Intel FALCON 8+ User Manual

USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
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3.9. THE FLIGHT
Figure 3.18: Basic flight principles
For redundancy, the Intel® Falcon™ 8+
UAV has eight propellers. Four propel-
lers turn clockwise, four turn counter-
clockwise as shown in the image. This
eliminates the torque of the single pro-
pellers as much as possible. Neverthe-
less, the UAV has no inherent stability,
and a control circuitry needs to con-
stantly monitor and control the UAV to
keep it stable.
By varying the turn rate of the different
propellers, there are four controllable
directions along three axes on which the
UAV can be controlled:
• Roll axis: movement to the left or
right. For example, when rolling to the
right, the propellers of the left motor
rail are turning faster than the propel-
lers on the right motor rail.
• Pitch axis: movement forwards or
backwards. For example, to fly for-
ward, the four back propellers turn
faster than the four front propellers.
The UAV takes a certain angle along
the pitch axis and flies forward.
• Yaw axis: adjust the heading of the
UAV. When yawing to the left (clock-
wise), all left turning propellers turn
faster than the right turning propel-
lers.
• Thrust: ascend or descend along the
yaw axis. All propellers turn faster or
slower to ascend or to descend.
Roll
Yaw
Pitch

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