Vehicles

Review and manage the company's fleet

The vehicle's page shows all vehicles that have been associated with your company organized into vehicle types:

Click on a specific vehicle to open up a more detailed overview containing information on the vehicle's health, vehicle summary, recent flights and more data points:

Where to find common vehicle actions

Action
Vehicle List (All vehicles)
Vehicle Overview (Single vehicle)
Manufacturer

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Contact your Suite Administrator if any of the above options are not available

Activating a Vehicle

Activating your vehicle will connect it to Auterion Suite. This will allow you to access cloud features and manage your vehicle remotely.

To activate a vehicle:

  1. Power your vehicle, if you are starting with a Skynode Evaluation kit, refer to powering your Skynode for steps on how to power your Skynode.

  2. Connect your vehicle to your computer via USB-C.

  3. Navigate to the vehicle's WebUI (10.41.1.1).

To activate a vehicle make sure your vehicle is connected to the Internet using Auterion Mission Control > Connectivity tab.

  1. Click on Activate now or Scan the QR code.

  2. You will be directed to Auterion Suite, where you'll see this pop-up window to activate your Skynode.

  1. Click on Activate and your vehicle will be visible under Fleet Management > Vehicles.

Rename a vehicle

  1. Select a vehicle from the All Vehicles list.

  2. Click on Rename vehicle in the top bar.

  1. Enter the new vehicle name and click on Rename Vehicle.

Vehicle Identity

A vehicle is a collection of parts. An airframe, a Skynode, a flight controller, and more. These various pieces of the vehicle make up the complete "vehicle identity."

To view the serial numbers and IDs of the components associated with a given vehicle, click the "fingerprint" button near the vehicle's name on the Vehicle Page.

This will open up a window that shows all of the IDs of the components that make up the vehicle in the Suite. Each ID controls a specific component. For example, the flight controller ID is how the logs coming out of a flight controller as associated with the vehicle page in the Suite.

Update a vehicle

  1. Select a vehicle from the Vehicle List.

  2. Click on the Software tab.

  1. You'll find the available firmware versions for your Skynode.

Archive / Restore

Archiving and restoring vehicles is purely an organization mechanic to keep the main vehicle list clean, and focused on the drones that are actively being used.

To archive a vehicle:

  1. Select a vehicle from the Vehicles list.

  2. Click on the Settings button of the vehicle in the top right corner and then select the Archive option.

To restore a vehicle:

  1. You'll find the archived vehicles under the Vehicles > Vehicle groups > Archived Vehicles.

  2. Select the vehicle you want to restore.

  3. Click on Restore.

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