Sirius Pro: Getting Acquainted

This section provides an overview of the primary SIRIUS UAS components, system communication summary, and landing modes available to the SIRIUS.

Sirius Pro: Getting Acquainted

Getting Acquainted: Key Acronyms

UAS – Unmanned Aircraft System
UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
AGL – Above Ground Level
LiPo – Lithium Polymer
VLOS – Visual Line of Sight
RC – Remote Control
AOI – Area of Interest
GSD – Ground Sample Distance
GPS – Global Positioning System
GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System
RTK – Real Time Kinematic
GCP – Ground Control Point
PIC – Pilot in Command
VO – Visual Observer
FA – Flight Assistant
ATC – Air Traffic Control
VFR – Visual Flight Rules
AP – Autopilot
LZ – Landing Zone
ARP – Antenna Reference Point
IMU – Inertial Measurement Unit
WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network

Sirius PRO UAS Components

UAV Fuselage – contains the following items:
UAV camera
UAV Engine/Engine Speed Controller/Propellers
GNSS Receiver/Antenna
IMU and Barometer
RC Receiver
SIRIUS Autopilot

Vertical Stabilizer – controls aircraft heading.

Horizontal Stabilizer – controls aircraft altitude.

Left/Right Wings – allows the aircraft to turn.

SIRIUS PRO UAS Components

WLAN MAVinci Connector
Communicates with the UAV via a 2.4 GHz link.
Streams GNSS RTK Corrections to the UAV.
Connects to the user’s PC via Wi-Fi to provide real-time UAV status information during flight to the user, including:
- UAV and WLAN Connector battery percentage
- Current Altitude and ground speed
- GNSS Status
- Percentage of Mission Completion
- RC connection status

Sirius PRO UAS Components

RC Transmitter
- Allows the user to place the UAV into any of the 3 flight modes available to the SIRIUS:
  - Automatic - UAV does not react to the RC and flies according to the transmitted flight plan.
  - Autopilot Assisted – Throttle is locked, user controls up/down/left/right. UAV does not react to the RC as sensitively as in full manual mode.
  - Full Manual – All RC functions are available.
- Allows the user to turn off the UAV engine (when under 20m AGL) using the Landing Switch.

SIRIUS PRO UAS Components

RC Transmitter
- Automatic Flight Mode

SIRIUS PRO UAS Components

RC Transmitter
- Full Manual Mode

SIRIUS PRO UAS Components

Camera Payload Options
- Standard RGB Payload
  - The default camera payload for the SIRIUS UAS incorporates a Fujifilm X-M1 16.0 MP camera.
  - The lensing used for the Fujifilm X-M1 is an XF-18mm f/2.0 R lens with a fixed focal length.
  - The minimum GSD (pixel size) for the SIRIUS PRO that can be achieved with this payload is 1.6 cm.

SIRIUS PRO Communication Summary

SIRIUS PRO Internal Base RTK
- The user’s PC communicates over WLAN to the MAVinci connector in the MAVinci Desktop software.
- The MAVinci connector communicates both to the user’s PC over WLAN and to the UAV via a 2.4 GHz Link.
- The GNSS Antenna is connected to the MAVinci Connector to provide the RTK Base position. The MAVinci connector streams RTK corrections to the UAV via the 2.4 GHz Link.
- The RC controller communicates to the UAV via a 2.4 GHz link independent of the MAVinci connector.

Landing Modes

There are 3x different landing methods available to the SIRIUS PRO UAS:
- Assisted glide landing
  - Default landing method for the SIRIUS UAS.
  - During flight operations, the PIC uses the RC controller to land the UAV after it completes its mission.
  - In assisted glide landing, the aircraft descends gradually but at a higher velocity.
  - Requires a longer gliding path once the aircraft engine is switched off during landing.
There are 3x different landing methods available to the SIRIUS PRO UAS:
- Spoileron Landing
  - During flight operations, the PIC uses the RC controller to land the UAV after it completes its mission.
  - Once the aircraft is below 20m AGL, the spoilerons are enabled, slowing the aircraft.
  - During spoileron landing, the aircraft descends steeply but at a slower velocity.
  - Requires a shorter gliding path once the aircraft engine is switched off during landing.
There are 3x different landing methods available to the SIRIUS PRO UAS:
- Spot Landing
  - Automatic Landing method to a specified landing spot.
  - The approach to the landing spot is determined automatically by MAVinci Desktop software.
  - During spot landing, the aircraft descends steeply but at a slower velocity.
  - Requires RTK GNSS functionality to operate.

Sirius Pro: Before You Begin (Part 1 of 3)

This section discusses general safety guidelines of the Sirius UAS as well as UAS battery management considerations.

Sirius Pro: Before You Begin (Part 2 of 3)

This section discusses the procedure for initial installation of MAVinci Desktop, checking for MAVinci Desktop software/license updates, as well as checking general application and camera payload settings.

Sirius Pro: Before You Begin (Part 3 of 3)

This section discusses performing a UAS component inspection to look for any issues which may effect operation of the SIRIUS UAS in the field.

MAVinci Desktop Software: Flight Planning

This section discusses how to create a new session within MAVinci Desktop as well as how to create a basic polygon and terrain flight plan, and adjusting various flight plan settings.

MAVinci Desktop: Advanced Flight Planning

This section will discuss how to create specialized flight plans for large areas or specific purposes as well as how to simulate a flight plan and replay flight logs from a given flight mission.

Sirius Pro: UAS Preparation - Internal Base (Part 1 of 2)

This section covers how to prepare the UAS prior to going to the field by connecting to the WLAN Connector and UAV, checking for firmware updates, setting up the Internal Base RTK connection, establishing an RTK Fixed solution on the UAV, as well as transmitting a flight plan to the UAV.

Sirius Pro: UAS Preparation - Internal Base (Part 2 of 2)

This section covers how to prepare the UAS prior to going to the field by performing a camera triggering and timing check as well as a control surface check using the RC controller.

Sirius Pro: UAS Preparation - External Base RTK Setup

How to configure external RTK base for use with Sirius Pro UAS/UAV

Sirius Pro: UAS Preparation - External Base NTRIP Setup

How to configure external NTRIP base for use with Sirius Pro UAS/UAV

Sirius Pro: Setup - Internal Base

This section covers the procedure for UAV assembly as well as UAS pre-flight checks using Internal Base RTK.

Sirius Pro: Setup - External Base

This section covers the procedure for UAV assembly as well as UAS pre-flight checks using External Base RTK.

Sirius Pro: Setup - External Base NTRIP

This section covers the procedure for UAV assembly as well as UAS pre-flight checks using External Base NTRIP RTK.

Sirius Pro: Data Collection

This section discusses how to perform launch/mission UAS checks, monitoring the status of the UAV during the mission, general guidelines for landing the UAV, and also peforming post flight checks and generating matchings in MAVinci Desktop after the mission.

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