Intel FALCON 8+ Flight Manual

MAINTENANCE MANUAL
INTEL
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FALCON™ 8+ UAS
DESCRIPTION
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REV 00
APR 2017
Panorama
With the panorama function, the Intel
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Falcon™ 8+ UAS can take images at predefined positions,
optimized for later stitching the images into one, large panorama shot. The speed of the Intel
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Falcon™ 8+ UAS is set automatically to always have 2 seconds in between images. Any photo
editing software with panorama stitching functionality, or specialized panorama software, may
be used to do the image post processing.
GENERAL TIPS FOR PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPHY
 Recommended camera settings:
 Image quality: RAW (Because of the large amount of data, it is important to use a fast SD
card in the camera. Otherwise, there is the danger that not all images of the panorama
will be captured, all data cannot be stored fast enough.)
 White balance: manual
 Shooting mode: M
 Focus: manual
 ISO: manual
 Set the display to show the histogram
Steps to set the shooting parameters:
 On the ground:
o Set the aperture wide open.
o Adjust the shutter time so that the preview video can be clearly seen.
o Focus manually to a point at hyper focal distance (never beyond the closest object
in the image).
o Depending on the light conditions, set the aperture to approx. 8 and the shutter
speed to approx. 1/1000s.
 Take off and fly to the panorama position.
 Turn the Intel
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Falcon™ 8+ UAS and camera towards the darkest area of the image.
 Adjust aperture and shutter speed (do not use shutter speeds slower than 1/640s and
try to avoid apertures under 5.6 or over 14) so that the image is under exposed by max.
1.3 f-stops.
 Turn the Intel
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Falcon™ 8+ UAS and camera towards the brightest area of the image.
 Use the histogram to check the exposure. Make sure that the image is not over exposed
more than 1.3 f-stops. If necessary, adjust the exposure.
Thanks to the RAW format, over and under exposed images can be corrected in post processing.
To stitch the images use any software with the respective functionality to create panoramas.
There are two options available, cylindrical and spherical panorama.

Intel FALCON 8+ Specifications

General

Type	Octocopter
Easy to use	Yes
Product color	Black, Yellow
Maximum speed	16 m/s
Frequency band	2.4 GHz
Number of rotors	8 rotors
Maximum flight time	26 min
Maximum weight capacity	2.8 kg
Maximum operating distance	1000 m
Maximum pitch angular velocity	50 °/sec
Operating temperature (T-T)	-5 - 40 °C
Transmitter power consumption	100 mW
Built-in processor	-
Moving control functions	Backward, Forward, Turn left, Turn right, Upward

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	817 mm
Width	768 mm
Height	160 mm
Weight	1200 g
Rotor diameter	203.2 mm