Design of a Semi-autonomous Quadrotor Aircraft

Abstract

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. © International Foundation for Telemetering, 2012.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Microcontroller Based Systems; Multi-rotor Aircraft; System Design; UAV

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0884-5123

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 International Foundation for Telemetering, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 2012

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