6. Settings

6.1. Overview

Clicking on the bar symbol on the top left will open the main settings.

Project: add, remove and open projects GPS: select whether the coordinates are received by an external real GPS sensor (through SensorHandler) or the simulation mode is set Back to flying: go back to the main display for navigation Reset Flight lines: color all flight lines shown in red, green or orange on the map (indicating the flight status of the lines) red (not yet flown) again. Graphics: change the colors of the user interface Stored settings: Different configurations can be defined Image colors on map: set the image center colors for images taken, not yet taken and images with warnings Tolerances: change the settings of the navigation limits to different values (e.g. width of the corridor in which the images will be taken). Units: choose the unit of values like altitude, speed, etc. Selected display windows: set the pilot display to on or off and store its position. Auto zoom settings: define when to switch from multiple line display to single line display. Standard rate turn: define the standard right turn (usually 120 seconds for 360°). Licensing: get information on the current software license.

6.2. Selecting GPS

Click the button GPS.

The option GPS through SensorHandler uses the coordinates delivered by SensorHandler from the external GPS.

The option simulation mode does not use real GPS coordinates but rather computes them from flight simulation.

Flying in simulation mode:

1. Set the switch to simulation mode.

2. Set an initial ground speed.

3. Select a line of flight.

4. The left arrow of the keyboard is used to turn the airplane to the left.

5. The right arrow of the keyboard is used to turn the airplane to the right.

6. The up arrow of the keyboard is used to fly higher.

7. The down arrow of the keyboard is used to fly lower.

   

6.3. Back to flying

Click the button Back to flying to leave the settings and go back to the flight navigation.

6.4. Graphics

6.4.1. Customizing font and colors

Font settings

Choose the optimal font size by right-clicking on the text. The dialog for the font settings appears. Press the OK button to save the new settings.

Graphic settings

Use the navigation bar to select Graphics.

A dialog box will open in which you can set the colors, symbol sizes, and fonts for various user interface elements according to your preferences.

Different options are marked with red numerical identifiers. In the illustrations below, the indicated numbers demonstrate the impact of these settings on user interface elements.

Operator’s display:	Pilot’s display:

6.4.2. Saving settings

Important

This entry is an important renewal in the NAVIGATOR manual version 15 and will have its own section in future versions.

All NAVIGATOR and SensorHandler settings (e.g. colors, tolerances, units, selection of sensors, settings of sensors) are stored in distinct ini-files in the folder C:\ProgramData\TFNavi\ini. A new installation of TOPOFLIGHT Navigator will overwrite the existing ini-files in the folder C:\ProgramData\TFNavi\ini. This means that all user definitions will be overwritten by the default values.

To prevent this issue from occurring it had been required, until now, to make a backup of the ini-file folder before a new installation. Afterwards, the ini-file folder was copied back into the corresponding folder. As of version 15, the settings are now saved separately. This means that the settings are maintained for new installations.

Hint

The possibility to save different settings has an advantage for companies operating different sensor systems. A separate set of ini-files can be saved for each configuration.

Example: If a company has a one system with a Riegl scanner and PhaseOne cameras, a second system with an UltraCam camera and a third system with an ITRES multispectral scanner, then separate settings can be saved and reloaded for each of these three systems.

Saving your configuration:

1. Define all devices in SensorHandler.

2. Define all colors, fonts etc. in NAVIGATOR.

3. Click on the button Save settings to….

   

4. Choose a path and name for these settings.

5. From the list box, select the name of the settings you have just saved.

6. Activate the option Use this folder instead of standard folder.

6.5. Image colors on map

Use the navigation bar to select Image colors on map.

Use the options in the dialog box to define the representation of the image centers on the map. It is possible to choose different color schemes. The default scheme uses the color definition shown in this manual.

6.6. Tolerances

Use the navigation bar to select Tolerances.

Horizontal distance from line

Images will be taken when the sensor is within the tolerated horizontal distance.

This value is shown here in the user interface:

line deviation indicator
single line display

Flying altitude tolerance

If the difference between the actual and the planned altitude is within the defined value, the box is colored green and the actual altitude is colored green. Otherwise, everything is colored red. Images will be taken regardless of the difference in color.

Extension of selected line

These values define the length of the extension of the selected line. In this example, the length of the line corresponds to a speed of 120kn during 90 seconds.

Extension of Airplane’s line

This feature will be available in a future release.

Visualization of mount accuracy

The levelling of the mount can be visualized in the icon located on the bar on the top of the main display.

Green, orange and red color shows how accurate the IMU is kept vertical.

6.7. Units

Use the navigation bar to select Units.

6.8. Select display windows

Use the navigation bar to select Select display windows.

A detailed explanation is available here.

6.9. Auto zoom settings

Use the navigation bar to select Auto zoom settings.

Change from north-up to head-up display when entering corridor

With the values shown above the display will change from multiline display to single line display once the following conditions are fulfilled:

• The airplane is less than 60 seconds away from the start of the line.

• The airplane reached an interception angle of less than 10 degrees between the track angle of the airplane and the selected line.

Zoom settings when aircraft is in corridor

Modify the width of the gray-colored corridor displayed in the operator or pilot display window according to your preferences.

By default, the corridor occupies 30% of the display window width.

6.10. Standard rate turn

Use the navigation bar to select Standard rate turn.

Adjust the values in the dialog box to define the display of the standard right turn. The radius of the arc is calculated from the speed and the time to make a full turn.

Important

Use the moustache to quietly approach and intercept the selected flight line!

To see how a flight line can quietly be intercepted, please watch the video of a real flight on the Tutorials page of our website .