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Planning Photogrammetry Missions with WISPR Ground Control

Planning LiDAR Missions using WISPRGroundControl

How Low/ High should I run my a mission?

A missions should not be run below 164 feet. This is for the safety of you, anyone else there and the drone its self. The only exception is if you are running a bathymetry payload over open water. If not, you should be flying above 164 feet in a mission.

If I need to stop a mission while a mission is running and bring the drone back to the launch, do I have to start the mission over completely on the next launch?

No, the mission does not need to be restarted. You may pause the mission and resume it by following the steps below. This allows you to stop the mission, land the drone, power it down and then repower and resume the mission where it was paused.

  1. Select the pause button on the left toolbar to pause your mission (typically try to pause it at a waypoint in your mission)

  2. Return the drone back to where you launched from and land the drone

  3. Once landed an options screen will appear on the right side of the screen. You will see several options, one being “ Would you like to start the mission from the last waypoint?” Select that option.

  4. The plan will be re-written once you select this, so do not power the drone off immediately.

  5. You may now power your drone off do what you need to i.e. swap a battery

  6. Close out of QGroundControl

  7. Power the drone back on and open QGroundControl up again. Let parameters load as you normally would.

  8. You may now resume you mission and it will start at the last waypoint you were at

Can you change mission speed while a mission is already in progress?

Yes. Mission speed can be changed but the mission should be paused using the left tool bar and pressing the pause button during the mission. Once the pause (Break) button has been selected you may go into General Settings and change the speed of the mission of m/s. If the mission is not paused, and the speed is changed, the speed of the mission will not change.

Can KML files, such as a mission you already have planned, be uploaded to WGC?

Yes! You can upload KML files a few different ways onto WISPRGroundControl.

  1. You can copy the KML file from the SD card you have inserted into the SD slot on the smart controller into the WGC/Missions folder found on the smart controller. You may do this by using the Android OS file manager on the smart controller.

  2. You man connect your smart controller to your computer and copy the KML file from your computer to the mission folder.

How do I resume a mission from the previous waypoint after an RTL during a mission and a hot swap and not start the mission over?

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