Specifications

FASTER Planning Software
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The turn45.m script is recalled between each stripe calculation and waypoints and
turns time are added during the iterations performed to cover the entire target area.
In Figure 46 an example of planned trajectory where the green line is the waypoints
(red dots) interpolation. Stripes are typically directed East-West or West-East because of
illumination effects and flights, when possible, should be conducted with the sun near to
its zenithal position to minimize shadow effects and to reduce the exposure time (longer
exposure may cause blurring).
Figure 46: Planned trajectory
Figure 47 represents a standard output of the script, in green the flight trajectory, in
blue the contours of the target area and in black the surrounding squared area. Red
rectangles are the image projections (supposing a flat Earth surface) which in Figure 48
have been colored differently (first three stripes).
Each frame is tagged with its geographical and UTM coordinates so comparisons can
be done between planned and real frame. As shown in Figure 35 diagram, the flight
trajectory is exported in the KML format and can be visualized inside the Google Earth
graphical window (Figure 49). This step is important because it is possible to take a look
at the whole mission before takeoff, choosing the best transfer route between the
aerodrome and the entrance leg of the planned trajectory. The flight can also be simulated
using the advanced features of Google Earth.