Auriga Bebop

The Auriga Bebop FPV allows an addictive and enjoyable flying experience.

Your Bebop's cockpit will be soon available just installing Auriga Bebop app in your smartphone.

Auriga Bebop App is provided of the following main features:

• Optimized Side By Side (SBS) display for use with VR headsets goggles.

• Single view flight interface for piloting without VR goggles.

•  HUD displays to overlay  the slide bars of the speed, altitude, gyroscope and compass.

• On Screen Display (OSD) to display the data status and signal warnings.

• Camera Head Tracking features in VR goggles mode only.

• Flight parameters and flight profiles settings.

• Calibration end Flat Trim functions available by screen menu.

• Joypad buttons totally configurable.

• Skycontroller and bluetooth controller works in combination for additional functionality.

Auriga Bebop can be connected to the Bebop drone by Skycontroller or Bluetooth controllers on Single or VR Goggles modes.

 Single Flight Interface

Single view mode allows also to pilot the drone Bebop directly by the flight interface available on your phone with not using of the VR goggles.

 Skycontroller+Bluetooth controller 

Skycontroller can also works in combination with Bluetooth Joypad or a Mini Gamepad for additional features.

 Drone/Pilot view modes

By bluetooth joypad or by skycontroller+mini gamepad is possible to select the camera point of view: Pilot or Drone modes. On Pilot view mode you can watch your drone with all overlay parameters displayed as in the augmented reality, that is particulary usefull during takeoff and landing procedures. The Drone view allows to watch the Bebop's camera during the flight.

It's time you to start flying with a bird's eyes view and a sense of flight!

Until now, an immersive Firt Person View (FPV) experience through goggles was out of reach for some pilots. The cost is no longer a barrier between you and the sky above. A real immersive experience for piloting in the first person view is made trought Auriga Bebop with a cheap cardboard-style VR Headset.

Auriga Bebop App allows you to place yourself in the "pilot’s seat" of your Bebop by monitoring a video feed during flight. Thus, as you watch the view from the camera you can also see your batteries voltage, altitude, ascent/descent, speed, compass and a variety of other telemetry readouts. If you are flying using goggles it can become absolutely essential to know that is going on. For this reason Auriga Bebop provides on your screen all the parameters for a proper and safe flight as the followings:  

• 1   Skycontroller Battery Status.
• 2   Bebop drone Battery Status.
• 3   Distance.
• 4   Wifi Signal Strength.
• 5   Speed slide bar.
• 6   Artificial Gyroscope Horizon.
• 7   Compass slide bar.
• 8   Altitude slide bar.
• 9   Return To Home.
• 10 Head Tracker Status.
• 11 Video Recording Status.
• 12 Flight Time. 
• 13 Center camera indicator.

 1.Skycontroller drone Battery Status

On HUD display is shown the  percentage of remaining battery level of the skycontroller. A 3D icon and an alarm sound warn of the oncoming total discharge of the battery. 

2.Bebop drone Battery Status

On HUD display is shown the  percentage of remaining battery level of the Bebop drone. A 3D icon and an alarm sound warn of the oncoming total discharge of the battery. 

3.Distance (mt/ft)

On HUD display is shown the  distance between home to GPS Bebop position. In the setting page can be set the preferred units: mt or ft.

4.Wifi Signal Strength (dB)

On HUD display is shown the  -dB (decibel) of radio WIFI signal strength. An icon and an alarm sound warn of the oncoming signal loss.

5.Speed slide bar (Kmh/Mph).

On HUD is displayed a vertical slide bar of the speed. In the setting page can be set the preferred speed units: Kmh or Mph.

6.Artificial Gyroscope Horizon.

On HUD is displayed the gyroscope flight position.

7.Compass slide bar

On HUD is displayed a slide bar of the compass position.

8.Altitude slide bar

On HUD is displayed a slide bar of the altitude. In the setting page can be set the preferred altitude units: mt or ft.

9.Return To Home

On the bottom left of the OSD is shown a Return To Home (RTH) icon that becomes flashing when active. The crossed-out icon means that it was not detected any GPS coordinates for Home: in this case the Return To Home function must NOT be run.

10.Head Tracker Status

On the bottom of the OSD is shown a Head Tracker icon that becomes unlocking when active. It means that the bebop's camera may be driven simply moving your heads.

11.Video Recording Status

On the bottom of the OSD is shown a video recording status: rec/pause. The recording command is performed by skycontroller.

12.Flight Time

On the bottom right of the OSD is shown two flight times:

- Flight time (min:sec) shown the current session flight time.

 - Total time (min:sec)  shown the total time that Bebop flew before battery changing.

13. Center camera indicator

 A dot on the screen shows the center camera position. This indicator change its position on screen when your head is moving in head tracker mode.

SETTINGS

To set your preferences are available the followings menus:

• DISPLAY SETTINGS: to set the display preferences like navigation unit, HUD & OSD display enable/disable, color, 3D depth and opacity adjustment 

• HEADTRACK SETTINGS: head tracker working modes

• FLIGHT SETTINGS: to set the flight parameters and the user profiles

• VIDEO SETTINGS: to set the stabilization OFF and video quality

• JOYPAD SETTINGS: to map bluetooth controller buttons

• RETURN TO HOME: to set return delay time

The flight settings can be also available when the navigation page is running just swiping on the screen.

USER GUIDE

At the link below is available for downloading  the User Guide for Auriga Bebop Application.

Version:  1.0.1

REQUIREMENTS

Android version 4.4.2 and higher.

 IMPORTANT

For the best head tracking performance be sure that your smartphone is provided of these sensors:

  - Accelerometer sensor;

  - Magnetic sensor;

  - Gyroscope sensor.

Set the WIFI parameters by Parrot Freeflight 3 app and before run Auriga Bebop be sure that Freeflight 3 app is not working in background.

For the best video streaming quality  check the best WIFI spectrum available on Freeflight3 app. The quality of video stream should be the same as the Freeflight 3 app.

 RELEASE NOTES

Version:  1.0.1

  - First issue

Version:  2.0.0

- Add controller bluetooth features

- Minor bug fixes

 Version:  2.1.0

 - Headtrack smoothness

 - Phisical limit and Banked turn features

 - Drone/Pilot(phone) camera switching

 - Minor bug fixes

 Version:  2.1.2

 - Video settings

 - Return to Home settings

 - Minor bug fixes