DeltaQuad Evo GOV operations manual
  • DeltaQuad Evo Government Edition
  • Introduction
  • Vehicle specifications
  • Auterion Suite
    • Create an Auterion Suite account
    • Activating your vehicle
  • Setup
    • DeltaQuad Evo flight case
    • Assembly
    • Replacing the propellers
    • DeltaQuad Evo battery
      • Battery handling
      • Charging and storing the battery
      • Battery placement
      • Powering the vehicle
    • Safety features
  • Flight
    • Ground Control Station (GCS)
      • DeltaQuad Toughbook
      • Silvus StreamCaster 4240-EP
      • Connecting the GCS to the DeltaQuad Evo TAC
      • Optional tripod-mounted sector antenna
      • Silvus StreamCaster GUI
        • Changing the radio encryption
      • ATAK-setup
      • Controlling the vehicle
    • Radio range and Line of sight (LOS) operation
    • Ground Control Station overview
      • Fly View
      • Plan View
    • Planning a mission
      • Preparing a mission plan
      • Best practices and tips
      • Mission Start Action
      • Set intermediate waypoints
      • Mission End Action
    • Pre-flight checks
    • Executing and monitoring a mission
    • Post-flight
  • Maintenance
    • DeltaQuad Evo maintenance kit
    • Sensor calibration
    • Firmware upgrade
    • Flight logs
    • Preventative maintenance
  • DeltaQuad EVO payloads
    • NextVision
      • Raptor
      • Nighthawk2-V/UZ
      • Controlling the camera
      • Connecting a second screen
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  • Plan View elements
  • Plan Tools
  • File and Sync Tool
  • Waypoint Tool
  • Point Of Interest (POI) Tool
  • Cancel POI Tool
  • Pattern Tool
  • Center Tool
  • Mission Statistics
  • Upload Button
  • Plan Item Selector
  • Plan Item Editors
  • Measurement Tool
  • Terrain Altitude Indicator
  • Scale Marker
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  1. Flight
  2. Ground Control Station overview

Plan View

PreviousFly ViewNextPlanning a mission

In the Plan View, you can create, edit and save missions, which can be uploaded to the DeltaQuad EVO. To plan a mission the DeltaQuad EVO does not need to be connected to Auterion Mission Control.

When opening Auterion Mission Control by default the Fly View will be selected. To change to the Plan View Click on the Menu icon in the upper left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will open. Select the Plan tab.

The image below shows a simple mission that starts with a Start and a Transition Direction item. The mission continues to fly through three waypoints which are followed by a Mission End Action.

The steps for creating missions are:

  1. Change to Plan View.

  2. Add commands to the mission and edit as needed.

  3. Upload the mission to the vehicle.

  4. Change to Fly View and fly your mission.

Plan View elements

The following section describes all elements of the Plan View.

The Top menu bar consists of the same elements as the Fly View.

  1. AMC Menu

  2. Vehicle Status and Selector

  3. Flight Mode

  4. Emergency Actions and Arm Status

  5. GPS Status

  6. Radio Signal Strength

  7. LTE Status and Signal Strength

  8. Battery Status of the Vehicle

  9. Battery Status of the Ground Control Station

  10. Notifications Tab

Plan Tools

On the left side of the screen, the Plan Tools are located. The Plan Tools provide tools for working with plans, including adding waypoints, inserting survey patterns, saving, loading, uploading, and downloading plans. Some of the options are only displayed when working on a particular type of plan.

File and Sync Tool

Only valid options are enabled (e.g. Download is grayed out if there is no mission on the vehicle).

Storage

Option
Description

Open...

Open a plan file from storage, or clear the current mission in the Ground Control Station. The plan on the vehicle is not affected.

Save

Save previously opened or saved plans under the same name. AMC prompts to Save as if the file is new.

Save as...

Save the current plan under a new name.

Save Mission Waypoints as KML ...

Save the current mission as a KML file. KML files are used by Google Earth.

Recent Missions

Open a menu of recently created or loaded mission plans.

Vehicle

Option
Description

Upload

Upload the mission plan to the vehicle. Existing plans on the vehicle are cleared.

Download

Download the current plan from the vehicle. The current plan on the ground station is cleared.

Clear

Clear the mission plan on the vehicle and AMC. Disabled if no vehicle is connected.

Waypoint Tool

Point Of Interest (POI) Tool

Cancel POI Tool

Pattern Tool

Center Tool

Option
Description

Mission

Center or zoom the map to include all mission waypoints.

All items

Center or zoom the map to include all plan items (missions, geofences, rally points)

Launch

Center the map at the point where the vehicle arms and takes off.

Vehicle

Center the map on the vehicle location. Disabled if no vehicle is connected.

Current Location

Center the map on the location of the Ground Control Station (AMC). Disabled if Ground Control Station does not have location or GPS.

Specified Location

Center the map on a specified location.

Enter geographic, UTM, or MGRS position information, to make it the new map center.

Mission Statistics

Under the top menu bar, the mission statistics are located.

The mission statistics give information about the total mission distance, the maximum telemetry distance, and the total mission time.

Upload Button

The Upload Button uploads the current mission, geofence, and rally points to the vehicle. The button has two states.

Symbol
Name

Upload Required

The mission plan has been changed since the last upload. A new upload is required.

Upload

The mission plan has not been changed and the vehicle has the latest version stored. It may be re-uploaded anyway.

Plan Item Selector

At the top right of the screen, the Plan Item Selector is located.

The Plan Item Selector sets the part of the mission plan which is being edited.

Plan Item Editors

The Plan Item Editors are displayed below the Plan Item Selector. Different item editors are displayed for each part of the mission plan:

  • Start: In this tab, you can edit the values of the Mission Start Action which consists of the Start or takeoff item and the Transition Direction item.

  • Missions: The mission tab shows a list of editors, one for each item in the mission (waypoint, commands, etc.)

  • End: In this tab, you can edit the values of the Mission End Action. The Mission End Action can be either a landing pattern that consists of the Orbit and the Land item or only an Orbit item.

  • Extras: In this tab, you can add or remove GeoFence definitions, and select the current GeoFence region for editing on the map.

Measurement Tool

The distance between two points can be measured or the area in the form of a selectable polygon. Clear all will delete all Measurement Tools on the map.

Coordinates can be entered manually.

Terrain Altitude Indicator

At the bottom of the screen, the Terrain Altitude Indicator is located.

A red line indicates a ground collision!

In the upper left corner of the Terrain Altitude Indicator, you can select between three different altitude measurements.

Simply tap the letters next to the three dots to change to the different altitude measurements:

Symbol
Meaning

HGT

Height above takeoff

MSL

Altitude above Mean Sea Level

AGL

Altitude above Ground Level

Scale Marker

Above the Measurement Tool and the Toggle button, the Scale Marker is located.

It indicates the scale of the map depending on how much the map is zoomed in or zoomed out.

To use the zoom function the mouse wheel can be used or two fingers when operating on a touchscreen.

The File Tool provides options to create a new mission plan, load and save plans on the Ground Control Station, and upload, download, or clear the plan on the vehicle.

Select the Waypoint Tool to enable adding new waypoints to the map.

Select the Point Of Interest (POI) Tool to enable adding a point of interest on the map. The camera gimbal will point toward the last POI created.

Select the Cancel POI Tool to cancel the last point of interest on the map.

Select the Pattern Tool to add or load a survey or corridor pattern. Additionally, a KML/SHP file can be loaded.

The Center Tool gives multiple options to center the map on a mission, home, vehicle, all items, or a specified location.

In the lower-left corner, the Measurement Tool is located. When clicking on it a menu will show.

The Terrain Altitude Indicator is used to verify that the mission is set above ground level! It can be toggled visible or hidden using the button next to the Measurement Tool.