RC Helicopter Autopilot
This is a video of the helicopter autopilot I created for my Master’s Thesis at Wright State College. The complete flight is performed without any intervention from a human pilot. The system is programmed to consider off, ascend to 10 meters altitude, fly a square, then come back again and land.
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Hi Mark,
I came across your RC Helicopter video. I also read your Thesis. Very well written and presented! I created a youtube account so I can send? you a message!
In your Thesis I couldn’t find the circuit diagram or the full code. May I ask if you can direct me to these two things?
Thanks,
Asif
The? system should work on a TRex 500, but may need some tuning. I’m not sure about the flybarless setup, I think the autopilot could probably keep up and stabilize it but I’m not sure. The entire system is really just a prototype, so I wouldn’t be comfortable building and selling them at this point. The thesis is online, search OhioLink, it seems I can’t post links? It explains everything in detail.
Mark
well i have a trex500esp? 3g flybarless will this work with it? does the autopilot have gps system on it too and also how much will it to be to have u make one for my trex500esp 3g?
Hi Mark, I was wondering if I could see your masters thesis. I am studying Mechatronics Engineering at Massy University, New Zealand and I have been fascinated with the ‘guts’ of autonomous? robotics; more so when it comes to aerial systems. If I cant have access to your thesis could you direct me to other papers? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Scott
Hi Mark,? I was wondering if I could see your masters thesis. I am studying Mechatronics Engineering at Massy University, New Zealand and I have been fascinated with the ‘guts’ of autonomous robotics; more so when it comes to aerial systems. If I cant have access to your thesis could you direct me to other papers? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Scott
Hello. Nice work. Is possible for us to? see your master thesis?? There’s some website where we can download your papers to read about your work? Thanks
I bought the sensors (GPS, IMU, etc) off the shelf and programmed a generic microcontroller to control it.? It’s actually a Microchip PIC32.
Hi, thanks for your comment. The autopilot uses an IMU, GPS, compass, and an altimeter. It uses a 13 state EKF for state estimation and PID/LQR controllers.
I think they already make crude autopilots for “panic switches.” ? One I can think of is called a HeliCommand.