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HooperFly Autonomy

Developing autonomous capabilities for HooperFly using the Lisa MX autopilot from 1BitSquared in tandem with PaparazziUAV.

Frames & Components

The collection of HooperFly frames configured to fly with Paparazzi.

HooperFly RacerPEX : Azul

• Frame: HooperFly RacerPEX
• Autopilot: 1BitSquared Lisa/MX
• GPS: UBLOX LEA-6H GPS Module w/Built-in Antenna
• ESCs: HobbyKing 30A Blue Series (flashed with SimonK Firmware)
• Motors: RCTimer 2830-14 750k Brushless
• Props: HobbyKing 10x4.5 Green SlowFly
• Receiver: OrangeRx R110XL 2.4Ghz DSMX Satellite Receiver (long antenna version)
• Telemetry Radios: Xbee 802.15.4 Low-Power Module w/ Wire Antenna

HooperFly RacerPEX : Verde

• Frame: HooperFly RacerPEX
• Autopilot: 1BitSquared Lisa/MX
• GPS: UBLOX LEA-6H GPS Module w/Built-in Antenna
• ESCs: HobbyKing 30A Afro Series (default with SimonK Firmware)
• Motors: RCTimer 2830-14 750k Brushless
• Props: HobbyKing 10x4.5 Blue SlowFly
• Receiver: OrangeRx R110XL 2.4Ghz DSMX Satellite Receiver (long antenna version)
• Telemetry Radios: Xbee 802.15.4 Low-Power Module w/ Wire Antenna

Frame/Component Test Bench : MultiWii FC & DSM2 Receiver

Each frame and associated components(motors/escs/wiring harness) are tested for functionality using a MultiWii FC and DSM2 receiver prior to the Lisa/MX autopilot integration.

Flight Status

Airframes: HooperFly Racer-PEX, Autonomous Twins: Azul & Verde

Attempting to use PaparazziUAV to fly two HooperFly RacerPEX in a synchronized autonomous fashion.

Airframe Configuration

• Airframe configuration instructions

Telemetry - 2.4Ghz Xbee Radios

• Dowloaded and installed XCTU - Next generation configuration platform for XBee
• Solder XBee modem adapter boards
• Verify firmware revision
• Telemetry radios configuration instructions
• Telemetry configuration definition

Receiver - 2.4Ghz DSMX Satellite

• Functional verification testing with MultiWii FC test configuration

Autopilot - Lisa/MX

• Autopilot documentation
• Autopilot rotorcraft documentation
• Rotorcraft configuration definition blocks
• Mount to HooperFly RacerPEX along with GPS, Telemetry, and Receiver

GPS - UBLOX LEA-6H

• Verify firmware revision