Design of a Semi-Autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft

ITC/USA 2012 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Eighth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 22-25, 2012 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California === This paper describes the design and construction of a semi-autonomous quadro...

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Main Authors: Hickle, Mark, Wilson, Alexander, Kientzy, Joshua, Myers, Matthew
Other Authors: Kosbar, Kurt
Language:en_US
Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 2012
Subjects:
UAV
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/581745
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-5817452015-11-11T03:02:32Z Design of a Semi-Autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft Hickle, Mark Wilson, Alexander Kientzy, Joshua Myers, Matthew Kosbar, Kurt Missouri University of Science and Technology UAV System Design Microcontroller Based System Multi-rotor Aircraft ITC/USA 2012 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Eighth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 22-25, 2012 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California This paper describes the design and construction of a semi-autonomous quadrotor aircraft approximately 1 meter in diameter. Because of the mechanical simplicity of the aircraft, the design challenges primarily centered on the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) tasks, and was used as a capstone design experience in an undergraduate ECE program. An onboard microcontroller based system uses a network of digital sensors and differential thrust for autonomous attitude control. A wireless telemetry and command link allows a user to monitor the vehicle, control its direction of flight, and for flight safety control. 2012-10 text Proceedings 0884-5123 0074-9079 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/581745 International Telemetering Conference Proceedings en_US http://www.telemetry.org/ Copyright © held by the author; distribution rights International Foundation for Telemetering International Foundation for Telemetering
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language en_US
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topic UAV
System Design
Microcontroller Based System
Multi-rotor Aircraft
spellingShingle UAV
System Design
Microcontroller Based System
Multi-rotor Aircraft
Hickle, Mark
Wilson, Alexander
Kientzy, Joshua
Myers, Matthew
Design of a Semi-Autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft
description ITC/USA 2012 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Eighth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 22-25, 2012 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California === This paper describes the design and construction of a semi-autonomous quadrotor aircraft approximately 1 meter in diameter. Because of the mechanical simplicity of the aircraft, the design challenges primarily centered on the electrical and computer engineering (ECE) tasks, and was used as a capstone design experience in an undergraduate ECE program. An onboard microcontroller based system uses a network of digital sensors and differential thrust for autonomous attitude control. A wireless telemetry and command link allows a user to monitor the vehicle, control its direction of flight, and for flight safety control.
author2 Kosbar, Kurt
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Hickle, Mark
Wilson, Alexander
Kientzy, Joshua
Myers, Matthew
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Wilson, Alexander
Kientzy, Joshua
Myers, Matthew
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title Design of a Semi-Autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft
title_short Design of a Semi-Autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft
title_full Design of a Semi-Autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft
title_fullStr Design of a Semi-Autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft
title_full_unstemmed Design of a Semi-Autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft
title_sort design of a semi-autonomous quadrotor aircraft
publisher International Foundation for Telemetering
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