Mavic 3 Thermal Raptor Maps Solar Inspection Flight Planning for Standard Inspections (DJI M3T)
Summary
TLDRIn this tutorial, Cody Short from Skylink demonstrates how to plan a solar inspection flight using DJI Pilot 2 for the Mavic 3E drone. He guides viewers through setting up flight routes, selecting the inspection area, adjusting margins for comprehensive coverage, choosing the M3T sensor with RGB and IR capabilities, setting safe altitude, speed, and angle to align with solar panels. Cody also covers advanced settings like overlaps, custom camera angles, and saving the mission for execution, ensuring a thorough and efficient solar inspection process.
Takeaways
- 📱 Start by opening DJI Pilot 2 to plan a solar flight with the Mavic 3E.
- 🗺️ Use the flight route option to create a new route and select the area for inspection on the map.
- 🔍 Turn on street names for easier location identification in satellite view.
- 📍 Tap the screen to set boundaries and move pins to define the corners of the inspection site.
- 🛑 Ensure to include extra margin on the sides of the panels to avoid missing areas during inspection.
- 🔄 Square up the area and add safety margins to ensure complete coverage in the flight plan.
- 📝 Rename the flight plan with a relevant name, such as the site being inspected.
- 📷 Select the M3T sensor with both wide and IR options for capturing RGB and IR images.
- ✈️ Set a safe takeoff altitude and match it with the inspection altitude as per guidelines.
- 📐 Adjust the flight speed to 12 mph and the course angle to align with the panels for straight flight lines.
- 🔄 Set side overlaps to 25% and front overlap to 70% according to standard inspection guidelines.
- 📐 Add a custom camera angle to ensure the aircraft faces the panels while flying side to side.
- 🔍 Check the gimbal pitch to confirm it's set at 90° for optimal image capture.
- 💾 Save the mission with a unique name after reviewing all settings to ensure readiness for execution.
- 🔄 Review and execute the saved flight plan from the DJI Pilot 2 app when ready.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The main topic of the video is solar flight planning using DJI Pilot 2 for the Mavic 3E drone.
Which DJI application is used for flight planning in the video?
-The DJI application used for flight planning in the video is DJI Pilot 2.
What is the first step in creating a flight route in DJI Pilot 2?
-The first step in creating a flight route in DJI Pilot 2 is to open the flight route option and select 'create a route'.
Why is it helpful to have street names turned on during the mapping process?
-It is helpful to have street names turned on during the mapping process to make it easier to find the location in satellite view.
What is the importance of selecting the correct boundaries for the site inspection?
-Selecting the correct boundaries for the site inspection ensures that all panels are included in the flight plan, preventing the need for reinspection.
Why is it recommended to add extra margin to the sides of the panels during flight planning?
-Adding extra margin to the sides of the panels ensures that the entire area is covered during inspection, reducing the chance of missing any panels.
What sensor or camera is used as an example in the video?
-The M3T sensor with both wide and IR capabilities is used as an example in the video.
What is the recommended safe altitude for inspection in the provided example?
-The recommended safe altitude for inspection in the provided example is 136 meters.
What is the recommended flight speed for a standard inspection according to the guidelines mentioned in the video?
-The recommended flight speed for a standard inspection is 12 mph.
How can you adjust the coarse angle to match the panels during flight planning?
-You can adjust the coarse angle by using the plus and minus buttons on the screen to ensure straight flight lines going side to side.
What are the standard side and front overlaps recommended in the video for capturing images?
-The standard side overlaps are 25% and the front overlap is 70% as per the guidelines mentioned in the video.
How can you set a custom camera angle during flight planning?
-You can set a custom camera angle by turning on the custom camera angle option, selecting 'defined', and adjusting the slider from 0° to 360° to face the direction indicated by the triangle on the screen.
What is the recommended action for the completion task in the flight plan?
-The recommended action for the completion task in the flight plan is to 'exit task' rather than 'coming home', depending on personal preference.
How can you review and execute the saved flight plans in DJI Pilot 2?
-You can review and execute the saved flight plans by going back to the main screen, selecting the desired flight plan, and turning on the aircraft to execute the plan.
Outlines
🛫 Planning Solar Inspection Flight with DJI Mavic 3E
Cody Short from Skylink introduces a tutorial on solar flight planning using DJI Pilot 2 for the Mavic 3E drone. The process involves opening the flight route option in the app, selecting the area for inspection, and ensuring the inclusion of all panels with extra margins to avoid reinspection. Street names are recommended for easier location identification in satellite view. The tutorial also covers setting up safe altitude, sensor selection with both RGB and IR capabilities, and adjusting flight speed and angle to match the panel orientation for effective inspection.
🔍 Finalizing and Executing the Solar Inspection Mission
The second paragraph continues the tutorial by detailing the customization of the flight plan, including setting the side and front overlaps according to standard guidelines, and adjusting the camera angle for the direction of the aircraft during inspection. The importance of reviewing the mission settings before saving is emphasized, ensuring all parameters such as course angle, speed, altitude, and sensor selection are correct. The tutorial concludes with instructions on how to save the mission, review saved flight plans, and execute the mission with the drone.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Solar
💡Flight Planning
💡DJI Pilot 2
💡Mavic 3E
💡Mapping
💡Inspection
💡Waypoints
💡Safe Altitude
💡RGB and IR
💡Overlapping
💡Custom Camera Angle
Highlights
Introduction to solar flight planning using DJI Pilot 2 for Mavic 3E.
Opening DJI Pilot and accessing the flight route option.
Creating a new flight route and using the mapping feature.
Importance of having street names on for easier location finding.
Selecting boundaries on the map for the site inspection area.
Ensuring all panels are included in the inspection area with extra waypoints.
Adding extra margin to the north and south sides for comprehensive inspection.
Renaming the flight plan for identification purposes.
Selecting the M3T sensor with wide and IR options for both RGB and IR shots.
Setting a safe altitude for takeoff and inspection based on guidelines.
Adjusting the flight speed to 12 mph for standard inspection.
Aligning the coarse angle to match the panel orientation for straight flight lines.
Customizing the completion task to exit task instead of coming home.
Configuring advanced settings with side and front overlaps for comprehensive coverage.
Adding a custom camera angle to ensure the direction of the aircraft matches the panel orientation.
Quick settings check to confirm all parameters are set correctly.
Saving the mission with a unique name for future use.
Reviewing and executing the saved flight plan for solar inspection.
Transcripts
[Music]
hi guys Cody short with Skylink here
today we're going to go over solar
flight planning using DJI pilot 2 for
the mavic
3E so go ahead and open up your DJI
pilot too from here you're going to go
ahead and open the flight route option
and you're going to create a
route go ahead and the mapping option in
the
center and it's going to pop up with
your map where you want to go ahead and
locate the array that you're going to
inspect um for this example we'll go
ahead and uh select an area close to
us it helps to have the street names
turned on so that way it's a little
easier to find in the satellite view and
once you found your location go ahead
and tap the screen to select your
boundaries you go you're going to go
ahead
and move your pins on the map here to
get the corners of the site and make
sure you're not missing any of these
panels so here you can create some extra
way
points and get all these panels for the
example area
inside it's important here to make sure
to the sides in the north and south of
your panels that you're having some
extra margin so that way when you're
inspecting this and the flight is
executing you're not missing any of this
area or any of these panels um that can
cause a reinspection
so I'm going to go ahead and square this
up add a little margin To The Ends just
for safety here it's best to capture it
all the first time with a solid Flight
Plan um and it doesn't add much
additional time to get these these
margins on the sides and the tops and
the
bottoms all right once I've got my area
I'm going to go ahead and rename the
flight
plan in this example I'll use Skylink
solar um you can go ahead and rename it
by whatever site you're inspecting the
site
name the next section you want to select
your sensor or your camera here um we're
using the m3t as the example so go ahead
and select m3t from the list and make
sure you select wide and IR that is
important because you want to take both
RGB and IR
shots um so next you can take a look you
have your safe
altitude um this is going to go ahead
and change based on how you feel what
the the best safe takeoff altitude is
for this example we're going to go ahead
and put it at 136 which will be our
inspection
altitude you'll keep the relative to uh
takeoff point and then for the flight
route itself you can go ahead and match
that 136 per the flight
guidelines for a raptor standard
inspection okay so the next area we're
going to look at here is the speed of
the flight route um so you want to have
this as 12 mph per the guidelines for a
standard
inspection and then now we want to go
ahead and adjust that coarse angle to
match the panels so we want to be flying
side to side looking at the panels looks
here like they're not quite matching up
at 90° so we're going to make a slight
adjustment on the plus and minus buttons
there on your
screen that way we get straight flight
lines going side to
side all right those are looking pretty
straight um you might be able to make a
few adjust if it's slightly off it'll
kind of you'll notice over the long
panels there um a little bit of movement
but not quite
here so now that we got it nice and
tight let's go ahead and um select the
uh completion uh task for this we want
to exit task versus coming home um
that's just preference I like to
manually fly home um then we're going to
jump right into advanced settings um
side overlaps 25% and front overlap is
going to be 70 per standard
guidelines and now you'll
see your lines have moved there for your
overlaps and your
altitude and we just want to make sure
we're covering
everything you can add some margin here
um we built it into the flight plan
previously in the in the last steps here
um we just like to build it in the
boundaries if if you want to add some
extra you can add some there in the
margin um and then we'll go ahead and
move on to adding a custom camera angle
which is going to get you your direction
of your aircraft while flying side to
side want to turn it on and then you
want to select
defined from here you get the slide bar
from 0o to
360° and as you move it you'll see your
little triangle there on the screen
facing the direction that that indicates
so we're going to set it there at zero
to face the panel as we move side to
side and you'll see your gimbal pitch is
down at 90° which is
great everything's looking
good go ahead and quick settings check
got our course angle our speed our
altitude we have the right
sensor and it's all looking good so we
want to go ahead and save this
Mission I've already used this name so
I'm just going to add a one
here okay hit save and now we have the
mission all set up and ready to go a
quick review everything looks pretty
good um this is ready to execute you can
go back using that back button on the
top left to see all your save flight
plans um you'll now see that Flight Plan
there and all your other flight plans um
and you can go ahead and click back into
it from here you can turn your aircraft
on and be able to
[Music]
execute yeah
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