What is Measure Ground Control? Measure Ground Control is an immensely powerful SSoT (Single Source of Truth) application that allows the user to have an all-encompassed platform for UAS operations. The application has everything a flight crew would need to plan, execute, and analyze various missions. It includes a map, allowing the user to view locations and understand airspace restrictions. It also includes a settings menu that allows the pilot to adjust any settings without having to switch between applications (In our case we were flying a DJI Mavic 2 Pro which normally uses the DJI GO 4 app). Lastly, it features an extensive flight planning function that gives users full control over creating flight plans that can be fully automated. For this lab, we did a deep dive into the software to get a better understanding of all of its functions which will be explained in detail below. T he Airspace Map Flight planning is one of the most important aspects of UAS operations and should be do...
Operations The field outings done in this class were meant to teach us the basic fundamentals of setting up an operation and using a Mavic 2 Pro to complete them. These missions were a good foundation for wrapping up and applying all of the things that we have been taught over the course of the semester. We went over every aspect of UAS operations: mission planning, pre-flight checklists, flying, and data processing. This post will go into detail about every aspect of each mission but first, some important mission planning steps were taken and need to be explained. Checklists One of the most important things to do before every flying an aircraft is to ensure that the proper pre-flight checklists have been followed. This helps to ensure that every aspect of the aircraft, the equipment, and the flight area are all checked and deemed okay. For the Mavic 2 Pro, we were tasked with practicing going through the checklist with our flight crew before even stepping foot outside of...