During test flights I noticed that the drone does not fly the route I specified (with the help of QGroundControl), but always flies in any other direction. Several times I recalibrated all sensor systems with QGroundControl.
After a few searches, I found the cause:
One internal magnetic sensor provided data that differed greatly from the other internal magnetic sensor and the magnetic sensor of the external GPS compass module. I created plots in all three axes using FlightPlot.
Internal magnetic sensor (sensor_mag_0 & sensor_mag_1):
- MPU-9250
- LIS3MDL
External magnetic sensor (sensor_mag_2):
- LIS3MDL
I can’t tell which sensor is exactly mag_0 and which is mag_1. In the plot you can see the Y-Axis of all the three sensors.
As a result, I have deactivated the magnetic sensor in QGroundControl, which has a systematic deviation (CAL_MAG1_EN set to Disabled).
Since that moment, the drone has been flying exactly as planned.
My question is this now:
Where could the error come from with the wrong signal and how can you fix it yourself?
Thanks for your help!
Regards Cédi