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Features: Auto level or turning flight GPS-guided navigation capability Real-time wireless video Real-time telemetry transmission Telemetry storage In-flight configuration Low power and weight Battery management Electric or Nitro propulsion compatible Sensor add-on packages
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Features: • Auto level or turning flight • GPS-guided navigation capability • Real-time wireless video • Real-time telemetry transmission • Telemetry storage • In-flight configuration • Low power and weight • Battery management • Electric or Nitro propulsion compatible • Sensor add-on packages • Multi-platform compatibility Andrew Headings • Summary: • The goal was to build an inexpensive control system to autonomously control a variety of airborne platforms • Uses: • Land surveying • Military reconnaissance • Aerial photography • Search & rescue • Crime scene assessment • Hobbyists Jonathan Digby Troy Klopfenstein Results: On ground tests were successful. GPS waypoint navigation tests worked on the ground. Wireless communication worked for distances less than 300ft. All systems communicated correctly. A few in the air tests were performed. During the later tests the plane was able to balance itself in straight or turning flight. GPS navigation in flight was never able to be tested. Contact Information: Andrew Headings Email: headinga@onid.orst.edu Jonathan Digby Email: digbyj@onid.orst.edu Troy Klopfenstein Email: klopfent@onid.orst.edu Micro Autonomous UAVJonathan Digby, Andrew Headings, Troy KlopfensteinMentors / Sponsors: Max Salichon, Patrice Pasturel, Microbotics • System Implementation: • Uses two microcontrollers for the flight of the MAV • Uses a Mega128 and Windows Laptop for a Base Station • Video Transmitter/Receiver Website http://www.tinyurl.com/OSUUAV • Microcontroller 1 • PID Balancing Algorithm • Manual/Auto Detection • Servo Control • Communication with • Microcontroller 2 • Microcontroller 2 • GPS Navigation • Telemetry Storage • Wireless Communication to Base Station • Communication with Microcontroller 1 Aircraft Used: Wingspan: 22” Propulsion: Electric Dry weight: 400 g System Block Diagram On Plane Electronics Wingspan: 62” Propulsion: Nitro Dry weight: 5.5 lbs • Mega128 • Sends data from PC to UAV • Receives data from UAV • Display immediate data • Feeds data to PC • Windows Laptop • Displays current telemetry • Logs telemetry • Send custom messages to UAV • Graphical User Interface Wingspan: 58” Propulsion: Nitro Dry weight: 5.1 lbs Base Station Mega128 ECE 443 Group 6 • Difficulties Encountered: • Initial MAV was too unstable for flight • Transmitter and receiver were unreliable at times Aftermath of transmitter failure