UgCS Tutorial: Multi-Drone Mission Planning

[@adamkelly6264]

how does the ground station connect to the multiple drones? Just thinking about how this would work for our pixhawk fixed wing drones, how can one laptop be connected to multiple SIK radios?

[@sphengineering]

With a HUB you can connect multiple SIK radio (ground modules) to one laptop. On UgCS wiki we have published short instruction on how to configure the Serial ports wiki.ugcs.com/Communication_with_devices_(Ardupilot/Pixhawk)#Serial_port_configuration If you require more detailed information or technical support - please send a message to [e-mail]. Safe flights!

[@farkhodkhikmatov4738]

Does this support the full features of arduplane? I have Vtol tail sitter and how good would this be?

[@sphengineering]

Hi, we do support Arduplane. You can take our trial from ugcs.com and see how well it works for you!

[@lucifercj]

Is it possible to control a fleet of drones (about 6) to do a specific choreography with this software? and can this be interfaced with MarvelMinds indoor Positioning system?

[@sphengineering]

To perform a choreography the drone management has to be synchronised - for such flights SPH Engineering has developed DroneShowSoftware.com. UgCS enables multi drone flights but the flights are not synchronised with each other - UgCS is designed to plan diverse drone surveying and inspection missions.

[@lucifercj]

@@sphengineering if i were to use an indoor positioning device such as MarvelMind for indoor navigation, is it possible for me to use MarvelMind with DroneShowSoftware or UgCS?

[@sphengineering]

Currently, Drone Show Software and UgCS are not designed for indoor application.

[@marcfiliuta]

Hello there! Are DJI Drones (as the Mavic 2 Pro for instance) compatible with this system?

[@sphengineering]

Yes, UgCS support most popular drones including DJI. The full list of officially supported drones is published on ugcs.com/supported-drones To be able to connect to DJI drones it is required to install the free of charge mobile app UgCS for DJI. For more info reach out to [e-mail]

[@fabianayalamartinez7246]

How many drones we can controller with UGCS?

[@sphengineering]

There is no limit in the software, the user's hardware (network) could dictate limitations. How many drones are you planning to control? What is your application scenariou?

[@reevanthlama2315]

which drones are compatible with it?

[@sphengineering]

The full list of compatible drones is published on www.ugcs.com/supported_drones. UgCS currently supports DJI: Phantom 4/4 Pro/4Adv/4 Pro v2, Phantom 3, Phantom 2, Inspire 2, Inspire 1/1 Pro/Raw, Mavic Pro, Mavic 2 pro/Enterprise/Zoom, A3, N3, Matrice 600/600 Pro, Matrice 200/210/210RTK, Matrice 100, A2, Naza-M v2, WooKong-M, Vision2+, Ace One; Ardupilot, Px4 and other MAVLink compatible multirotors, fixed wings and VTOLs; YUNEEC: H520; Mikrokopter; Micropilot; Microdrones; LockheedMartin: Kestrel, Indago. If you have more questions, send a message to [e-mail].

[@eduardofarias5397]

How do I include more than one quadcopter in the mission?

[@sphengineering]

On the upper right corner, the + button enables to add vehicles. To get more detailed technical help, please send a message to [e-mail]. Safe flights!

[@nihalnazeer2267]

@@sphengineering how to simulate 4 drones flying in different directions?

[@sphengineering]

@@nihalnazeer2267 could you please reach out to [e-mail] to get detailed instructions? But in short: in one mission create 4 routes - each for one drone, e.g. emulators. Then upload each route accordingly to each drone - and start each flight in auto mode.

[@shibbir_ahmed]

Is it a free software or what's the price of this?

[@sphengineering]

To try the software in emulator mode (limited functionality without the possibility to upload a flight to a drone) download the software on ugcs.com/download. After installing the software you can request a 14days UgCS PRO Trial code. Pricing options are published on ugcs.com/pricing.