Acro Mode (Multicopter)

Acro mode is the RC mode for performing acrobatic maneuvers e.g. flips, rolls and loops.

The roll, pitch and yaw sticks control the rate of angular rotation around the respective axes and throttle is passed directly to the output mixer. When sticks are centered the vehicle will stop rotating, but remain in its current orientation (on its side, inverted, or whatever) and moving according to its current momentum.

Technical Description

RC/manual mode for performing acrobatic maneuvers e.g. flips, rolls and loops.

RC RPY stick inputs control the rate of angular rotation around the respective axes. When sticks are centered the vehicle will stop rotating, but remain in its current orientation (not necessarily level).

Stick Input Mapping

The default roll, pitch, and yaw input stick mapping for Acro mode is shown below. The curve enables a high turn rate at maximum stick input for performing acrobatic maneuvers, and a zone of lower sensitivity close to the stick center for small corrections.

This roll and pitch input stick response can be tuned using the MC_ACRO_EXPO and MC_ACRO_SUPEXPO "exponential" parameters, while the yaw stick input response is tuned using MC_ACRO_EXPO_Y and MC_ACRO_SUPEXPOY. MC_ACRO_EXPO and MC_ACRO_EXPO_Y tune the curve(s) between a linear and cubic curve as shown below. MC_ACRO_SUPEXPO and MC_ACRO_SUPEXPOY allow the shape to be further tuned, modifying the width of the area of reduced sensitivity.

The mathematical relationship is: $\mathrm{y} = r(x^3 + x(1-f)) (1-g)/(1-g |x|)$, where f = MC_ACRO_EXPO or MC_ACRO_EXPO_Y, g = MC_ACRO_SUPEXPO or MC_ACRO_SUPEXPOY,and r is the maximum rate. You can experiment with the relationships here.

Parameters