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Hardware Overview

Hardware Overview. Autopilot Control Board- Serves as common platform for other components and has autopilot code and flight plans Battery- Powers the board and servos as well as motor Modem/Antenna- Facilitate communications Ground Control Station- Used to control UAV midflight

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Hardware Overview

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  1. Hardware Overview • Autopilot Control Board- Serves as common platform for other components and has autopilot code and flight plans • Battery- Powers the board and servos as well as motor • Modem/Antenna- Facilitate communications • Ground Control Station- Used to control UAV midflight • GPS- Used for altitidue and positioning to waypoints • IR Sensors- Determines control movements • Motor and Controller- Manages the motor functioning • Servos- Adjust control surfaces

  2. Autopilot Control Board (Tiny) • The main control board is the Tiny v2.11is the brain of the UAV and controls: • Servos (via Pulse-pulse-modulation) • Infrared sensors • GPS • Any applicable payload (CAM) • The autopilot is released by and updated by the Paparazzi development team

  3. Battery

  4. Datalink Radio(Modem & Antenna)

  5. GPS Receiver

  6. IR Sensors

  7. Motor & Controller

  8. Servos

  9. Payload • We never officially implemented a payload, though this would not require extensive work • Ostensibly, we would have added a camera to feed back images or video over the modem • Due to data transmission rate limitations (9600 baudrate) any video taken would be of very low quality, though images could certainly be sent at a decent frequency • Payload would likely be placed on the side of the modem transmitter beneath and partially embedded in a wing

  10. Hardware Preparation

  11. Custom Cables

  12. Software Setup • Linux installed blah blah

  13. Install Bootloader

  14. Program GPS Receiver

  15. Programming Autopilot

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