Quadcopter I

Introduction

Target of first phase of this project is to design, analyze, fabricate and control a quadcopter. A quadcopter has successfully been fabricated from scratch including mechanical structure and sensor and motor interfacing.

Goal of control system in Phase I was to achieve a stable hovering state using sensor feedback. Stable hovering has been successfully achieved and all rotations (roll, pitch and yaw) have been controlled. Commands are given to Quadcopter using wireless RC controller.

Project Status

Completed

Project Duration

Jan 2011 to June 2012

Project Significance

This project provides a platform for the development of completely autonomous quadcopter which can carry move without a remote control. Phase II of this project has already begun

Details

Technical details are

• Aluminum pipes used for structure

• Arduino Mega 2560 board

• Lithium Ion batteries

• Drives

  • 4 Motors: Brushless DC Motors (Outrunner)

  • Drive Circuit: Electronic Speed Controller (ESC)

• Sensors: 9 DOF sensor stick

  • Accelerometer: ADXL 345

  • Magnetometer: HMC 5883L

  • Gyroscope: ITG-3200

• Control Scheme: PID Controller

Team

Rehan Nazir

Syed Sheharyar

Syed Zafran

Sohail Abbas

Adeel Shahid

Supervisor

M. Usman Rafique

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