Understanding aerial mapping with the
swinglet CAM
4.6
Flying multiple drones at the same time
Operating multiple drones at the same time enables the coverage of larger areas
in a shorter amount of time. This can be useful when the mission time must be
kept short, for example because of varying lighting conditions. To enable multi-
drone operation
eMotion
provides the following:
•
When more than one drone is connected at a time, a dedicated interface
called the Multi-drone panel is displayed to monitor each drone and switch
between them.
•
A number of settings are offered to keep relevant flight configurations (such
as the Start and Home waypoint) synchronised between all connected drones.
•
Missions that require more than one flight can be automatically split and
uploaded individually among all connected drones.
•
A new Control Bar appears at the bottom of the Map Area. Commands sent
using the buttons in this Control Bar, such as ‘START MISSION’ or ‘GO LAND,’
are sent to all the drones currently connected to your computer.
•
Collision avoidance is provided by
eMotion
²⁴. This is done by automatically
changing the altitude of the Start and Home waypoints for each drone in or-
der to separate them. Also, the drones are automatically put on hold when
there is a collision risk during the mission.
When connecting to more than one drone at a time (real or simulated), a dedi-
cated Multi-drone Panel is displayed next to the Sidebar. Each drone is displayed
with its name, battery level and status and can be selected. The rest of the Sidebar
and its various tabs are associated to the currently selected drone, as indicated
by the colour of the frame. The multi-drone interface also displays the relative
altitude of all drones with respect to the selected drone. Since this is a relative
altitude, a value close to 0 m means that a drone is at the same altitude as the
currently selected drone. Right-clicking on a drone’s tab in the Multi-drone Panel
allows you to disconnect the drone or change its colour.
²⁴ if the option is selected in the Multi-drones preference pane
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