Neil, I couldn't set the speed above 6.6ft/sec, pretty sure the 2 videos above were at this speed, is there a reason for this? Can get it faster in Orbit mode but not in Rails.
Rails looks ideal. There is one issue I have with any set up like this though, and that is the difference between where the drone is and where it thinks it is. GPS seems to be out by up to 2m on any given day and that has been almost fatal on several occasions.
What I would like is to be able to draw a rail/waypoint route etc, whether it be with your app or Litchi (DJI is less of a problem with its insistence that you prefly the route) and adjust the entire route (maybe marquee select and drag) to allow for the GPS error. (Or for the app to adjust it for me)
For example, I had to fly down a tree-lined drive recently. The route was drawn as I wanted it flown but the GPS was out by about 1 metre. Not only did I shave a tree, the video looked amateurish.
I would like to draw a spot on the map and tell the drone to go there. Then once it's where it's been told to go, I could tell it where it actually is and adjustments could be made. So in my example I could tell it to go to the middle of the drive; it would actually go about 1m to one side and I could then point on the map where it really is. It would then adjust the route accordingly. That's my dream.
Or I could just fly high like everyone else, but I'd be looking for another job.
(eta did I just confuse everybody with that 'explanation'?)
Beautiful! We're now working on making the flight control more smooth and increasing the speedHad a play with Rails, not the most exciting video(s) but seemed to do a good job. 1st one set it fairly straight and just adjusted the height mid flight (to go over a tree). 2nd one set a partial orbit then turn quite sharply.
We actually kept the speed low as a safety check, since this was a first time release. Since we're not doing waypoints we have to smoothly control flight along a "spline" path. The faster the drone the harder it is to control the drone perfectly along a path - and so we're now working on better and faster controllers to make sure you can get fast, yet smooth and predictable motions.Neil, I couldn't set the speed above 6.6ft/sec, pretty sure the 2 videos above were at this speed, is there a reason for this? Can get it faster in Orbit mode but not in Rails.
Can you clarify what you mean by "it could be fatal if you pick a wrong spot"? I'm not sure I get it.That makes sense John! GPs inaccuracies do cause issues but the trouble with letting you tell the drone where it is, is that it could be fatal if you pick a wrong spot. But we can add some validation checks to make sure you're within a certain range. Another way to do it is to just be able to displace the path and shift it around the map, since you'll only need to make relative changes. Do you like the DJI "waypoint recording" system ? That could be a potentially useful concept here.
Can you clarify what you mean by "it could be fatal if you pick a wrong spot"? I'm not sure I get it.
Your other point about the DJI system of pre-flying waypoints: it has its good points but is impractical in many situations, if only because of battery restrictions.
A global offset (displacing the path) would work.
We actually kept the speed low as a safety check, since this was a first time release. Since we're not doing waypoints we have to smoothly control flight along a "spline" path. The faster the drone the harder it is to control the drone perfectly along a path - and so we're now working on better and faster controllers to make sure you can get fast, yet smooth and predictable motions.
Hi! I was wondering about what happened with the iOs Beta program. I read that previous active contributors would be invited to the new beta "in a few days" after sorting some issues with Apple, but at least I never received anything about it (i received one email for an interview on a different matter, so I guess that my data on the records is OK). Has this been postponed indefinitely? @Neil Mathew
Actually the iOS beta program is running! Sorry if I forgot to send you an update. Could you email me your email address to neil at vertical dot ai and I'll make sure you're added to the testflight login.
Actually the iOS beta program is running! Sorry if I forgot to send you an update. Could you email me your email address to neil at vertical dot ai and I'll make sure you're added to the testflight login.
Actually the iOS beta program is running! Sorry if I forgot to send you an update. Could you email me your email address to neil at vertical dot ai and I'll make sure you're added to the testflight login.