I thought it would be nice to have a gif right here. Click for mp4.
The frame spacing is 300 ms which is the average of the time stamp spacing. The video is only 35s because frames are missing for the last few seconds during landing.
Full Version: Ingenuity- Mars 2020 Helicopter
Here is a gmic auto balanced (using a small area) video for the nav camera on flight 6, of the last 38s based on the time stamps. Otherwise it is similar to the video on the mission site.
I thought it would be nice to have a gif right here. Click for mp4.
The frame spacing is 300 ms which is the average of the time stamp spacing. The video is only 35s because frames are missing for the last few seconds during landing.
I thought it would be nice to have a gif right here. Click for mp4.
The frame spacing is 300 ms which is the average of the time stamp spacing. The video is only 35s because frames are missing for the last few seconds during landing.
I'm reconsidering the camera FOV estimate above. But have found some goodies while looking around.
https://twitter.com/dejasu/status/1398501091994648576?s=20 has a decent map-based estimate of HFOV at >90 deg, perhaps 105.
https://perseverancerover.spatialstudieslab.org/ by Bruno Sousa at Rice and
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ingenuity-f...32b59e97506f9c7
are both just...wow.
https://twitter.com/dejasu/status/1398501091994648576?s=20 has a decent map-based estimate of HFOV at >90 deg, perhaps 105.
https://perseverancerover.spatialstudieslab.org/ by Bruno Sousa at Rice and
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ingenuity-f...32b59e97506f9c7
are both just...wow.
Nice find ! The map of the spatial studies lab at Rice has a flight path for flight 6. There are no attributions so it is hard to know how it was determined but it looks very reasonable.
Here is a contrast enhanced, auto balanced, time stamped animation of the Nav frames for flight 5, similar to what had been released earlier. According to the timestamps it shows 99 s of flight. The frame distance is 600ms which is the median of the time stamp distances. There are some frames missing, so the animation is a little shorter.
The linked mp4 runs about double the speed.
Here is a contrast enhanced, auto balanced, time stamped animation of the Nav frames for flight 5, similar to what had been released earlier. According to the timestamps it shows 99 s of flight. The frame distance is 600ms which is the median of the time stamp distances. There are some frames missing, so the animation is a little shorter.
The linked mp4 runs about double the speed.
Interesting aeolian bedforms imaged by Ingenuity on Sol 91, and a HiRISE image for context.
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The metadata json for the RTE and Nav cameras has data in the camera_model_component_list and camera_position keys. Perhaps these help with processing:
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Flight 7 Preview LINK
QUOTE
The next flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter will take place no earlier than this Sunday, June 6. Regardless of flight date, data will be returned to Earth over the subsequent three days.
The flight profile will send Ingenuity to a location about 350 feet (106 meters) south of its current location, where it will touch down at its new base of operations. This will mark the second time the helicopter will land at an airfield that it did not survey from the air during a previous flight. Instead, the Ingenuity team is relying on imagery collected by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that suggests this new base of operations is relatively flat and has few surface obstructions.
The flight profile will send Ingenuity to a location about 350 feet (106 meters) south of its current location, where it will touch down at its new base of operations. This will mark the second time the helicopter will land at an airfield that it did not survey from the air during a previous flight. Instead, the Ingenuity team is relying on imagery collected by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that suggests this new base of operations is relatively flat and has few surface obstructions.
Sol 103 - Perseverance has driven very close to the Flight 5 landing point, a bit north of it. Will it look at the landing point to see if there are any visible effects of the landing, tiny footprints maybe?
Phil
Phil
Sol 104 brought us a Zcam image of Ingenuity:
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/r...AM08065_110085J
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It looks like it landed very close to a rock but that may be a foreshortening effect since the heli Nav images did not really show one during landing.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/r...AM08065_110085J
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It looks like it landed very close to a rock but that may be a foreshortening effect since the heli Nav images did not really show one during landing.
It looks further in the Navcam.
2x resize. Blink view & stereo (cross-eye over parallel).
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2x resize. Blink view & stereo (cross-eye over parallel).
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I had noticed that the Navcam image was taken from a different perspective. Its timestamp is about 2h later than the Zcam's, so perhaps the Zcam image was taken just before or during the drive.
Regarding the image and time stamp pointers getting out of sync---hopefully these pointers get reset---possibly when flight mode starts up. I assume in the new extended operations mode it would take up too many resources to send up and install upgraded software---My understanding is that the software fix for the timing issue going to flight software was uploaded to Ingenuity but not switched over to out of an abundance of caution about the risks of changing anything. So for future flights, I assume the team is going with a small risk of flight abort at switch over to flight software and of image and time stamp pointers getting out of sync. The fantastic design of Ingenuity has enough margin that even the pointer issue was survivable and produced envelope engineering datas and images above the horizon.
Maybe someone from the team can add a few comments.
Maybe someone from the team can add a few comments.
Another Zcam image of Ingenuity on sol 105, after a drive:
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This is taken from a distance of about 50m which is the closest the rover has been to the helicopter since it had been released.
The rock seen earlier is a safe distance away.
Here the second view from the same panoramic series:
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/r...AM08071_110085J
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This is taken from a distance of about 50m which is the closest the rover has been to the helicopter since it had been released.
The rock seen earlier is a safe distance away.
Here the second view from the same panoramic series:
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/r...AM08071_110085J
The Sony IMX 214 cmos device has an image size of 4208x3120 pixels.
It sure would be nice to hear from the Ingenuity team as to whether the 7th flight actually happened on Sunday or, if not why it hasn't. We don't need major details but it's somewhat worrying to some of us after the problems of the last flight. I fully understand the load JPL staff are under and that the primary mission of Perseverance is now fully scientific but a tweet takes a minute to post. We are getting pretty much non-stop images from the Perseverance team which lets us at least deduce what's happening even if there are not official updates. To their credit they did preview the upcoming flight on their blog site. Since then though it's been an exercise in futility to get any info.
I think the sol 106 dust devil search images show Ingenuity still at the old location.
Phil
Phil
Some Ingenuity NavCam flight images from Sol 107 have just been posted on the image server.
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I think Ingenuity got pretty much exactly where it wanted to fly according to the flight plan. Here is a quick estimate of the landing location based on a few, distinct dunes and a bright patch of more rocky pavement which I think I could find on the map:
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Just got this on Twitter. Make sure to read the responses too. They answered a number of questions.
Mars Helicopter on Twitter
Mars Helicopter on Twitter
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@NASAJPL
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Another successful flight 👏
#MarsHelicopter completed its 7th flight and second within its operations demo phase. It flew for 62.8 seconds and traveled ~106 meters south to a new landing spot. Ingenuity also took this black-and-white navigation photo during flight.
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45m
Another successful flight 👏
#MarsHelicopter completed its 7th flight and second within its operations demo phase. It flew for 62.8 seconds and traveled ~106 meters south to a new landing spot. Ingenuity also took this black-and-white navigation photo during flight.
Here is the sol 91-106 location of the helicopter seen on a sol 108 Navcam image:
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The composition superimposes a sol 105 Zcam image of Ingenuity over a sol 108 Navcam image in order to determine the location of lift-off for the last flight. The view directions are similar enough. The inset is an enlargement of the location. There is not much of any impact of landing or lift-off to see at the Navcam resolution. Perhaps there will be a Zcam panorama or the rover will actually drive to the spot which is about 20m away.
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The composition superimposes a sol 105 Zcam image of Ingenuity over a sol 108 Navcam image in order to determine the location of lift-off for the last flight. The view directions are similar enough. The inset is an enlargement of the location. There is not much of any impact of landing or lift-off to see at the Navcam resolution. Perhaps there will be a Zcam panorama or the rover will actually drive to the spot which is about 20m away.
And here she is, seen on a rover Navcam image on sol 109 from about 80m distance:
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Judging from how the rocks line up in front of her towards the rover, the position estimated after the flight from the Heli Nav image worked out well.
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Judging from how the rocks line up in front of her towards the rover, the position estimated after the flight from the Heli Nav image worked out well.
On sol 110 the rover is now only about 38m away from the helicopter. Perhaps time to expect another scouting trip soon ?
QUOTE (Andreas Plesch @ Jun 11 2021, 08:02 PM) 
On sol 110 the rover is now only about 38m away from the helicopter. Perhaps time to expect another scouting trip soon ?
I'm pretty sure I saw in one of the reports about Ingenuity that they are considering trying the software update with timing changes to enable use of the color camera again so perhaps they want Perseverance close by for strong radio communications to the helicopter.
The other option might simply be they want some great photos of Ingenuity to look at wear and tear.
QUOTE (Art Martin @ Jun 12 2021, 04:08 PM)
I'm pretty sure I saw in one of the reports about Ingenuity that they are considering trying the software update with timing changes to enable use of the color camera again so perhaps they want Perseverance close by for strong radio communications to the helicopter.
The other option might simply be they want some great photos of Ingenuity to look at wear and tear.
The other option might simply be they want some great photos of Ingenuity to look at wear and tear.
That would be great. I think it's the big missing photo from the mission.
The helicopter will attempt its 8th flight no earlier than June 21.
The plan calls for a flight of ~160 meters (~525 feet) south to another new landing site.
The announcement on social media (FB & Twitter) is not yet reflected on the helicopter blog, but they have provided a detailed flight log for the first 7 flights LINK
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The plan calls for a flight of ~160 meters (~525 feet) south to another new landing site.
The announcement on social media (FB & Twitter) is not yet reflected on the helicopter blog, but they have provided a detailed flight log for the first 7 flights LINK
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Another successful flight for Ingenuity! The Mars Helicopter completed its 8th flight on Monday.
It flew for 77.4 seconds and travelled 160 meters to a new landing spot about 133.5 meters from Persevere, capturing its own shadow in this NavCam image.
(JPL Twitter)
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It flew for 77.4 seconds and travelled 160 meters to a new landing spot about 133.5 meters from Persevere, capturing its own shadow in this NavCam image.
(JPL Twitter)
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These are two of the descent images from the new flight, showing enough features that its location can be determined. The original images have just been high pass filtered and stretched.
Phil
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The Navcam caught Ingenuity on sol 124:
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The location on the image is independent confirmation of the location derived from the helicopter Navcam series, not that the location was in doubt.
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The location on the image is independent confirmation of the location derived from the helicopter Navcam series, not that the location was in doubt.
Navcam on sol128, from almost the same location but with different pointing, some sharpening and stretching:
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Mars helicopter kicks up ‘cool’ dust clouds — and unexpected science
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01537-3
Brian Jackson
@decaelus
You can see some cool videos of our field experiments where we fly instrumented drones through active dust devils here on Earth - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEP4fCXP...dIiW46E8fne28al
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01537-3
Brian Jackson
@decaelus
You can see some cool videos of our field experiments where we fly instrumented drones through active dust devils here on Earth - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEP4fCXP...dIiW46E8fne28al
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter...g-for-flight-9/
Big plans for a little helicopter - over 600 m south (maybe towards the southwest a bit) on flight nine in a couple of days!
Phil
Big plans for a little helicopter - over 600 m south (maybe towards the southwest a bit) on flight nine in a couple of days!
Phil
QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jul 3 2021, 01:06 AM)
https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter...g-for-flight-9/
Big plans for a little helicopter - over 600 m south (maybe towards the southwest a bit) on flight nine in a couple of days!
Phil
Big plans for a little helicopter - over 600 m south (maybe towards the southwest a bit) on flight nine in a couple of days!
Phil
Images have started to come down, so i'm assuming it was successful....
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/r...LI05450_0000A0J
A stretched version of one of the images we have at present - over the landing area, Airfield F. I haven't got an exact location yet.
Phil
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EDIT: looking for the site now... not sure, but maybe Airfield F is SW of the previous airfield, not due south. It would be near Seitah South. The flight would be over more interesting terrain as well. Maybe that's right, but I'm still trying to match images properly.
EDIT 2: Yes, got it, it is the bigger smooth patch SW of Airfield E. Map to follow.
Phil
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EDIT: looking for the site now... not sure, but maybe Airfield F is SW of the previous airfield, not due south. It would be near Seitah South. The flight would be over more interesting terrain as well. Maybe that's right, but I'm still trying to match images properly.
EDIT 2: Yes, got it, it is the bigger smooth patch SW of Airfield E. Map to follow.
Ingenuity’s aerial color photos are coming in. Here are enhanced and downsized:
1) Martian calligraphy
2) Over the dunes of Séítah
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1) Martian calligraphy
2) Over the dunes of Séítah
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Those are spectacular.
Perhaps I haven't been paying close enough attention, but I don't recall any prior images as dramatic as these.
Have you taken some artistic license with the colors?
Edit: I guess the deep blue sky partially answers my own question, especially since Ingenuity, so far as I know, only flies at mid-day.
Perhaps I haven't been paying close enough attention, but I don't recall any prior images as dramatic as these.
Have you taken some artistic license with the colors?
Edit: I guess the deep blue sky partially answers my own question, especially since Ingenuity, so far as I know, only flies at mid-day.
The sky is really bluish in the original images, but the vignetting is quite strong and the colors are more of a gray than a color. There is also a hue and/or saturation gradient from the center of the images to the edges. I didn't try to reconstruct the real Mars colors, that would be almost impossible without camera calibration data and flatfield files. I only tried to remove the vignetting (not very successfully) and to make the grays more colorful by contrast enhancement in the RGB channels (which results in false colors in most places).
Here are the original previews for comparison:
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Links to the original image files:
Image 1 (calligraphy)
Image 2 (over the dunes)
Here are the original previews for comparison:
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Links to the original image files:
Image 1 (calligraphy)
Image 2 (over the dunes)
Thanks for the explanation.
What looks like blown car tracks in the sand behind the dunes in the foreground, could these be the two separated edges of a fracture or crevice?
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A good suggestion - they look like the double raised ridges which might be visited later, near Seitah South.
Phil
Phil
Some of the color pictures taken by Ingenuity during Flight 9, with vignetting corrected as well as I could and color balance adjusted to be more "martian" than the original ones.
Landing location of Ingenuity on sol 133, image combined from the last flight photos of Ingenuity's Navigation and Color cameras. The shadow shows the real size of Ingenuity when it is sitting on the ground.
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Cool images @Neo56.
I still don't understand why they don't take a picture of the rover from above. I understand that it does not have much scientific value, but it would be a very mediatic image, something important in these times.
I also understand that you do not want to risk a potential impact with the rover, but since it is proven that "Ingenuity" can rise around 10 meters, the amount of time it can fly and the FOV of its color camera, I am sure you will could be done without major problem and without endangering either of the two vehicles.
I still don't understand why they don't take a picture of the rover from above. I understand that it does not have much scientific value, but it would be a very mediatic image, something important in these times.
I also understand that you do not want to risk a potential impact with the rover, but since it is proven that "Ingenuity" can rise around 10 meters, the amount of time it can fly and the FOV of its color camera, I am sure you will could be done without major problem and without endangering either of the two vehicles.
QUOTE (Dig @ Jul 9 2021, 11:53 AM)
I am sure you will could be done without major problem and without endangering either of the two vehicles.
The team is not as sure as you are. Murphy's Law dictates that if something was going to happen, it would happen at the worst time.
How the onboard software would react to a rover in the field of view as opposed to natural objects is something they'd rather not test. One distant image is plenty for me, at least for now.
QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Jul 8 2021, 03:07 PM)
A good suggestion - they look like the double raised ridges which might be visited later, near Seitah South.
Phil
Phil
That feature is somewhat similar to the "solution fractures" Opportunity encountered on the trek from Eagle crater to Endurance crater in 2004.
--Bill
This video of flight 9, made from the images of the navigation camera, is impressive.
Made by Simeon Schmauß
https://youtu.be/83E4SnlmQRw
Made by Simeon Schmauß
https://youtu.be/83E4SnlmQRw
Is that dust blowing from the rotor wash around 00:24 in the video?
QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Jul 11 2021, 08:20 AM)
Is that dust blowing from the rotor wash around 00:24 in the video?
Could be, but could it be associated with the interpolated frames?
QUOTE (PaulH51 @ Jul 11 2021, 04:20 AM)
Could be, but could it be associated with the interpolated frames?
Yes, I have looked at the RAW images and I think it is due to the interpolation process.
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