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= Area =
Into the '''!MikroKopter-OSD''' you will come with a "Click" on the tab '''"!WayPoints"''' and on '''"Generator..."''' into the !WayPoint-Generator.<<BR>><<BR>>

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Here now you can choose the tab '''"Area"'''.<<BR>><<BR>>

With this function you can automatically generate any rectangular grid. Also, you can set any numbers of !WayPoints (max. 200). <<BR>>
In example you could fly over an area systematically where you "lost" your Kopter before. <<BR>>
Or an excavation is getting mapped from the air. Also here you could fly over the area systematically and take photos. <<BR>><<BR>>


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||<-2(height= 30px #FAD165>'''Area'''||
||<(width= 200px #FFFFAA>'''Distance X[m]:'''||<(height= 30px>This is the distance in meter between each Waypoints in X-Direction||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''#WPs in X:'''                ||<(height= 30px>Number of Waypoints in X-Direction||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Distance Y[m]:'''             ||<(height= 30px>This is the distance in meter between each Waypoints in Y-Direction||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''#WPs in Y:'''                ||<(height= 30px>Number of Waypoints in Y-Direction||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Grid Rotation [°]'''              ||<(height= 30px>Orientation of the grid||
||<-2(height= 20px #FAD165>'''Waypoint'''   ||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Radius [m]'''                ||<(height= 30px>Radius around each Waypoint||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Altitude [m]'''                  ||<(height= 30px>Height of the Waypoint||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Heading [°]'''              ||<(height= 30px>Direction in which the Kopter points after reaching the Waypoint||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Cam-Nick [°]'''              ||<(height= 30px>Tilt of the camera while reaching the Waypoint||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Speed [0.1m/s]'''            ||<(height= 30px>Speed in which the Waypoints are flown||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Climb rate [0.1m/s]'''        ||<(height= 30px>Speed in which the Kopter climbs/falls between the Waypoints||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Delay Time [s]'''             ||<(height= 30px>Waiting period per Waypoint. If you enter a "0" here the Kopter will not stop at that Waypoint instead the Kopter flies to the next one.||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''WP event'''                  ||<(height= 30px>Here you can enter the trigger time for example a camera trigger (see also [[fr/WaypointEvent|WP-Event]])||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Delete existing WPs'''       ||<(height= 30px>When creating new Waypoints the previous ones will be deleted||
||<(#FFFFAA>'''Generate'''                  ||<(height= 30px>Create Waypoints with the set values||


= Example 1 - Generate Waypoints + trigger camera at each Waypoint =
In this example: <<BR>>
 * An area of approx. 120mtr x 144mtr should be overflown. 
 * To fly over should be in a height of 30mtr. and with a speed of 1mtr/sec. .
 * The rows of the Waypoints flown by the Kopter should have a distance of 12mtr to each other.
 * The Kopter should stop in the rows each 10mtr. to take several pictures (for that reason that a few pictures are unclear).
 * The camera should look down.
 * The Kopter should point with the front (red outrigger) to the south.
<<BR>>

'''Step 1''' <<BR>>
First at all you mark on the map the starting point. You can do that with a "left-click" on the chosen spot. <<BR>>
At this spot appears a marking point {{http://gallery.mikrokopter.de/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=100161&g2_serialNumber=1}}.<<BR>><<BR>>

'''Step 2''' <<BR>>
For that reason that the Kopter should take each 10mtr a photo and the rows should have a distance of 12mtr to each other you need to set the appropriate Waypoints.<<BR>>
That are for the 120mtr 13 Waypoints (0mtr - 10mtr - 20mtr ... 120mtr) and for the 145mtr 13 Waypoints (0mtr - 12mtr - 24mtr ... 144mtr).<<BR>>
All together '''169 Waypoints''' (of possible 200).<<BR>>

The settings are as follows: <<BR>>
 * '''DistanceX[m]''' = 10
 * '''#WPs in X''' = 13
 * '''DistanceY[m]''' = 12
 * '''#WPs in Y''' = 13

'''Step 3''' <<BR>>
The generated grid can be placed on the map in any orientation you like. Here you can, for example, align the orientation of the grid to a road or on the course of a field.<<BR>>
In this example we leave the "Grid Rotation" on 0°.<<BR>>
 * '''"Grid Rotation [°]"''' = 0°.

(!) '''__Tipp__'''<<BR>>
If you want to align the flight directions of the grid in different directions or set along a field you can change the value for the '''Grid Rotation [°]''' as you want.<<BR>>
Here now some examples: <<BR>><<BR>>

||<class="MK_THeader">Example: 58°||<class="MK_THeader">Example: 90°||
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||||To enlarge click on the pictures||
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||<class="MK_THeader">Example: 180°||<class="MK_THeader">Example: 270°||
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||||To enlarge click on the pictures||


'''Step 4''' <<BR>>
Now you can set the altitude (30mtr) and the camrea tilt (downwards = 90°). For that reason that the Kopter need to point southwards you have to set a value of 180°.<<BR>>
You need to enter the values in that way: <<BR>>
 * '''Altitude[m]''' = 30
 * '''Cam-Nick[°]''' = 90
 * '''Heading[°]''' = 180

So that the Kopter can take some photos it should remain/wait 10sec. at each Waypoint:
 * '''Delay Time:[s]''' = 10

To trigger the camera i.e. over a connected [[fr/ShutterCable|ShutterCable]] you need to set also a "WP event". <<BR>>
If the trigger should be triggered around each second you need to set here a value of 100: <<BR>>
(see also [[fr/WaypointEvent|WP-Event]])
 * '''WP event''' = 100


The remaining values are indicating: <<BR>>
 * '''Radius[m'''] = 10  => 
  * So that the Kopter can reach, even in windy weather, the !WayPoint you shouldn't set a too small radius. 
  * Once the Kopter reaches the radius of the !WayPoint it also begins the "Delay Time" for the !WayPoint to expire. 
 * '''Speed[0.1m/s]''' = 10
  * That is the speed the Kopter flies to the waypoints. 
 * '''Climb rate[0.1m/s]''' = 30
  * Has got no influence right now.

'''Step 5''' <<BR>>
Those set up !WayPoints need to be generated now. It all takes is a "click" on '''"Create"'''.

(!) '''__Tipp__'''<<BR>>
 Is '''"Delete existing WPs"''' marked, with each "click" on "Create" the already existing !WayPoints will be deleted on the map.<<BR>>
 If you take the mark out of the check-box you can place i.e. several grids one above the other or at different places on the map. <<BR>><<BR>><<BR>>


'''Example View:''' <<BR>>
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<<BR>><<BR>>

After a "click" on the button '''"Create"''' those !WayPoints will be entered automatically into the '''WayPoint-Editor''': <<BR>><<BR>>

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<<BR>><<BR>>

After that into the map: <<BR>>
(On the right you can see the directions in which the Kopter flies along the !WayPoints.)<<BR>><<BR>>

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<<BR>><<BR>>

Now we can send the !WayPoints to the Kopter. How this works you can read here: [[#Wegpunkteflug|The Waypoint Flight]] 
<<BR>><<BR>>


== Flight time ==
 /!\ '''ATTENTION:''' <<BR>>
With so many !WayPoints and a dwell time at each !WayPoint the Kopter needs a long time until all !WayPoints been flown.<<BR>>
For this example it takes whole '''57 Minutes'''! (Exactly it's 56 Min/34 Sec.)<<BR>><<BR>>

For that reason that the Kopter flies round about 8-20 minutes depending on the total weight with camera you should fly a !WayPoint-Flight like this in more laps. <<BR>>
If we assume an average flight time of 12 minutes under load that would be all together a total of 5 laps.<<BR>>
The order would be in that way: <<BR>>
 * Waypoints P1 - P34 Transfered to Kopter. Lift off, after that land Kopter, change battery.
 * Waypoints P34 - P68 Transfered to Kopter. Lift off, after that land Kopter, change battery.
 * Waypoints P68 - P102 Transfered to Kopter. Lift off, after that land Kopter, change battery.
 * Waypoints P102 - P136 Transfered to Kopter. Lift off, after that land Kopter, change battery.
 * Waypoints P136 - P169 Transfered to Kopter. Lift off, after that land Kopter. DONE!

Why is the last !WayPoint approached again when you restart the Kopter? <<BR>>
This is purely a safety rule to ensure an overlap of the images.<<BR>>
But it shouldn't be done in this way. It can also be flown, beginning from the following !WayPoint.<<BR>><<BR>>


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'''__TIPP__'''

Who don't wants to calculate how long a flyover takes with those settings can use this Excel spreadsheet.<<BR>>
The flight time will be calculated automatically.
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= Example 2 - Generate Waypoints + Trigger camera permanently =

In this example: <<BR>>
 * An area of approx. 120mtr x 144mtr should be overflown. 
 * To fly over should be in a height of 30mtr. and with a speed of 0,5mtr/sec. .
 * The rows of the !Waypoints flown by the Kopter should have a distance of 12mtr to each other.
 * The Kopter should fly without a stop from WP to WP and shout nonstop pictures.
 * The camera should look down.
 * The Kopter should point with the front (red outrigger) to the south.
<<BR>>

The settings are almost the same as in example 1. <<BR>>
But you need definetely less !WayPoints. You just need only 2 !WayPoints for each row. <<BR>>
That means you need 26 !WayPoints for 13 rows (compared to 169 from the previous example).<<BR>><<BR>>

Since the camera is triggered during the flight we need to choose a slower airspeed ('''Speed[0.1m/s]''') so that the images are not getting fuzzy.<<BR>>
In this example we take a speed of 0.5mtr/s (~1.8km/h). <<BR>><<BR>>

(!) '''__Tipp__:''' <<BR>>
 For that reason that not every camera is the same the appropriate speed for clear photos should be individually identified with some test flights and with different speeds. <<BR>><<BR>>

In addition you need to set the '''Delay Time:[s]''' to '''"0"'''. The Kopter will not stop at the !WayPoint but it's flying directly to the next one instead.<<BR>><<BR>>
Since the camera is triggered during the entire flight the '''WP event''' is here not needed and you can set it to "0". <<BR>><<BR>>
{i} (Explainations about the settings further down.) <<BR>><<BR>>

The settings are as follows: <<BR>>
 * '''DistanceX[m]''' = 120
 * '''#WPs in X''' = 2
 * '''DistanceY[m]''' = 12
 * '''#WPs in Y''' = 13

 * '''Altitude[m]''' = 30
 * '''Heading[°]''' = 180
 * '''Cam-Nick[°]''' = 90

 * '''Speed[0.1m/s]''' = 5

 * '''Delay Time:[s]''' = 0 
 * '''WP event''' = 0 


First at all you need to enter those !WayPoint settings into the !Waypoint-Editor: <<BR>><<BR>>

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After a "Click" on the button '''"Create"''' you need to enter those !WayPoints settings into the '''Waypoint-Editor''': <<BR>><<BR>>

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After that into the map: <<BR>>
(On the right you can see the directions in which the Kopter flies along the !WayPoints.)<<BR>><<BR>>

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<<BR>><<BR>>

Now we can send the !WayPoints to the Kopter. How this works you can read here: [[#Wegpunkteflug|The Waypoint Flight]] 
<<BR>><<BR>>


== Flight Time ==
With so many !WayPoints the Kopter needs a long time until all !WayPoints are flown by. <<BR>>
For this example it takes only '''57 Minutes'''! (Exactly 56 Min/48 Sec.) <<BR>><<BR>>

Also here you should fly a !WayPoint flight in several laps. <<BR>>


= Settings Camera triggering =
In '''Example 1''' the camera was triggered at each !Waypoint. Here the time was given to the '''WP event'''.<<BR>><<BR>>


Those settings are described here: [[fr/WaypointEvent|WP-Event camera triggering]]<<BR>><<BR>>

So that the camera in '''Example 2''' is triggering during the entire flight we need to make two settings in the '''!KopterTool''' and under the tab '''Outputs'''.<<BR>><<BR>>


Those settings are described here: [[fr/CameraConnect#Kamera|Permanently camera triggering]]


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= The Waypoint Flight =
The settings are made and the !WayPoints generated.<<BR>><<BR>>

In the next step you can transfer the !Waypoints to the Kopter. (Link: See !Waypoint transfer) <<BR>>
At next you have to set the camera mount so that the camera is looking straight ahead (horizontal). <<BR>><<BR>>

Now you can start the Kopter and you can "park" it in the air. Here you need to activate the function '''"Hold Height"''' and '''"!PositionHold"'''. <<BR>><<BR>>

So that the Kopter can align itself (In this example the Kopter should point to the south) you need to activate the function '''"!CareFree"'''.<<BR>><<BR>>

So that the !WayPoint-Flight can start up you need to set the GPS-Switch on '''"!ComingHome"'''.
<<BR>>
Directly after you have switched the Kopter starts with the !WayPoint-Flight. <<BR>><<BR>>

Is the !WayPoint-Flight done the Kopter parks at the last !WayPoint. After that you can fly back and land the Kopter manually.<<BR>>
You also can switch the GPS to "OFF" and after that you switch back to "!ComingHome". The Kopter will fly automatically back to the start point. <<BR>>





= Save waypoints - Auto Trigger every X meter =

If you want to fly over a larger area and take all X/Y meters a photo, you can do this in two different ways. <<BR>><<BR>>

'''Example:''' <<BR>>
- It should be flown a field with a size of approximately 420x280 meters. <<BR>>
- The camera you use takes in 30 meters altitude an image area of ~60x40 meters.<<BR>>
- The image overlap should be around 40%.<<BR>><<BR>>

So the copter should fly in 30m altitude and trigger the camera all 23m (X direction) and all 35m (Y direction).<<BR>><<BR>><<BR>><<BR>>

'''Testflight 1''' <<BR>><<BR>>

With the Waypoint Generator you put a waypoints grid with these data on the field.<<BR>>
As you can see, we need '''182 waypoints'''. Each waypoint will trigger the camera <<BR>><<BR>>

[[  http://gallery3.mikrokopter.de/var/albums/intern/KopterTool_ab_V2_0/KopterTool-OSD_ab_V2_0/WP1-Area-Trigger-01.jpg?m=1416471973 | {{ http://gallery3.mikrokopter.de/var/resizes/intern/KopterTool_ab_V2_0/KopterTool-OSD_ab_V2_0/WP1-Area-Trigger-01.jpg?m=1416471973 }} ]]

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'''Testflight 2''' <<BR>><<BR>>

In the second test, we do not use a waypoint for each location at which a photo should be triggered. <<BR>>
Here we use now the function '''Auto Trigger every X meter''' and set here 23m. <<BR>>
So we only have to set a waypoint on the start and the end of each line we will fly. <<BR>>
Instead of the 182 waypoints we need only '''26 waypoints'''. <<BR>>
The camera will trigger all 23m and also on each set waypoint. <<BR>><<BR>>

[[  http://gallery3.mikrokopter.de/var/albums/intern/KopterTool_ab_V2_0/KopterTool-OSD_ab_V2_0/WP2-Area-Trigger2.jpg?m=1416580919 | {{ http://gallery3.mikrokopter.de/var/resizes/intern/KopterTool_ab_V2_0/KopterTool-OSD_ab_V2_0/WP2-Area-Trigger2.jpg?m=1416580919 }} ]]