QGroundControl is an open source application that works with any Mavlink enabled drone. It allows you to have full control of your unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and planning for its flight missions. QGroundControl is compatible with Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS, and Android platforms. Its source code is available on Github. Also, it works with
Autopilot is an application that manages the flight mission of an aircraft. The aerial vehicle could be manned or unmanned. It is managed by accessing and using the vehicle’s electronic, hydraulic and mechanical systems. It is able to regulate and maintain the aerial vehicle’s speed and height and the front of the vehicle. Autopilot is
The control center is situated on the ground. It supplies the means for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during its flight. It functions as a “virtual cockpit”. It displays the same type of instruments that one might find in a manned cockpit. Learn More
This is a measurement used in photogrammetry and survey/mapping returns from drone survey missions. GSD is the distance between two adjacent pixels and is measured from the center of one pixel to the center of the adjacent pixel. It is correlated to the camera focal length, the resolution of the sensor, and the distance between
Machine learning is a discipline considered to be a part of artificial intelligence. It focuses on making improvements upon different tasks by capitalizing on data that is collected while performing such tasks; thus the learning that occurs as the data is collected and applied to new method algorithms that will increase performance. The machine learning
RGB (Red, Green, Blue) refers to the part of the electromagnetic energy spectrum that can be seen by the human eye. It is just one section of energy wavelengths that are part of a larger group that in toto make up light i.e. the light spectrum. At one end of this section where the wavelengths
The “R” in the names of Teledyne’s FLIR sensors series refers to radiometric. This Designation indicates the cameras for these sensors have the highest sensitivity for image temperatures and detail within their product line. It allows for the smallest of temperature differences to be recorded within the images. Learn More
FLIR cameras are a thermographic camera so they can detect and record images in the infrared radiation (IR) wavelength of the light spectrum. Infrared radiation wavelengths are part of the nonvisible range along the spectrum 3-12 µm. An advantage of the FLIR Thermal Camera is that it collects data that contains the heat differentiation of
Radiometry is a method used to measure electromagnetic radiation. It measures the entire spectrum of light wavelengths, visible and non-visible (visible, ultraviolet and infrared light). Photometry is the term used when considering the range of visible light wavelengths exclusively. The main difference between the two is that radiometry measures how light properties behaves, spreads, and
FLIR cameras are a thermographic camera so they can detect and record images in the infrared radiation (IR) section of the electromagnetic spectrum. Infrared radiation wavelengths are part of the nonvisible range along the light spectrum at 3-12 µm. Learn More