Hardware Overview
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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
Autopilot Control Board (Tiny)
• The main control board is the Tiny v2.11 is 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
Battery
Datalink Radio(Modem & Antenna)
GPS Receiver
IR Sensors
Motor & Controller
Servos
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
Hardware Preparation
Custom Cables
Software Setup
• Linux installed blah blah
Install Bootloader
Program GPS Receiver
Programming Autopilot