UP-PF Autopilot
UP-PF is a member of UP fixed-wing UAV autopilot family developed for model plane fans. When installed on fixed-wing UAV, users can use Android smart phone, game controller or RC (radio controller) to control UAV in semi-autonomous mode. It is a safe control mode even when your plane flies out of your eye sight. With UP-PF, UAV can make one-key automatic roll, somersault flight, inverted flight, FPV flight. UAV can also automatically switch to full autonomous flight mode in case it loses communication with its controller. UP-PF System contains: UP-PF autopilot, ground station software for windows , APP for Android, blue-tooth connected transceiver．UP-PF can control fixed-wing model plane at all kinds of layouts.By one switch
on your RC transmitter, your UAV can be switched to semi-autonomous mode from manual mode,
which enables UAV switches to level flight at predefined attitude from any dangerous situation. This feature is especially useful for beginners. In automatic navigation mode, user can set flight routes or waypoints freely on the map of GCS or APP for Android. Waypoints can also be modified in flight. UP-PF also has one-key automatic take-off and one-key parachute landing function. UP-PF can also fly
immediately to any position pointed at the flight map.
RC Transmitter
１Futaba SBUS receiver is used, simultaneously capture 16 portion channels and 2 switch channels. Only 3 wires are needed to connect to autopilot. With provided module for converting PWM to SBUS, all types of RC receivers are suitable for UP-PF
Servo Control
· 6 servos channels
· Can be expand to 18 SUBS servos
· Mixed control function
· Flaperon mode
· Cross link elevator and rudder for V-tail mode control
· Cross link aileron and elevator for flying wing or tailless aircraft control
Way-points
· Support 20 3D waypoints
· Set surround radius and you can fly surround one waypoint clockwise or counterclockwise
· Home point (first GPS fixed position), surround altitude and radius can be set.
· Can be set for cycle mode or single mode(by setting the first waypoint for surround flight or not)
· Pointing flight mode Can fly to any position pointed at the map and fly surround this temporary
waypoint in UAV mode.
Semi-autonomous Flight Mode
( with Android app or joystick)
· Elevator stick controls target altitude during flight(±60m of current altitude)
· Elevator stick controls pitch angle when landing(±15°)
· Aileron stick controls roll angle ( maximum ±60°)
· One key home
· One key stop engine
· One key parachute
· One key somersault
· One key roll
· One key upside/down switch
RC Transmitter Control Mode
· Switch among RC mode(manual control mode), RPV mode(semi-autonomous control mode) and UAV mode(automatic flight mode)
· Semi-autonomous mode
· Elevator stick controls pitch angle or target altitude
· Aileron stick controls roll angle
· Throttle stick controls throttle or airspeed.
Task Ability
·Automatic camera control
·Camera can be controlled to take pictures at time interval or distance interval. Manual photo is also available.
Physical parameters
· Autopilot: 18 g
· Autopilot with case: 30 g
· Case size:67×40×22 mm
· Main power: 100mA@7.2V, input range: 6V~32V
· Main power voltage monitoring
· Servo power voltage monitoring
Communication equipment
·Digital communications equipment:433Mhz,9600bps, 500mw
·Communication distance: ≥2.5km,Automatic flight distance limit: 5km
Ground Station and Android App Function
· Setting flight parameters
· Real-time flight data monitoring and display of flight telemetry(5Hz)
· Graphic waypoint edit mode
User can add or delete waypoints on the map, and drag selected waypoints directly, modify waypoint data manually. And it also supports single
waypoint or all waypoints upload and download.
· Alarm function
· Alarm when voltage, GPS status, engine speed, altitude, rate of climb falls in dangerous state.
· User can download and save aircraft configuration, and can upload downloaded configuration data when install the same autopilot to a different aircraft.