastic frame 2 Insert the K18 LLM spring screw in the LLM plastic frame and holdin...

Page 99: ...sert the battery strap into the bottom loop on the carbon frame The hooks and loops from the strap must be looking towards the electronic stack 2 Slide the battery strap between the carbon frame and t...

Page 100: ...tor REQUIRED TOOLS Motor T10 screwdriver T10 screws x4 Zip tie 2 5mm 1 Screw the new motor to the motor mount Tighten firmly 2 Connect the power and signal cables 3 Place the connector cover over the...

Page 101: ...zip tie The ratchet should be placed in the bumper s ratchet holder Changing a pentagon A protective cage with damaged elements becomes softer and more fragile Not maintaining the cage can significant...

Page 102: ...tes magnesium alloy aeronautical grade aluminum high quality thermoplastics OPERATING TEMP 0 C to 50 C1 32 F to 122 F FLIGHT MODES ASSIST Assist mode ATTI Attitude mode SPORT Sport mode FAIL SAFE Auto...

Page 103: ...FOV 114 horizontal 130 8 diagonal PHOTO FOV 118 8 horizontal 148 6 diagonal TOTAL VERTICAL FOV approximately 260 including camera tilt LENS 2 71 mm focal length Fixed focal CONTROL MODES Auto mode wi...

Page 104: ...and payload settings OPTIONS Optional remote controller camera operator with video stream reception on a secondary screen and dual control of camera settings BATTERY CHARGER 17 4 V 57 W TABLET MODEL...

Page 105: ...8 5808MHz 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 EM...

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