Trimble UX5 Aerial Imaging System User Guide

92 Pages·2013·5.77 MB·English

USER GUIDE
TRIMBLE® UX5
AERIAL IMAGING
SOLUTION
1
Version1.00
RevisionA
June2013
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productscontainperformancelimitationssothattheycannotbeusedin incompliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandother
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–Immediateaccesstosatellitemeasurementsandnavigationresultsis –MachineDirective(2006/42/EC)
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onlyvisiblewhentheeBoxisremovedfromtheTrimbleUX5wing.
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Contents
1 Introduction 6
TheUX5 aerialimagingrover 7
PartsoftheUX5 aerialimagingrover 8
Solutioncomponents 10
Flightcasecontents 11
InsertingtheeBoxandcamera 12
InstallingtheAerialImagingsoftware 13
Missionsandflights 14
Missionphases 14
TheAerialImagingscreen 15
2 Planning a Mission 18
Creatingamission 19
Preparingthemissionmap 19
Definingmissionparameters 20
ExportingthemissionfromtheAerialImagingDesktopsoftware 23
Checkingflightpermissionsandconditions 23
3 Preparing Equipment 26
Checkingthelauncher 27
CheckingtheUX5aerialimagingrover 27
ChargingtheUX5batteries 29
ChargingtheTabletbatteries 32
Chargingthecamerabatteries 32
Checkingthecamera 33
Pairingthetransmitterwiththetrackingreceiver 36
Locatingyourequipment 37
4 Completing a Flight 38
Visitthesitetocheckforobstacles 39
Dealingwithsuddenweatherchanges 42
Importingthemission 42
Definingtheflightarea 43
Settingtheflightparameters 45
Completingthepre-flightchecklist 47
Monitoringtheflight 59
LandingtheUX5 66
Completingthepost-flightchecklist 67
Exportingthemission 68
Disassemblingthelauncher 69
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Contents
5 Analysisand Export 70
Transferringtheimages 71
ImportingthemissiontotheAerialImagingDesktopsoftware 71
Exportingflightdataforprocessing 72
6 Troubleshooting 74
Updatechecklist 75
Errorsandwarnings 75
Landingissues 77
eBoxLEDstatus 78
Technicalsupport 78
7 Specificationsand Settings 79
UX5specifications 80
Cameraspecifications 81
Camerasettings 82
Batterychargersettings 88
Glossary 89
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1
CHAPTER
Introduction
In this chapter: TheTrimbleUX5AerialImagingSolutionUser
Guideprovidesdetailedinformationabout
n TheUX5 aerialimagingrover operatingthecomponentsoftheTrimble®
UX5 aerialimagingsolution.
PartsoftheUX5 aerialimagingrover
n
Evenifyouhaveusedotherunmannedaviation
Solutioncomponents
n
systemsbefore,pleasereadthisuserguide
Flightcasecontents carefullytofamiliarizeyourselfwiththe
n
UX5 aerialimagingsolution.
InsertingtheeBoxandcamera
n
InstallingtheAerialImagingsoftware
n
Missionsandflights
n
Missionphases
n
TheAerialImagingscreen
n
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The UX5 aerial imaging rover
TheTrimbleUX5 aerialimagingroverisanunmannedaircraft(UA).Anunmannedaircraftisageneric
term,andreferstoanaircraftthatisoperatedwithnopilotonboard.Suchanaircraftiscommonly
alsoreferredtoasaremotely-pilotedaircraft(RPA).TheUX5 aerialimagingroverfollowsapre-
programmedpathwheretakeoff,flight,andlandingrequireminimalhumanintervention.If
required,thecrewoperatingtheaircraftfromthegroundcanintervenetochangetheflightpathor
toland.Insomecases,suchascommunicationsfailureorlossofGPSsignal,apre-programmed
interventionisautomaticallyactivatedtore-establishsignallossortoterminatetheflightearlyand
completeasafelanding.
TheUX5 aerialimagingroverholds/containsacamerathattakesaerialimagesoverthedefined
area.Duringtheflight,allpicturesareacquiredataspecifiedheight,alongparallellineswith
specifiedoverlapbetweentheimageexposures.Atthesametime,positioninformationofthe
picturesisrecordedforfurtherprocessinginimageprocessingsoftwaresuchasTrimbleBusiness
Centersoftware.
Typical applications
Imageacquisitioncanbeusedfor:
Orthophotocreation
l
DigitalElevationModel(DEM)orDigitalSurfaceModel(DSM)
l
Photogrammetry
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Theresultingdataisusefulforarangeofapplications,including:
Topographicalsurveying,particularlyinremoteordifficulttoaccessareas,typicalinthemining
l
anddredgingindustries
Vegetationmonitoring
l
Infrastructuremapping
l
ISA conditions
AlloperatingspecificationsprovidedinthisguidefortheUX5 aerialimagingroveraredetermined
usingInternationalStandardAtmosphere(ISA)conditions.TheISAconditionsusedtodetermine
thespecificationsfortheUX5 aerialimagingroverare:
Specification Value
Humidity 0%
Airpressure 1013.25hPa(760mmHg)
Temperature 15°C(59°F)
Airdensity 1.225kg/m³(0.076lb/ft³)
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Parts of the UX5 aerial imaging rover
ThemainpartsoftheUX5 aerialimagingroverareshownbelow.
Top view
❶
❹
❸
❷
❺
❼
❽
❻
❾
⓫
❿
⓬
⓭
❶ Aircraftbody ❻ eBox ❿ Downloadcableconnector
❷ Leadingedge ❼ Pitottube ⓫ Elevonservos
❸ Payloadbay ❽ GPSantenna ⓬ Inboardelevon
❹ Battery ❾ Modebutton ⓭ Outboardelevon
❺ Camera
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Bottom view
❶
❷
❸
❺
❹
❻
❶ Cameralenshole ❸ Motor ❺ Propeller
❷ Launcherslat ❹ Propellernut ❻ Winglet
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Solution components
TheUX5 aerialimagingsolutioncomprisesthefollowingcomponents:
UX5 aerialimagingrover
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Camera
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Groundcontrolstation
l
Launcher
l
Tracker(optional)
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UX5 aerial imaging rover
TheUX5 aerialimagingroverconsistsofthewingkit(orbody)andtheeBox.TheeBoxisa
removableboxcontainingthecomputerthatcontrolstheUX5.TheeBoxisconnectedtoaGPS
antennaandaradioantennasothatthegroundcontrolstationcancommunicatewiththeUX5
whileitisintheair.
Camera
Thecameracapturesimagesduringtheflight.Thecamerahasalarge16.1megapixelAPS-Csensor
thatprovidessharp,detailedimages.ThestandardRGBsolutionincludesaUVHAZE1filter.The
optionalNIR(nearinfrared)solutionisforuseinspecializedapplicationssuchasagriculture.
Ground control station
Thegroundcontrolstation(GCS)isusedtocontroltheUX5 aerialimagingroverfromtheground.It
comprisestheTrimbleTabletRuggedPCrunningtheTrimbleAccess™AerialImagingsoftware.A
modemisconnectedtotheTablettoenableradiocommunicationtotheunmannedaircraft.
Launcher
ThelauncherisamechanicaldevicethatprovidesasafewaytolaunchtheUX5 aerialimagingrover
inthedirectionoftakeoff.
Tracker
ThetrackerconsistsofatransmitterinsertedinthebodyoftheUX5 aerialimagingroveranda
receiver.Ifrequired,thereceiverisusedtotrackthetransmittersignalsotheUX5 aerialimaging
rovercanbelocatedonceithaslanded.Theexacttypeoftrackeruseddependsonthecountry
wherethesystemisbeingused.CheckwithyourTrimbledistributorwhatisavailableforyour
location.
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