WKM WayPoint & GCS Test
We thought it was about time too take a look at the GCS & Way Point features of the DJI Wookong WKM, the videos posted before have shown just how well the WKM works when used on custom built frames, DJI's own Flame Wheel Frames and now in this video we have stepped it up a little, the WKM has been added to a Droidworx HexaCopter fitted with the AV200 camera mount. This HexaCopter was built for a customer to carry out aerial survey work, it has been fitted with Axi motors with Hercules Power Boards and the full waypoint option on the DJI WKM flight controller.
As always when it comes to testing we make sure that the conditions are always a challenge, this flight was no different, as you can see from the windsock (which if you watched the last video, the windsock is not destroyed ...) there is a good "breeze" at the flight field!
The flight was only a very short test to show what the GCS & Way Points could do and what the live telemetry information looks like while the copter was going about its flight plan, once again the WKM delivered without fault and in a very positive and confidence inspiring way. When setting the way points for the flight, care was taken to make sure that the HexaCopter would have to fly across the wind in both directions to see if this caused any issues, and unsurprisingly there were no issues the HexaCopter just carried on as if there were no wind at all!
Once again another outstanding flight from the Wookong WKM and the additional confidence added with GCS & Way Point makes this system a real winner if you are looking to use the system as a serious tool, or just for fun if your budget allows.
Regards
Martin
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Comment by Crasher on June 8, 2012 at 9:44am -
@Martin
If you could demonstrate auto landing in your next video that would be great! I haven't used it yet but would appreciate some pointers for my next missions. Many thanks.
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Distributor Comment by Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk on June 8, 2012 at 10:00am -
@Crasher
I think it would be good to get another flight video made from start to finish showing the full auto take off and landing with the way point options being shown more clearly too, I have a customer in mind, he too has the WKM full way point set up on another DW frame, a CX. It might be good if I could hook up with him and video his flights from start to finish as it's another frame to watch the WKM working on, I'm sure he has done a great number of fully auto landings and way point missions as he is a bit "techie" :). I will keep you posted....
Regards
Martin
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Moderator Comment by Dean Wynton on June 9, 2012 at 2:18am -
Hi Martin, try to get a kml overlay, if that is possible? it would be interesting to compare the mission against it..
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