Intel FALCON 8+ User Manual

USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
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2.5.4.2. Inspection Payload Control By The CTR
The following figure describes in detail how the Inspection Payload can be controlled
by the functional elements of the CTR.
Figure 2.19: Inspection Payload: CTR Control Layout
FLIR Tau 2 640 performs flat field correction (FFC). The FLIR automatically performs
a FCC every 10 seconds (for more information about the FFC please read: http://
www.flir.com/cvs/cores/knowledgebase/index.cfm?CFTREEITEM-
KEY=327&view=35774
Push Button B1 (1): sets the camera to
predefined angles +/-90°, +/-45° and 0°
when R1 (4) is pushed simultaneously
(see “Setting the Camera Angle” on
page 33 for details).
Push Button B2 (2): switches between
the cameras for live preview (FLIR and
Panasonic).
Push Button B3 (3): Trigger button. Both
cameras will be triggered simultane-
ously, regardless of which camera is
selected for the live preview.
Rocker Switch R1 (4): camera tilt,
changes the angle smoothly.
Rocker Switch R2 (5): Changes its func-
tion depending which camera is selected
for live preview. See the table below for
details.
Control Stick S2 (6): turning the right
control stick (S2) controls the yaw axis of
the UAV.
Status Display (7): see “Inspection Pay-
load Control By The Status Display” on
page 47.
ESC, LEFT, RIGHT, ENT (8): Status Dis-
play control buttons. (see “Status Dis-
play” on page 27). The table below
shows the available parameters depend-
ing on the shooting mode of the camera.
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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