Easy. A normally-functioning drone will stop at the point of termination.Can anyone tell me how to calculate how far a drone will travel in a liniar direction if the flight is terminated. Banging my head on the math and trying to find a formula. Thank you!!
Edit: Found it.
I could have worded this a little better…. I was wondering about the x axis length of the parabola the drone takes to the earth after a termination is executed.Easy. A normally-functioning drone will stop at the point of termination.
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Too many missing variables to answer this. What is your velocity along the X-axis at the time of termination??? What do you mean by "terminate?" Is the drone functioning normally? Are you in ATTI mode? By "terminate" do you mean kill the motors??? Kill the mission? Of course all of this is going to be effected by the drag coefficient of the drone AND your air density.I could have worded this a little better…. I was wondering about the x axis length of the parabola the drone takes to the earth after a termination is executed.
You are exactly right, all of the variables are required for the calculation of the linear distance . So it was just a formula that I was looking for. The variables I have.Too many missing variables to answer this. What is your velocity along the X-axis at the time of termination??? What do you mean by "terminate?" Is the drone functioning normally? Are you in ATTI mode? By "terminate" do you mean kill the motors??? Kill the mission? Of course all of this is going to be effected by the drag coefficient of the drone AND your air density.
It's an interesting question. I'm not sure why you would ask this question, but answering it accurately without all those missing variables is going to be impossible. Even worse, some of the variables are dynamic, further making it impossible to answer with any kind of consistency or accuracy.
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Well then I'm sure you're aware that even the formula is going to change based on weight and drag, which is contingent on the shape of the drone and air density. Because the drone will probably be rotating over all 3 axis, even its drag coefficient will be inconsistent. I'm sure the variance is negligible for your purposes, but definitely worth considering.You are exactly right, all of the variables are required for the calculation of the linear distance . So it was just a formula that I was looking for. The variables I have.
Do you know the drag coefficient of your drone??? The weight is easy enough to determine, but even the drone brand and make isn't specified - which makes knowing the drag coefficient even more varied.Once I have the formula I just change variables for flight characteristics right….
Interesting. Do they specify what they mean be "terminate???"I was a little surprised when I was first asked to provide the information. Here in Canada our regulations mention termination of the flight in the case of last resort if a flight becomes uncontrollable and if you are able to terminate. So if you were to submit a request for an SFOC, for example, you would be expected to be able to answer that question based on the flight plan you submit.
Correct. You could certainly collect an entire set of data using ATTI mode at varying speeds. Say 10-40 mph in 10mph increments. At least this way you could answer their question plus or minus 10%.They ask based on max speed and altitude of the flight plan. So the calculations are only correct for that scenario.
I like my ATTI mode idea better, which takes individual drone drag coefficient into account to achieve a "real world" estimate.I can understand that perhaps the authorities are of the belief that the pilot knowing the information has a little extra headroom in the case of safety. Either way, I found it interesting. I found the formula and an online calculator with a Google search of projectile motion calculator.
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