DJI Phantom 2 Vision Quadcopter Drone
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By: D3181
Added: 30-06-14
- I only learned of the DJI Phantom back in November, and being a filmmaker, I was interested to see how well the Phantom would carry the GoPro to film aerial video. So I contacted the guys over at DSLR Pros and they sent me the new DJI Phantom.
the ‘KWID concept’ is also Z.E ready – providing a platform to receive batteries for electric use – and comes with a charging plug behind the main renault logo in the front grille. powered by a 1.2-liter turbocharged engine, the compact off-road concept is paired to dual-clutch transmission for low fuel-consumption. other tech features include electric operated front bench seat on a center rail, electric opening doors and LED lighting. the vertically-mounted TFT touchscreen display acts as the dashboard and also provides access to connected services.
This autopilot also kicks in if the Phantom loses its connection with your remote control if it flies out of reach or your remote runs out of battery, the drone itself is very low on battery, or because you turn it off to see if the autopilot actually works. Once the failsafe mode kicks in, the drone will simply fly up to 60 feet, fly back to where it first took off and land. I actually tried this and it worked surprisingly well. The drone touched down just about 3 feet from where I launched it. When you spent $700 on the drone and another $300 or so on a GoPro 3 Silver, that’s a nice feature to have.
After meeting these criteria, subjects progressed to controlling a virtual helicopter (Royer et al 2010 ). If you are you looking for more information in regards to quadrocopters look into our own web-page. The kinetics of this virtual helicopter operated according to a linear tie of velocity to the normalized amplitude of EEG signal components. After up to three sessions (for a total average of about 1 h of flight time) of training to gain familiarity with this virtual helicopter control protocol, subjects were trained with an enhanced virtual simulation of the AR Drone quadcopter. This improved simulator included an updated virtual model of the AR Drone quadcopter, similar in appearance to the physical quadcopter subjects would eventually be flying in 3D real space.
When you fly the drone for the first time you have to calibrate the compass which is quite simple. You shouldn’t need to do it again. When you are ready to fly there are four devices you have to power up and connect. The remote controller and the WiFi Extender, the drone itself and of course your smartphone. It will take a minute or so to connect them to the same WiFi network and also for the drone to connect with satellites overhead. Don’t rush this. Take the time to make sure everything is working fine and that the camera can tilt up and down. Once you get the green lights on the drone you are good to go.
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