Foxtech Nimbus VTOL V2 User Manual

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Foxtech Nimbus VTOL V2

for Mapping and Survey(DA16S Combo)

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2019.05

V5.0

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Page 1 Foxtech Nimbus VTOL V2 for Mapping and Survey(DA16S Combo) User Manual 2019.05 V5.0...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Contents Specifications 2 Basic Theory 3 Setup and Calibration 4 Assembly 4 Check Radio Control Download Mission Planner 4 Connect Baby Shark to Computer 4 Connect the Datalink and Check Flight Controller Checklist before Every Flight 13 Test Flight Autopilot...
Page 3: Specifications
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Specifications Aircraft Structure Foxtech Nimbus VTOL V2 for Mapping and Survey Item Name Tilt VTOL PNP Combo Version Material 1150x330x450mm Shipping Dimension 30kg Shipping Weight 1800mm Wingspan 1300mm Length 3500m Max Flying Height...
Page 4: Basic Theory
15km. Nimbus VTOL V2 also has a big inner space, can put lots of batteries and other equipments. And the quick- detached design makes Nimbus VTOL V2 easy to assembly and dissembly, and transport.
Page 5: Setup And Calibration
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Setup and Calibration Assembly When you receive the Nimbus 1800 VTOL PNP combo, almost all components are installed, but there are still a few connections to be done before flight. - Connect the V tail.
Page 8: Connect The Datalink And Check Flight Controller
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 5. Connection completed. Connect the Datalink and Check Flight Controller 1.Calibrate the Accelerometer Although the accelerometer was calibrated already for the PNP version before shipping, please calibrate it again since it might be affected in the transportation.
Page 9 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 2. Calibration the Compass Nimbus VTOL uses high sensitivity compass and it has to be re-calibrated when fly in a new place. Enter the compass setting page and click”start” ,hold the plane and rotate it in order to hit all directions on a sphere to calibrate the compass, when it’s done,a new offset would be given to the flight controller, and a...
Page 12 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 5. Calibrate the Airspeed Sensor It is critical that you calibrate airspeed meter to ensure that it is working correctly, and ensure that it is correctly zeroed. After you start up APM on your aircraft you should wait at least 1 minute for your electronics to warm up, preferably longer, and then do a pre-flight calibration of your airspeed sensor.
Page 13 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 7. Check Before Flight (1) Connect the internet and load the map. (2) The plane direction should be same with its direction in mission planner, if not, please calibrate again. (3) Check plane status, altitude, voltage airspeed meter working fine.
Page 14: Checklist Before Every Flight
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Checklist before Every Flight Make sure all items are checked before every flight. 1. The aircraft connection is stable and normal. 2. All screws and nuts are not loose. 3. The propeller is in the normal direction and is fastened.
Page 15: Test Flight
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Test Flight Before the first flight, it’s suggest to check if every component is well connected, tilting servos working properly, motors spinning to the correct direction and all control surfaces are moving to the desired directions.
Page 16 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual You can fly a while and see if the plane could go straight, if you find the plane is tilting left for example, don’t try to trim the aileron with your radio, the trim to aileron(SERVO1) must be done in parameter setting. (If the elevator trim is necessary, please trim the SERVO2 and SERVO4 at the same time with the same trim amount.)
Page 17: Autopilot
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Autopilot After the first flight, you can try to do autopilot. You can choose to take off and land either by manual control or automatically. To use automatic taking off and landing, you can change the first waypoint to VTOL_TAKE OFF, and set an...
Page 18: Applications
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Applications - Survey - 3D Survey - Patrol - FPV - Air pollution detection More autopilot mode can be found in Mission planner manual, like circle survey, Grid, drop an object with hook at desired waypoint.
Page 19: Appendix
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Appendix The following calibrations are for Customers who bought Nimbus Kit. For the customers who bought Nimbus PNP combo, the following calibrations are done before shipping. Please donot change any settings. If the settings are changed by accident, please recover from the param.
Page 20 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 4. In the following demonstration, Take Left hand throttle as an example. Push throttle to Max.(Pic 4-1), connect Nimbus with power, when there is “di di ~ di” sound quickly push throttle to Min.(Pic 4-2) When there is “di di di di ~di”...
Page 21: Servo Checking And Required Mode Modification
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Servo Checking and Required Mode Modification Check the stick function of remote controller. (The follow example is demonstrated as transmitter Mode2 which means left hand is throttle.) Please take off all propellers before the following calibrations in case any danger occurs.
Page 22 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 7. Turn the direction-stick to the left,the left V-type tail will go down, and the right tail will go up. 8. Turn the direction-stick to the right,the right V-type tail will go down, and the left tail will go up.
Page 23 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 4. Pull the pitch-stick, the speed of the front motor will increase and the back motor will decrease, the two V-type tail will go up. 5. Turn the aileron-stick to the left, the left motor speed will decrease, and the right motor speed will increase left aileron goes up, and the right aileron goes down at the same time).
Page 24: Angle Deviation Compensation Checking
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Angle Deviation Compensation Checking Unlock the plane under the Q_STABLIZE mode: 1. Plane leans forward, the speed of the front motors will increase, the back motor-decrease,the two V-type tails go up. 2. Plane leans back, the speed of front motors will decrease, the back motor-increase,the two V-type tails go down.
Page 25 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 5. Plane turns left, left tilt servo will lean forward, right tilt servo will lean back. 6. Plane turns right, left tilt servo will lean back, right tilt servo will lean forward. 2019 FOXTECH All Rights Reserved...
Page 26: Default Setttings
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Default Setttings Some default setttings in Pixhawk for Nimbus Mapping VTOL PNP Combo for reference. 1. Nimbus Pixhawk Basic Settings for Reference 2. Suggested ”Q_VFWD” is: 0.025 , this setting will increase anti-wind performance in QLOITER mode and Vtol-take off and landing.
Page 27 FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual 8. Suggested “Q_WP_SPEED_DN” is: 250 Suggested “Q_WP_SPEED_UP” is: 150 9. Suggested “Q_LAND_FINAL_ALT” is: 8 Suggested “Q_LAND_SPEED” is: 50 10. Suggested “Q_TRAN_PIT_MAX” value is: 5 11. Suggested “WP_RADIUS” value is: 30 12. Since all control surfaces are pre-connected, so no need to change any setting in the radio calibration in Mission Planner.
Page 28: Firmware Update Notice
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual !Firmware Update Notice If you need to update your Pixhawk FC to the latest version, please follow the steps: 1. Install firmware. 2. Recover your Nimbus parameters to the FC (There is a param. document in the SD card).
Page 29: Pixhawk Connections
FOXTECH Nimbus VTOL V2(DA16S Combo) User Manual Pixhawk Connections This content is subject to change. Download the latest version from https://www.foxtechfpv.com/foxtech-nimbus-vtol-v2.html For everyday updates, please follow Foxtech Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/foxtechhobby YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/foxtechonline/featured?view_as=subscriber 2019 FOXTECH All Rights Reserved ©...

Foxtech Nimbus VTOL V2 User Manual

Specifications

Basic Theory

Setup And Calibration

Checklist Before Every Flight

Test Flight

Autopilot

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