Drone ground station

The GCS is responsible for mission planning, mission control, mission debriefing, and maintenance activities of the Black Eagle System in accordance with military requirements. The GCS hardware is based on a PC computer in a rugged casing. In the GCS application the operator may create, plan, control and change flight missions in real time by using a GIS 2D/3D map and a simple point & click interface. Old missions can be debriefed at the same time. Every leg of the flight may be defined by the operator. Every waypoint may be defined. Several coordinates systems may be used. The GCS offers an interface for calibrating maps, so the operator may turn any picture into an exact map for the flight mission. The aircraft location and direction, waypoints and route, are displayed on the GIS map in real time. All mission information is saved to an SQL log file. In the GCS the communication with the aircraft is set and established. The GCS application allows the operator direct control of the aircraft. The user can order the aircraft to lift off or land by the click of a button and to send the aircraft to a coordinate or to fly according to a mission route.