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Published inApr 2024
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Sumit Sharma
Sumit Sharma
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Sumit Sharma

Sumit Sharma has rich experience in Unmanned systems with specialization in Drones architecture development and testing for different applications. He is experienced in Drone Mechanics, Avionics, Design and manufacturing. In his early career, he was involved in the development and testing of the first approved agriculture drone and later getting it approved by the DGCA. Along with this, he has contributed to the development of a Survey drone for Aerial Surveys. He was also involved in the development of high speed and long range surveillance drones for defence tenders. Sumit has been involved in early agriculture spraying pilot projects and was a part of Aerial Spraying on the Locust which hit Rajasthan in 2020.
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Planning and executing an autonomous waypoint mission

Previously, we looked at different kinds of flight modes, one of the most important of which was autonomous mode. Flying in autonomous mode requires creating a mission plan, something that’s done in the GCS software and then uploaded to the flight controller through a data link. Let’s see how can we plan a mission, upload it to the drone, and execute it.

  1. Logging in to your profile : Use your email and password to log in to your AeroGCS account. Note that not every GCS requires this step; some will take you to the dashboard. However, in this case, the GCS has been customized so that each user can handle their own projects:
Figure 8.8 –  Login window of AeroGCS

Figure 8.8 – Login window of AeroGCS

  1. Connecting the GCS to the drone: Before we do anything else, we must connect the device. Click on Yes and connect the device using the option given in the second window:
Figure 8.9 – Connection protocol

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Published in: Apr 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781837633005

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Sumit Sharma

Sumit Sharma has rich experience in Unmanned systems with specialization in Drones architecture development and testing for different applications. He is experienced in Drone Mechanics, Avionics, Design and manufacturing. In his early career, he was involved in the development and testing of the first approved agriculture drone and later getting it approved by the DGCA. Along with this, he has contributed to the development of a Survey drone for Aerial Surveys. He was also involved in the development of high speed and long range surveillance drones for defence tenders. Sumit has been involved in early agriculture spraying pilot projects and was a part of Aerial Spraying on the Locust which hit Rajasthan in 2020.
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