Intel FALCON 8+ User Manual

USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS ..................................................................................................7
1.1. SAFETY FIRST .............................................................................................7
1.1.1. Intended Use ........................................................................................................... 7
1.1.2. Safety Guidelines .................................................................................................. 8
1.2. UAS AND SAFETY CHECK ...................................................................11
1.3. PRE-FLIGHT CHECK ...............................................................................13
1.4. POST-FLIGHT CHECK ...........................................................................16
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM .......................................................................................18
2.1. THE INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAV ..........................................................18
2.1.1. Central Unit ............................................................................................................20
2.1.2. Motor rails of the UAV ......................................................................................22
2.1.3. Actively Stabilized Camera Mount (Gimbal) ............................................23
2.2. THE INTEL® COCKPIT CONTROLLER (CTR) .................................23
2.2.1. The Status Display ..............................................................................................27
2.2.2. The Touchscreen Tablet ..................................................................................28
2.3. THE INDEPENDENT CAMERA CONTROL (ICC) ...........................28
2.4. THE 2ND OPERATOR MONITOR ......................................................30
2.5. PAYLOADS - CAMERA OPTIONS .....................................................31
2.5.1. Changing a Payload (Camera) ........................................................................34
2.5.2. Payload and compass calibration ................................................................36
2.5.3. Sony Alpha 7R Full Frame Camera ..............................................................39
2.5.4. Inspection Payload .............................................................................................43
2.5.5. Intel® High Resolution Imaging Payload ....................................................48
2.5.6. Intel® Imaging Payload ......................................................................................54
2.6. THE INTEL® POWERPACK BATTERIES ..........................................71
2.6.1. Charging the Intel® Powerpack Batteries ..................................................73
2.6.2. Operating The BMS Menu ...............................................................................74
2.6.3. Battery Update .....................................................................................................77
2.6.4. Battery Information Safety Instructions And Warnings .....................77
2.7. TRANSPORT CASES & INTEL® BACKPACK ..................................81
2.7.1. Packing Instructions ...........................................................................................82
2.7.2. Packing for shipping ..........................................................................................85
2.8. SOFTWARE FEATURE PACKAGES ...................................................87
2.8.1. Activating Software Feature Packages .......................................................89
2.8.2. Checking Activated Software Feature Packages ...................................89
2.9. INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAV FLIGHT LOGS ......................................91

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