Difference between revisions of "Explorer"
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Revision as of 23:15, 6 July 2020
The Explorer is a rotorcraft.
It is used to test :
- control loops such as PID and INDI
- simultaneous datalinks such as Xbee and Wifibroadcast
- vision algorithm
The Explorer frame is 3Dprinted
Explorer/3DPrinted
The aircraft flies an Apogee or a Tawaki autopilot board.
Explorer/PPRZ
The RaspberryPi provides:
- a camera link
- an additional communication link
- an easy way to run computation tasks.
There are two RaspberryPi :
- on board, as a companion board to the autopilot
- on ground, as an interface to the companion board
The RPI Zero and RPI 3B can be used in this aircraft as they provided at least one UART and one USB
Explorer/RaspberryPi
The equipments connected to the autopilot board are :
- Dshot 4in1 ESC board
- GPS (D-GPS) Explorer/RTK
- Xbee Explorer/Xbee
- Leds Explorer/Leds
- Radio control
- Servo Explorer/Servo
The equipments connected to the companion board are :
- Camera
- External wifi