In this project of the Transversal Project we will implement the SORA methodology. In the first place, a first version of the Concept of Operation will be described, where the application to which this study refers will be explained, as well as the characteristics necessary to develop the methodology. Secondly, Read more…
One of the problems that current Drones have is that there are very few that have integrated navigation without GPS. A drone needs a minimum of 1 GPS to be able to execute a mission, but when we are indoors or in remote places where there is no coverage, a Read more…
In this post we are going to explain some extra activities and knowledge learned in the different subjects of Payload, Unmanned Aircraft and System Integration. Payload In this subject we have learned about image processing. We have studied how to process images to make orthophotos, apply masks to detect objects Read more…
In this menu, you will be able to find all posts with tips that we think that are important to read before to star a project like this and problems that could appear and how to solve them. The tips and problems are in BOLD LETTER, so you will be Read more…
This activity explains the different exercises that have been developed in order to learn how to use Python codes plus the Dronekit library in order to interact dynamically with the Mission Planner simulator. This activity will help us so that in the future, when we install our Raspberry Pi on Read more…
In activity # 8 of phase 1, we flew the flight manually, with the help of the Mission Planner ground station, but we were the ones who sent the commands to the Drone from the radio controller. In this activity, we will learn how to create flight plans and send Read more…
During the 1 phase of our transversal project we had issues using mission planner (MP) on Mac OS system. Mission planner is not compatible with Macs, it’ works only on Windows. But ArduPilot offering to use APM planner for Macs instead of MP. Latest version available on website is apm_planner_2.0.26_osx.dmg Read more…
The first flight test was inside a building. As the GPS coverage was very bad, we select the Alt Hold flight mode in order to use the barometer of the autopilot. Here you have the first flight: As you can see, we crashed. The problem was the pitch. By default, Read more…
Last but not least, this is the final step before the flight test.Here, we are going to explain the final set up of the platform in order to test the motors and try, without propellers, that everything is working fine. In order to complete the set up, we followed another Read more…
Now its time to finish the assembly with all the components needed to fly. There is another helpfull video to fix everything well: The steps followed are: Fix the autopilot to the upper body. Fix the radio receiver and connect it into the autopilot. Connect the motors to the autopilot Read more…