Tiger Drone User Guide

Tiger Drone 1X

Tiger Drone is a quadcopter agricultural drone designed for high precision spraying that can be operated in flat and elevated agricultural areas. Powered by 16000 mAh batteries, it can carry up to 10kg of liquid payloads and cover over 12,000 square meters in 12 minutes. To operate, users can define the area for automatic flights using HGMC application or control it manually with its remote control. All missions are saved and can be repeated whenever needed.

Remote Control

This Tiger Drone is equipped with a 2.4 Ghz RC / Telemetry remote controller. Here is the overview of the control on the controller:

 

To turn on

  1. Press the power button once to activate the controller.
  2. Release the power button.
  3. Press and hold the power button until all of the battery indicator sequentially lid.

To turn off

  1. Press the power button once.
  2. Release the power button.
  3. Press and hold the power button until all of the battery indicator sequentially extinguished.

Remote can be charged via micro-USB port on top of the controller. The power adapter that is adequate to charge the controller must provide at least 5V 2A power.

UAV telemetry data can be provided via connecting the controller to the ground station through USB-A port on the top of the controller. USB-A port on the controller is set to be slave device. If a ground station is equipped with a USB-A port, a direct USB-A to USB-A cable will be required. If a ground station does not have a USB-A port, an OTG cable will be required. Datalink is communicated via serial protocol with 57600 baud.

Flight Procedure

  • Visually check the drone that there is no damage or crack.
  • Spin the motors by hand and make sure that they are not obstructed.
  • Visually check all the propellers and make sure that they are not damaged by any means.
  • Check that drone’s battery level is enough for the drone to complete its mission.
  • Check that the controller’s battery and tablet’s battery have enough power to complete the mission.
  • Setup tablet and HGMC.
  • Place the drone on a leveled and stable ground.
  • Install the batteries and securely fasten the battery strap.
  • Unfold the motor arms and the spray arms, making sure they are locked in place.
  • Remove propeller holders and unfold each propeller set until it forms a straight line.
  • Turn on the remote control.
  • Plug in the battery power connector all the way in a fast continuous motion.
  • Let the drone initialize and calibrate sensors for about 10 seconds.
  • Connect the drone to HGMC
  • Check all the reading from the sensor and make sure that is no error displaying on HGMC.
  • Ensure that the drone heading on the HGMC map matches to the actual drone heading.

Warning!

  • Do not move the drone during boot-up, while LED alternating red and blue. This is the initialization process. If the drone is moved during this period, initialization will not be able to complete and the drone must be rebooted again.
  • Check that HGMC does not report any errors.
  • Put the mode selector switch to Auto mode.
  • Turn on terrain sensor if needed by the mission.
  • Visually check that the surrounding area is safe in case of drifting after taking off.
  • Engage the safety switch.
  • Follow HGMC instruction for arming and take-off
  • Check that HGMC does not report any errors.
  • Put the mode selector switch to Manual-GPS mode.
  • Visually check that the surrounding area is safe in case of drifting after taking off.
  • Engage the safety switch.
  • Arm the motor by pulling the throttle stick to lower right position and hold it for 2 seconds.
  • Confirm that all propellers are spinning correctly.
  • Take off by pulling the throttle stick up.

Note

  • During flight, always concentrate on the drone and do not get distracted.
  • During manual flight, it is recommended to keep the heading of the drone parallel to the pilot for easy maneuvering. 
  • Make sure that the landing area is cleared.
  • Make sure that the area above the drone is cleared.
  • Turn on RTL mode and the UAV will fly back automatically.
  • During final descent, user may control the drone position.
  • After the drone touching the ground, drone should disarm automatically.
  • Make sure that the landing area is cleared.
  • Manually fly the drone to the desired landing area.
  • Slowly retard the throttle position until the drone touches the ground.
  • After the drone touching the ground, pull the throttle down to the lowest position for 2 seconds to disarm the drone.

Warning!

  • Do not land while the drone still has horizontal motion, the drone might trip upon landing.
  • Immediately put the throttle stick to the lowest position when the drone touches down.

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