Autonomous photo mission

I’m new to dronelink so I apologize if this has been asked. I’m trying to create a mapping mission for photos ( exactly like DroneDeploys “photo plan” . Now I’ve set up a waypoint mission but I only want it to take pics of the point of interest (center target) at the waypoints, not through out the whole flight like it’s showing me on mission preview. How do I have it take just the 16 waypoint photos ?
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    Barry Houldsworth Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert

    I'm trying to understand the request as it seems you are mixing two different things.

    Do you need:

    a.  A map?

    b.  A mission that takes photos from different points around a location?

     

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  • Comment author
    Kyle Phillips
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    B. Just want photos taken of a poi at each waypoint I set up . 

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    Mike (Arizona Wyldwest) Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert
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    Several ways depending if you want it to stop and take a photo or continue flying while taking the photo using a path. The mapping component will only take photos during the mission based on the intervals as there are no waypoints. More can be done using the mapping component but you will need a business for those functions.  Here are a couple articles for both.

    https://support.dronelink.com/hc/en-us/articles/6472289691155-Waypoints-Full-Stop-Camera-Actions

     

    https://support.dronelink.com/hc/en-us/articles/4435537380627-Expert-Mapping-Heading-Photo-Type-Capture-Speed-Multiple-Payloads

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  • Comment author
    Martin Reading Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert

    B. Just want photos taken of a poi at each waypoint I set up .

    I would suggest then that you use the photo component as described here

    https://support.dronelink.com/hc/en-us/articles/6380731921043

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    Mike (Arizona Wyldwest) Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert
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    As always many way to set up a plan. It’s the same photo component used in the full stop at waypoint or path action. I think it’s easier since it will place the photo component right on top of each waypoint location. This way you don’t need to adjust or move each one and it eliminates the approach which saves time. Pilots choice. 👍🏼

    Only issue it getting the gimbal pitch and drones heading set to focus on each POI. You may try adding a POI on each one and see if the photo component will work in conjunction with it. I think it will work but I haven’t tried it that way. It but it may be easier than adding the heading and pitch at each one. . Enjoy…..

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  • Comment author
    Kyle Phillips

    I erased the waypoints mission because it was getting complicated. so i started a blank mission, and did photo components for 16 individual shots each facing in at a POI in the center of the project (all POI's in the same spot ). so ran the mission preview, looks great but i cant set the gimbal position because i picked POI. is there a way to adjust gimbal in doing the mission this way?

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    Martin Reading Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert

    why do you need to change the gimbal position, if you want to focus on the POI, and have the photo component set on the POI the gimbal angle will be correct, and wont require adjustment

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  • Comment author
    Kyle Phillips

    I assumed the POI was the direction the drone points towards, I need it to point towards the POI (center of project) and I need the gimbal be at between 15-45 degrees as requested by my client.

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    Martin Reading Dronelink Expert Dronelink Expert

    I assumed the POI was the direction the drone points towards

    Yes that''s correct, but it also effects the gimbal angle as the camera will point at the POI, with your customer requesting the gimbal to be at between -15 and -45 here's what I'd suggest:

    1. go into the mission preview, go to each photo component, and make a note of the gimbal angle displayed in the bottom of the preview screen
    2. any that are within the customer spec leave as are
    3. any that are outside spec, go to the photo component concerned, select its POI and alter its altitude offset, so to bring the gimbal closer to horizontal increase the offset( the other way you could change the angle is by changing the drones height

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  • Comment author
    Kyle Phillips

    Ok Ty, but what if the client wants the altitude specifically 250’ and the gimbal specifically in that 15-45 range?

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  • Comment author
    Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff

    The altitude offset is the implied altitude of the POI, not the drone. If you need a specific gimbal angle, just run the preview after applying and offset and adjust it until you get the range you want (as displayed at the bottom of the 3d view).

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