DeltaQuad Evo Tactical Operations Manual
  • DeltaQuad Evo Tactical Edition
  • Safety and Legal Notice
  • Abbreviations
  • Vehicle Specifications
  • Auterion Suite
    • Create an Auterion Suite Account
    • Activating Your Vehicle
    • Using the DeltaQuad Evo Simulator
  • Setup
    • DeltaQuad Evo Flight Case
    • Field Deployment Kits
    • Assembly
    • DeltaQuad Evo Battery
      • Battery Handling
      • Charging the Battery
      • Storing the Battery
      • Main Battery Placement
      • Auxiliary Battery Placement
      • Empty Payload Box
    • Powering the Vehicle
    • Ground Control Station (GCS)
      • DeltaQuad Toughbook
      • Silvus StreamCaster 4240-EP
        • Attaching the Battery
        • Attaching the Antennas
        • Charging the Silvus Battery
        • Connecting the Breakout Cable
        • Storing the Silvus StreamCaster
      • Connecting the GCS to the DeltaQuad Evo
      • Optional Tripod-Mounted Sector Antenna
      • Optional Automated Tracking Antenna
        • Hardware Setup
        • Antenna Tracker GUI
        • Multivehicle Functionality
        • GCS Screen Recording
      • Silvus StreamCaster GUI
        • Changing the Radio Encryption
      • ATAK-Setup
    • Safety Features
      • Return to Home Settings
      • Low Battery Failsafe Trigger
      • Data Link Loss Failsafe Trigger
      • RC Loss Failsafe Trigger (Advanced Mode)
      • High Wind Failsafe Trigger
      • Geofence Failsafe Trigger
      • Land Mode Settings (Advanced Mode)
    • Air Unit Radio Swap
    • Connecting a Second GCS
    • ADS-B Receiver
  • Flight
    • Auterion Mission Control (AMC) Overview
      • Normal and Advanced Mode
      • AMC Top Bar
      • AMC Menu
        • Fly View
        • Plan View
        • Vehicle Overview
        • Advanced
        • Controller
        • Photos
        • Analyze
        • User Account
        • Settings
    • Planning a Mission
      • Preparing a Mission Plan
      • Best Practices and Tips
      • Mission Start Action
      • Set Intermediate Waypoints
        • Survey Pattern
        • Corridor Scan
        • Stealth Switch
      • Mission End Action
      • Geofences
    • Quick Takeoff
      • Land Approach
      • VTOL Takeoff
      • Return
    • Pre-flight Checks
    • Radio Range and Line of Sight (LOS) Operation
    • Executing and Monitoring a Mission
      • Execute the Mission - Returning the Vehicle
      • Monitoring the Mission
      • Controlling the Vehicle
      • Manual Control
      • Emergency Procedures
        • During Takeoff
        • During Transition
        • During Fixed-Wing Flight
        • During the Landing Sequence
    • Advanced Flight
      • GPS-Denied Operations
      • Offshore Operations
    • Post-flight Checks
  • Maintenance
    • Preventative maintenance
    • DeltaQuad Evo Maintenance Kit
      • VTOL Arm Replacement
      • Pusher Motor Pod Replacement
      • Wingtip Replacement
    • Elevon Replacement
    • Landing Gear Replacement
      • Landing Gear Leg Feature
    • Propeller Replacement
    • Flight Logs
      • Sharing log files via Auterion Suite
      • Downloading log files via the GCS
      • Downloading log files via USB
    • Diagnostics report
    • Firmware update
    • Compass calibration
    • Pitot Tube
  • DeltaQuad Evo Payloads
    • NextVision ISR Payloads
      • Raptor 360
      • Nighthawk2-V/UZ
      • Controlling the Camera
      • Connecting a Second Screen
      • NextVision Video Player
    • Aerial Payload Deployment Systems
    • Custom Payload Kits
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  1. Flight
  2. Planning a Mission
  3. Set Intermediate Waypoints

Corridor Scan

This section provides an overview of how to plan a survey pattern.

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A corridor Scan is a flight pattern designed to survey or monitor a long, narrow area, such as roads, pipelines, coastlines, or borders. In ISR operations, Corridor Scans are particularly useful because they can efficiently cover vast stretches of terrain while maintaining a high altitude. This allows for continuous monitoring of infrastructure, moving targets, or environmental changes over long distances, with minimal fuel or energy consumption.

For mapping, Corridor Scans are valuable when creating detailed maps of linear features like roads or utility lines, where precision and consistency over narrow, extended areas are required.

Payload-specific corridor scans are discussed in their respective sections within this manual.

  1. Once the Mission Start Action has been created, a Corridor Scan can be placed anywhere on the map to autonomously cover an area by flying a predefined path. To do this, click on the Pattern Tool in the Plan Tools located on the right side of the screen and choose Corridor Scan.

  1. A Corridor Scan item will be created and the Mission Editor on the right side of the screen will display the Corridor Scan Settings.

  1. For ISR operations, it is recommended to choose Manual (no camera specs) as this provides direct access to the Corridor Scan Altitude and Spacing without the need to set the Overlaps.

Survey settings for specific mapping payloads are covered in their respective chapters.

  1. The Survey area selector offers tools to create shapes for the Survey Pattern.

Rectangle Tool

  • Creates a rectangular corridor on the map. Use the vertices to shape the form and to reposition it. Clicking the plus sign in the green survey area adds additional vertices.

Trace Tool

  • The Trace Tool lets the operator draw a Corridor Scan by clicking anywhere on the map. Use the vertices to shape the form and to reposition it. Clicking the plus sign in the green survey area adds additional vertices.

  • Click on a vertex with the left mouse button to remove it or enter geo-coordinates for that specific point.

During tracing, the map can be dragged by holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and dragging the map with the right mouse button.

  • Once tracing is complete, confirm by clicking the Done Tracing button in the Mission Editor.

Load KML/SHP file

  • This provides the option to import KML or SHP files for the survey pattern.

  1. Altitude sets the altitude of the Corridor Scan, which is usually relative to the Home Position.

  1. Spacing determines the distance between the transects (trajectories within the green survey area). Spacing on the left side is 180 meters, and spacing on the right side is 50 meters.

The Trigger Distance can be ignored. Payload-dependent survey planning will be discussed in the dedicated chapters.

  1. The Corridor tab provides additional settings.

  1. Set the Width of the Corridor Scan by using the slider or entering a value. On the left side, the Width is 200 meters, and on the right side, it is 50 meters.

  1. The Turnaround Distance refers to the horizontal distance the drone travels beyond the survey area's edge at the end of a transect before making a turn to start the next parallel transect. This buffer provides the drone with enough space to turn, and align itself accurately for the next pass, ensuring smooth transitions between flight lines. Set the Turnaround Distance by moving the slider or entering a value. On the left side, the Turnaround Distance is 50 meters, and on the right side, it is 300 meters.

  1. The Options tab provides two additional settings for the Corridor Scan.

  • The Images in turnarounds option is important for Corridor Scans using a mapping payload, such as the Sony A7R Mark IV. This option will be discussed in the dedicated payload chapter and is not relevant to ISR operations.

  • Relative altitude: When enabled, altitudes are relative to the home point. When disabled, altitudes are measured above mean sea level (AMSL).

Be cautious and always double-check ground elevation.

  1. Rotate Entry Point determines the vehicle's entry and exit locations for the Corridor Scan. Click the button to toggle through all possible positions.

  1. The Corridor Scan can be deleted by clicking the Red Trash Bin in the lower right corner of the Mission Editor window.

  1. By clicking the Three Dashes in the lower left corner of the Mission Editor window, the option Edit Position appears. Insert the values for the coordinate system of your choice and click Set to confirm the coordinates.

  1. Always verify the ground elevation using the Terrain Altitude Indicator. A ground collision is indicated when the orange line turns red in the Terrain Altitude Indicator.