User Manual#

TOPOFLIGHT NAVIGATOR - Flight Management System#

User Manual for NAVIGATOR 15#

Version 2024-04-04

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Main changes in version 15.2 (March 2024)

FEATURES

  • Possibility to abort data collection on an active flight line (abort triggering and mount control)

  • ferry mode - Possibility to disable data collection (eg relevant when just crossing the project area)

  • Improved overall performance especially for large flight projects

  • Updated auto zoom behavior and switch between single line/multiline visualization (in context of the overall visualization performance improvements)

  • Sun angle is now exported to the project related image takings file

  • Added visualization of the used unit for the altitude value

  • Enabled definition of different default zoom levels for the operator and pilot display

  • Added a map scale visualization for the operator and pilot screen

  • Added a compass visualization providing the current orientation of the operator and pilot screen

  • Improved altitude visualization to use the same color for the airplane and the current airplane altitude, to better differentiate between the desired altitude for the flight line and the altitude which is related to the airplane

  • Added functionality to zoom to the current active complete flight line

  • Various updates for configuring individual visualizations (coloring of the airplane, display of the altitude, …)

  • Added common information of the operator device to the log file which are relevant for proper problem analysis

  • Improved flight report generation

  • Updated flight status tracking to keep the original flight planning files stay unchanged, all changes are steered by using the ImageTakings files

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed incorrect tracked image status of the last image in the flight line, if line sequencing is activated

  • Fixed issue where the propagated track was not according the real aircraft track in the single line visualization

  • Fixed issue where the position of the pilot screen was not restored correctly

  • Fixed several visualizations to support the use of a Windows Scaling of 150% enhancing overall touch support

  • Fixed incorrect displayed status of the ‘MNT’ indicator in certain situation when using Applanix POSAv

  • Fixed functionality of enabling Follow Desired Heading as YDC mode when using Applanix AP+

  • Fixed undesired reset to Follow Mean Track when changing the sensor visualization in the Sensor Handler when using Applanix AP+

  • Fixed incorrect header of the image takings file

  • Fixed AGL determination for flight plans created with MISSIONPLANNER v15 and oblique camera systems

  • Fixed display issues in the pilot screen (map had not shown the flight plan after entering a flight line)

  • Fixed issue where manually setting the mount to STAB or MAN was not possible if no valid connection to an UltraCam is present

  • Fixed enabling/disabling the visualization of line/shot position numbers

  • Fixed initialization of a flight line to not trigger the UltraCam too early after indicating the start of the line (in case the camera state changes on the line)

  • Fixed invalid displayed Time until reaching start of line when already in corridor but still away more than 1min from the start of the line

  • Fixed incorrect visualization of images of the whole flight project in the Pilot Display

  • Fixed functionality of the pilot display - like operator option

  • Fixed reading operator and pilot display possibility to have line information and altitude graphic on right side only or split on both sides

  • Fixed in Riegl setup: there is no longer a camera detected in the COM port settings

Main changes in version 15.0 (January 2023)

  • Licensing TOPOFLIGHT NAVIGATOR licensing has been changed to Thales Sentinel. It now has the same licensing system as TOPOFLIGHT MISSIONPLANNER. TOPOFLIGHT NAVIGATOR software licenses (SL) can be transferred from one computer to another by the user without having to contact the software supplier. The license does not require web access. Go to Licensing for details.

  • SensorHandler Applanix AP+ A new handler for Applanix AP+ has been written and integrated in SensorHandler. For more details, please see Setting up Applanix AP+.

  • SensorHandler Vexcel UltraCam A fully new implementation of UltraCam has been written and integrated into SensorHandler and NAVIGATOR. For more details, please see Status of CAM -Camera(s).

  • SensorHandler PhaseOne camera The former control of PhaseOne cameras has been replaced with an entire new triggering interface.

  • Operator and pilot displays The handling of the windows has been improved for operator and pilot. If a monitor is switched off the window moves to a visible screen. For more information, please see Project selection.

  • Brief Project statistic in menu selection dialog As soon as a project is opened for the first time, statistic information about the aerial images taken and lines flown is recorded. These statistics are accessible in the project selection dialog. For more information, please see Bar to visualize time and distance to the end of the flight line.

  • Main user interface in operator’s display Improvements and additions to the user interface have been made. The most important ones are:

    • addition of buttons to show/hide taken and not taken aerial images and images with warnings

    • improvement of the manual zoom and moving of the map content

    • addition of a new button for manually taken images (UltraCam only)

    • removal of glitches in the UI

  • Graphic display of image centers It is now possible to define the color and size of image centers. For more information, please see Image colors on map.

  • Icons for brief information about sensor status The status of each group of sensors is now displayed the upper right corner of NAVIGATOR. Additional information has been added for different groups of sensors. For more information, please see Icon description

  • Resetting the display of lines and images The definition of aerial images taken or not taken has been expanded. For more details, please see Resetting the display of flight lines.



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