Topic 2 About the Technology

There are some specific terms for lateral direction control of the drone. Again, these are standard aeronautical terms and help understand the direction of your aircraft during flight.

Yaw – This term refers to the rating of the device around its centre. Imagine your drone is a top and it's spinning. This movement is achieved by power being supplied by a pair of motors opposite to each other. This power increase causes torque to spin the aircraft.

Pitch – Pitch is the movement of the aircraft forward or backward. This is achieved by increasing RPMs to the back pair of motors lifting the back and pushing it forward. By doing the opposite and increasing the power to the front pair the aircraft will fly backward.

Roll – Roll as far as drone flight is concerned is to move the aircraft left or right. The FCS is designed on most drone systems to stop the vehicle from rolling as it will crash. A roll in this context is enough to power supplied by the FCS to the left or right pairs of motors that lift the side and move it in the opposite direction. Adding power to the right pair of motors raises that side of the aircraft and pushes it left. Power to the left will send it right.

The pilot uses the sticks on the controller to supply these changes in power. Combinations of these stick controls can make the drone flight in any configuration the pilot can apply. The Flight Control System will manage any movements or actions that cause the drone to stall or crash.

 
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