The next generation of quadcopters with ground stations and
telemetry
Synopsis: Following the success of the H500, the X4 was released
to meet the next generation of UAV multirotors. This is the improved all-in-one FPV
ready quadcopter with retractable landing gears. With a 6S 5400 mAh LiPo battery and designed with strong light weight materials,
this quad promised a 20 minutes flight time with gimbal, osd and camera loaded.
Known to a few people, one of the underlying strength of the Scout X4
is it uses a variation of the
Linux's Dronecode Arducopter. Walkera iUAS is among the elite group
of founding members that leverages the open source software and collaborative
development effort to advance Intelligent Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(IUAS), as announced in
Germany Oct, 12, 2014.
There are two versions of the Scout X4 ground station released, the Android and IOS version, but many users were not aware that they have to choose between the
two BT versions, which allows you to use the tablet in the selected platform.
The boxes will be marked with IOS if iPad compatible.
Features:
• Waypoint Mission Planning
• 2 Pilots at the same time: one flying and one camera man
• Follow Me Mode / Record Track Back To Home
• Real time Telemetry
• iPad holder with backup power
• Transformation: Changeable 4 motors or 8 motors.
• Flight Time up to 20 minutes. 6S - 5400 mAh
• Quick and easy assembly for the nobs
• 3-Axis roll & pitch with yaw stabilizer
Please see for some highlights, along with some of the tuning you may
consider below.
coPilots:
One of the key features of a Devo F12E transmitter, the CoPilot Mode, 2 pilots
on a Tali H500 hexacopter. Very often you may find it difficult to fly and film
at the same time, the Devo F12E allows you to turn any programmable Devo or
compatible transmitter into a second transmitter for a CoPilot to share
responsibilities. In other words, one person can be flying and the other person
can be the camera man. Typically on a Search and Rescue mission, a SAR team will
also consist of the pilot, sensor operator and the spotter.
Props
synchronization: Even though it is not a issue,
you may find the props not starting up at the same time when the throttle is
below 10% You can make this minor change if you prefer to have them
trim and proper!. We will put up a video up shortly, but here is a intro
on getting connected to
Mission
Planner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyvcHKNHys
Connect to Mission Planner
choose Full Parameter List
Set THR_MIN as 130
Set MOT_SPIN_ARMED as 0
[Write] Parameters to save
THR_MIN will make the motors spin when the throttle stick is just above
zero (i.e. just above the deadzone at the bottom of the throttle stick).
MOT_SPIN_ARMED was designed to spin the props slowly when armed. It is a
visual design, to signal to the pilot the aircraft is armed, be alert, don't
forget. If you don't have an On Screen Display (OSD) installed, this can also be
useful when you are flying a large model or may be standing at a distance to not
be able to look at the LED lights. You can choose to turn it down or turn it
off. So the original Scout was set to spin
How to stop stop your G3D rattling:
Depending on your setting, instead of Aux 5, you may need to adjust Aux 6, following the same principles.
Scout x4 was named after our front scout aircrafts that recce the unknown
grounds, before a ground search and rescue crew is initiated. We survey
the grounds for potential areas of interest and potential dangers to be noted.
DIYdrone
Hangar 1 ... behind the scenes
Thursday November 10, 2016