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Quick Start Guide

AeroVironment, Quantix, Decision Support System, and DSS are trademarks of AeroVironment, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Quantix™ © AeroVironment 2017–2019

1Quantix™ Overview

As the operator of your new unmanned aircraft, your primary tasks will be to define the collection area, ensure a safe launch, and monitor the airspace. Quantix™ will plot the best flight path for you automatically. Plus, the aircraft will automate launch and landing, and navigate the preplanned route, with three levels of override features to emergency-land your aircraft.

Data from your flight can be viewed immediately from the tablet, but the deeper analysis will occur in AV DSS™. AV DSS provides the capability to perform additional analysis on your data including crop stress, anomaly coverage, etc. You can transfer and store your data securely and seamlessly with AV DSS.

Welcome to Your Quantix™ Aircraft!

Launchyour aircraft safely, using the guided preflight.

Uploadyour data securely to AV DSS for deeper analysis.

Analyzeyour data to detect early signs of crop stress, canopy coverage, and anomalies in your field.

Defineyour collection area where you want the aircraft to analyze your crops.

Repeatto gather historical insights within a growing season and from season to season.

Monitorthe airspace while your aircraft navigates the preplanned flight area.

Quick-Look™maps give you an instant view of the collection area on your tablet when you land.

DSS

AeroVironment Provides an End-to-End Ecosystem

START

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What’s in the Box

AIRCRAFT

SPARE PROPS SD CARD AND READER

AIRCRAFT BATTERY & CHARGER, TABLET CHARGER QUICK START GUIDE & USER MANUAL

TABLET

Get to Know Your Quantix!The aircraft’s unique hybrid design combines the advantages of vertical lift-off for safe launch, horizontal flight for greater speed and coverage, and vertical touchdown for a soft landing. Quantix can fly up to 45 minutes on one battery, collecting up to 400 acres of data per

flight. The dual lenses provide you with multiple types of high-resolution imagery (18MP, NDVI, gNDVI).

Let’s start with what arrived in your reusable Quantix shipping case:

LENS COVER

LENS CLEANING KIT


3Overview of Components

Airspeed Sensor Battery

Pack

SD Card Slot

Camera(Back)

Power Button

Volume Control

Handstrap

Antenna(Stowed)SD Card Slot

Charge Port

True Color Camera

Multispectral Camera

BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT BATTERY AND SD CARD

Antenna

Speakers and Microphone

Camera(Front)

Status Indicator

FRONT OF OPERATING TABLET BACK OF OPERATING TABLET

Landing PadLanding Outrigger

TOP OF AIRCRAFT

Landing FeetElevons

Screen

Propellers

Motors

Aircraft Status Bar Indicator

Charging Jack

Battery Pack

Power Button

Battery Charge Indicator

ILS Solar Sensor

Add New Collection Area: Tap “Add New Collection Area” then name your area, tap create, draw area, and tap finish.

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Follow all regulatory requirements at location of operations.

Always fully charge the battery before flying.

For best charging results, charge while tablet is powered off.

Charge the Aircraft BatteryLift the flap on the charging jack to access the charging port. Connect aircraft battery charger to wall outlet and aircraft battery. The first charge may take up to 4 hours.

Charge the Tablet BatteryThe tablet charging jack is located on the back side of tablet. The tablet may be charged using the wall, car, or portable chargers included in your charging kit. The first charge may take up to 2 hours.

Add New Collection AreaYour tablet will need to be connected to a wireless network and the Quantix application opened and logged in with your AV DSS login information for the initial setup of collection areas. Once you’ve downloaded the map data of your collection area, you’ll be able to complete the rest of the flight offline.

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Tablet Setup: Power on your tablet and follow instructions to get started.

Before Going to the Field

Download Map Data: Allow application to download map data for your collection area.


5Preparing to Fly

Additional details on caring for the aircraft can be found in the maintenance section of Aircraft User Manual.

Install the BatteryInstall the battery pack by placing it into the cavity located on top of the aircraft. Press down and listen for a “click” sound to ensure it’s locked in place.

CARRYING THE AIRCRAFT

Handling the AircraftAlways carry the aircraft by the fuselage (nose of the aircraft). Never try to carry it by the wings, propellers, or elevons. Doing so could damage the aircraft.

Install the PropsInstall each prop by turning it in the direction indicated by arrows on the prop until firmly seated against motor.

The two props with a recessed dot must be installed on the two motors with silver dots on the shaft.

Hold below lenses to avoid touching them

Install the SD CardInstall the SD Card by inserting into the aircraft SD slot.

INSTALLING CORRECT PROPS

Recessed dot

Silver dot

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Ready to Fly

ConductaPreflightCheckOpen the Quantix application, login, and tap “Fly Area” for the desired collection area to start preflight check. The Quantix application will guide you through a preflight check and launch procedure, including a final confirmation swipe commanding the aircraft to launch.

Launch/Land Location Place aircraft in an upright position near collection area. This will be the launch/land location and should have a minimum of 15 feet clearance around aircraft with a suggested safety buffer of 50 feet in every direction. This area must remain clear the entire duration of flight. The aircraft will launch vertically from this location to an elevation of 100 feet before switching to forward flight mode.

Power UpPress and hold the power button to power on the aircraft. Wait for the aircraft status indicator to illuminate orange.

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BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHTS

BEFORE LAUNCH

Aircraft Status Indicator

Slow Pulsing Solid Orange Flashing Flashing Chasing Up Chasing Down

STANDBY POWER UP OPERATING ERRORS/FAULTS UPLOADING DOWNLOADING

During Airspeed Sensor Check — Ensure thumb completely covers and seals sensor port on nose of aircraft.

• Ensure all objects are at least 50 feet away from aircraft

• Ensure all objects that are over 80 feet tall are at least 100 meters away from the launch/land location

• Remove orange lens cover before flight

OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ZONE

UPRIGHT AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF

80'

100'


7Fly Safely

Green: Conditions are good.

Yellow: Conditions may requireattention.

Red: Conditions may require action.

Stop LightsYour Quantix will update you on the status of the wind speed and the link from its current location and altitude.

Three Ways to Override Your Flight

Return and LandTo cancel current flight, use ‘Return & Land’ option. It will cancel current flight and return aircraft to the home location and land.

Land Now The immediate maneuver for landing is the ‘Land Now’ option, which will land the aircraft at its current location.

Emergency StopAs a last resort option, ‘Emergency Stop’ may be selected. The aircraft motors will immediately stop functioning, and the aircraft will free-fall from the sky.

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After Your Flight

Quantix UploaderAfter your flight is complete, upload the data using Quantix Uploader. Refer to Quantix Uploader User Guide on the Help page in AV DSS.

Taking a Quick LookAfter the aircraft lands, wait for the Quick-Look bar to turn blue. Tap Quick-Look to view the low resolution true color and NDVI imagery.

Remove the SD CardPush in to release the SD Card from the aircraft SD slot.

Depending on the size of your collection area, the time to process the Quick-Look will vary.


9Troubleshooting

Recognizing a Bad MagnetometerOccasionally, your Quantix aircraft magnetometer may require a calibration. This could be due to environmental factors or a location change.

Your aircraft will require mag calibration when your Quick-Look images display the map tiles in a herringbone pattern.

Mag CalibrationBefore you start the calibration, make sure the following good practices are observed:

• Do not perform a calibration indoors or within 10 feet of a building.• Do not perform a calibration within 15 feet of a vehicle.• Empty your pockets of all electronics (phones, watches, etc.), large metallic objects

(knives, etc.), and magnetic objects.• Keys and metal objects of similar size are okay if kept away from the aircraft.• Be sure to place removed items at least 5–10 feet away from the calibration

location.

Before you begin the calibration, you will need to watch the Mag Calibration instructional video. To get to the video, open the Quantix application on your tablet, login, select Settings in the Menu button, and select Mag Calibration. Tap the Play button on the video at the top of the screen to start the video. After watching the video, tap the Continue button and follow the instructions to complete calibration.

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HERRINGBONE IMAGE – GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION

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