The provided document is an operator's manual for the Teal 2 small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS), a drone designed for single-pilot operation in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. It is a packable vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air vehicle system that can be rapidly deployed.
System Components
The Teal 2 system includes:
- Teal 2 Air Vehicle (AV)
- Teal Air Control (TAC) Ground Control Station (GCS)
- TAC Software and Applications: Teal QGroundControl (Teal QGC) Software App, Teal Settings Software App
- Teal Performance Battery Pack
- Teal Battery Charger and Power Supply
The system comes with a Teal-branded hard case containing the drone, GCS, propellers, a gimballed FLIR Hadron EO/IR Camera, a gimbal/camera protective cover, and a quick start guide. A field repair kit is also included with a 128 GB micro SD Card, TORX screwdrivers, TORX arm attachment screws, clockwise and counterclockwise rotor arms, propeller assemblies, a USB3 data cable, and a quick reference checklist. Separately packaged are four Teal Performance Battery Packs, two battery charger power supplies with AC power cords, and one battery charge adapter.
Function Description
The Teal 2 system enables pilots to navigate, search for targets, recognize terrain, and record information for analysis. It provides force protection, convoy security, target acquisition, and battle damage assessment. The GCS serves as the user interface, AV manager, system network manager, media manager, mission program manager, and storage device. It offers physical controls for manual flight with first-person view (FPV) over a low-latency video stream and allows programming autonomous missions and managing complex functions via its touch screen.
Important Technical Specifications
Teal 2 AV:
- Flight Time: 30+ minutes (under US Standard Atmosphere 1976 conditions).
- Weight: 2.75 lbs (1.25 kg).
- Flight Speed: 10 m/s (23 mph).
- Top Horizontal Speed: 32.8 ft/s (10 m/s, 23 mph).
- Maximum Vertical Speed: 8.2 ft/s (2.5 m/s).
- Maximum Servicing Ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,048 m) MSL.
- Operation Temperature Range: -32 to 110 °F (-35.6 to 43.3 °C).
- Wind Limits: 18 mph (16 kn) sustained to 25 mph (22 kn) gusts.
- Max Range from Controller: Up to 5 km.
- Signal Range:
- 1.8 GHz line of sight: up to 2.17 miles (3.5 km)
- 2.3 GHz MIMO line of sight: up to 1.86 miles (3 km)
- 2.4 GHz MIMO line of sight: up to 1.86 miles (3 km)
- Maximum Auxiliary Payload Weight: 75 grams.
- Operating Frequencies: 1.8 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.4 GHz.
- Encryption: AES 256.
- Protocol: MAVLink.
- EO Recording: 4,000 x 3,000 @ 15 FPS.
- Video Format: H.264 Transport Stream and MP4.
- Gimbal Range: Pitch: -120° to +120°; Roll: -35° to +35°.
- IR Sensor: FLIR Boson, 640 x 512 Pixels.
- IR Video Recording: 640 x 512 @ 30 FPS.
- sUA GNSS: L1 GPS+GLONASS with SBAS and QZSS enabled.
- IP Rating: IP-53.
- Remote Identification (RID): Compliant with 14 CFR Part 89 as a Standard Remote ID Equipped UAS.
CS System (GCS):
- Operating Temperature Range: -32 to 110 °F (-35.6 to 43.3 °C).
- Operating Humidity Range: 10% to 90% RH, non-condensing.
- Operating Frequencies: 1.8 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.4 GHz.
- Tablet Display Resolution: WUXGA (1920 x 1200).
- Tablet Display Brightness: 550 nits (outdoor conditions only).
- Tablet Interaction: Glove Mode.
- Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 or 2.3 G+5 GHz, VHT80.
- CS GNSS: GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BEIDOU.
- Tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro, MIL-STD-810G certified and IP68-rated.
- I/O: High-speed USB-C 3.1 port.
Teal Performance Battery Pack:
- Cells: Six (6) Sony VTC6 18650 lithium-ion cells wired in series.
- Nominal Voltage: 22.2 volts (3.7 VDC per cell).
- Output Voltage Range: 21.6 VDC (3.6 VDC per cell) to 25.2 VDC (4.2 VDC per cell).
- Capacity: 3 Ah (amp-hours).
- Nominal Energy: 66.6 Wh (watt-hours).
- Usable Wh: Approximately 60 Wh.
- Dimensions: 5.03” L x 2.86” W x 0.96” H (127.68 mm L x 72.67 mm W x 24.5 mm H).
- Weight: Approximately 0.84 lbs (380 g).
- Charging Time: 10% to 80% in 35 minutes, fully charged in 65 minutes.
Teal Battery Charger:
- Power Supply: External cord-to-cord brick style switching power supply.
- Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC.
- Operation Temperature Range: 32 °F to 140 °F (0 °C to 60 °C).
- IP Rating: IP32.
- Output Power: 120 W.
- Output Voltage: 25.2 V.
- Output Current: 5.0 A (±5%).
- Dimensions: 3.65” L x 3.52” W x 1.80” H (92.7 mm L x 89.4 mm W x 45.7 mm H).
- Weight: 0.35 lbs (158 g).
Usage Features
- Flight Modes: Position Mode (safest for new pilots, GPS required), Manual Mode (most difficult, attitude and heading stabilized), Altitude Mode (safest non-GPS manual mode, altitude and heading controlled), Mission Mode (autonomous flight plans, GPS required), Follow Me Mode (AV autonomously follows GCS based on GPS position).
- GCS Controls: Left and right joysticks, 4-position switches, and push buttons. Controls can be programmed to suit user needs. Default functions include throttle, yaw, pitch, roll, gimbal control, return to land, emergency stop, and snapshot/record.
- Pre-Flight Checklist: Automated checklist in FLY TOOLS to ensure correct configuration and safe flight.
- Mission Planning: Plan autonomous missions, set takeoff and return to launch commands, waypoints, rally points, geofences, and survey patterns.
- Vehicle Setup: Customize safety parameters, calibrate AV sensors (magnetometer, gyroscope, accelerometer), and configure joystick and button settings.
- Camera Control: Toggle between live video and photo modes (EO/IR), snap photos, record video, adjust gimbal pitch and yaw, and zoom in/out.
- Stealth Mode: Disables external lighting and audible sounds from the AV, including boot-up sounds, loss of link, and disarming event sounds. Disables the downward-facing infrared laser.
- Time Sync: GCS connects to WiFi for accurate time and date, critical for AV information.
- Pairing: AVs and GCS kits are factory-paired, but additional AVs can be paired.
- Data Transfer: Download flight logs and media (photos/videos) from AV to GCS, and then transfer to USB-C drive or PC. Photos can be stored locally on the GCS or SD card. Videos can only be saved and transferred via SD card.
Maintenance Features
- Field Replaceable Parts: Rotor arms, propellers, camera, and gimbal payload are designed for easy replacement in the field using provided tools.
- Maintenance Schedule:
- As Needed: Clear and format SD card media, clean sensors and AV, fully discharge and charge batteries, verify gimbal and camera connectors, update AV and GCS software, delete and re-download offline maps, clear flight logs.
- After Specific Periods: Replace propellers every 10 hours of flight, replace arms every 10 hours of flight, retire battery pack after 150 charge/discharge cycles.
- Battery Care: Do not charge hot or cold batteries, use only Teal battery charger, ensure proper ventilation during charging, store batteries between -20 °C to 45 °C, charge at least once every three months.
- Troubleshooting Guide: Provides solutions for common issues like camera instability, battery power problems, AV not arming, unresponsive controls, and uncommanded flight.
- Incident Report Procedures: Guidelines for documenting incidents, including checking AV status, collecting loose parts, and recording flight details and environmental conditions.
- Firmware Updates: GCS and AV firmware can be updated through the Teal Settings application via WiFi.
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