The data collected from the Phantom 3 Advanced flights were not made available in time for the author to process the data. When it completed the mission, the Phantom 3 Advanced landed itself in roughly the same area it took off. The overlap was set fairly high around 80%, and the altitude was set to 70 meters. The mission area was fairly small and only covered the community garden. Then he pressed the button on the I-Pad to start the mission. Professor Hupy took off manually and then did some circles and rotations to make sure everything was in good working condition. Then, the Phantom 3 Advanced was ready for its nadir mission. It is a small multi rotor UAS platform which costs around $800 when new.įig 11.7: Phantom 3 Advanced and its controller Figure 11.7 is a photo of the Phantom 3 Advanced and its controller with the I-Pad attached. The mission was planed by using the Pix4D Capture app on an I-Pad on site. The mission planning essentials learned in the Mission Planning Essentials lab were implemented here. This included making sure the portable MiFi was nearby, updating firmware for the controller, checking the batteries for both the controller and the Phantom 3 Advanced, and planning the mission.
Next, it was time to prepare the Phantom 3 Advanced ready for flight.
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