Drone Swarm Orchestrator — Wireframe v4

Live Camera Feeds, Role Execution Animations & Connection Type Indicators

v4 — FEEDS & ANIMATIONS
Section 1 — Live Camera Feeds

Tap any drone on the map to open its FPV camera feed. Supports anchored panel, picture-in-picture, and a dedicated multi-feed grid view.

1A — Tap-to-View (ALPHA selected)

Tapping ALPHA opens an anchored video panel. Other markers dim. The HUD overlay shows altitude, speed, and heading.

B
C
D
A
LIVE
ALPHA
ALT 45m SPD 8.3 m/s HDG 047°
🔋 87% 📡 GPS 12 📶 -62 dBm
Go To
RTL
Hold
PiP
⛶
1B — Picture-in-Picture (PiP)

Minimize a feed to a small PiP window pinned to the map corner. Multiple PiPs can stack.

A
B
C
D
LIVE
ALT 62m SPD 12.1 m/s
CHARLIE
LIVE
ALT 45m SPD 8.3 m/s
ALPHA
1C — Multi-Feed Grid (Feeds Tab)

Dedicated tab view showing all camera-equipped drones in a 2x2 grid. Active feed highlighted with role color border.

Map
Swarm
Feeds
Missions
LIVE
ALPHA
ALT 45m SPD 8.3 m/s HDG 047°
Alt: 45m Spd: 8.3 m/s 87% WP: 3/7
LIVE
BRAVO
ALT 38m SPD 5.1 m/s HDG 192°
Alt: 38m Spd: 5.1 m/s 92% WP: 5/5
LIVE
CHARLIE
ALT 62m SPD 12.1 m/s HDG 315°
Alt: 62m Spd: 12.1 m/s 74% WP: 1/3
🚫
NO CAMERA
Class A — Sensor-only
DELTA Decoy 65% WP: 6/6
Section 2 — Role Execution Animations

Each role has a distinct active-execution animation on the map, making it instantly clear what every drone is doing.

👁
RECON
Actively scanning — 60° radar cone pulses while sweeping the area
A
C
📡
RELAY
Bridging comms — data-flow dots animate along dashed connection lines
340m
+
STRIKE
On approach — dashed line to target with pulsing crosshair and distance readout
◆
DECOY
Evasive pattern — zigzag trail with erratic marker flicker simulating unpredictable movement
Section 3 — Connection Type Indicators

Drones can be radio-controlled or fiber-optic tethered. The map shows connection type badges, signal info, tether lines, and spool status.

📻 ALPHA — Radio (SiK 915MHz)
A 📻
RSSI: -62 dBm · Latency: 12ms
🔌 BRAVO — Fiber Optic (2.3km / 5km spool)
🧵
Spool: 2.3 / 5.0 km
B 🔌
2.3km / 5km
Latency: 0.3ms · Jam-proof · Tethered
Connection Type Legend
Icon Connection Jam-proof Range Best for
📻 Radio No ~1 km Recon, relay
🔌 Fiber Optic Yes ~5-10 km Strike in EW zones
📶 WiFi Mesh No ~500 m Short range swarm
🏔 LoRa Resistant ~5 km+ Long range