Labroides
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Texas-Mark Posted at 2018-3-18 11:36
I understand that the compass is important, but if GPS is working, I would think it would be smart enough to do a RTH by seeing if it is moving closer or farther from the home point location coordinates. IMO a failed compass alone should not result in a fly away. Heck, it even tracks distance, so it should also be able to fly in a direction that results in that value decreasing. I see no technical reason why it couldn't.
the compass is important, but if GPS is working, I would think it would be smart enough to do a RTH by seeing if it is moving closer or farther from the home point location coordinates.
You would think that but it's not how the Phantom works.
The Phantom can fly without GPS but it can't fly straight without knowing which way it's pointing.
And in this incident, it's worse because the compass is giving the flight controller incorrect information so when it tries to fly where it should, it appears to go crazy.
It turns but never reaches the compass course it's looking for. |
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