User:Marc

About me

• Name: Marc Schwarzbach
• Location: Munich, Germany
• PhD in aerospace engineering
• RC flying for many years, Paparazzi since 2008
• Member of Akamodell Stuttgart (Projects like Aircargo, 9kg payload with a 2,2kg aircraft and 450W)

Planes equipped with Paparazzi

Private

• Easystar
  • Using standard brushed motor with 3S Lipo, no problems after many flight hours.
  • Rudder is enlarged for better control.
  • Tiny V2
  • Testbed for homebuilt paparazzi (see below)
  • Retired after research flights in Namibia

Easystar with sensors

• FunJet
  • Flying regularly with Tiny V2

• Mentor
  • Using homebuilt paparazzi (see Hardware section below)

Paparazzi mounting in Mentor

• Used for photo missions with Canon camera and CHDK trigger

Camera on Mentor

• Easystar V2
  • Testbed for LisaM2

At work / For the university

UAV at university of stuttgart (Sorry, only german for now)

Wiki Page

• Easyglider Pro
  • Gain of 4000m altitude in one flight DIY-Drones Contest
  • Tiny V2
• Trainer
  • Wingspan 3,3m; 2kW motor; 10S2P Lipo; 12 kg
  • Used for pilot training and payload testing
  • Tiny V2
• Adler 1
  • Wingspan 4,3m; 2x2kW motor; 2x10S2P Lipo; maximum take off 25kg (for legal reasons)
  • Used for aerial imaging and remote sensing
  • Twog
• Adler 2
  • Similar to Adler1, lightweight structure for the fuselage
  • Manual flights performed, Paparazzi system implemented but not tested due to bad weather (16:55, 18 February 2010 (CET)).
  • Twog

Easyglider Pro

Adler1 ready for lift off

• Multi UAV research in Canada
  • Collision simulation for sensor tests with several Paparazzi planes
  • Ultra-Stick airplanes
  • Design and construction of a 5kg class UAV

Ultrastick plane

Fleet of planes

5kg class UAV

Hardware / Software

SD-Card data logger

• • Intention as Data Logger and compatible but based on Atmel (cheaper and more familiar to me)
  • Description and files to be released when tested

• GCS on EEEPC 900 running Debian Linux from SD-Card DebianEeePC

SD logger prototype top

SD logger bottom

EEEPC running GCS

Homebuilt Paparazzi System

• • Based on the idea of Hochschule Bremen using an Olimex developement board
  • Single layer pcb layout, produced with a CNC mill using PCB-GCode
  • Changed layout of infrared sonsors for easyer soldering and components available at my electronic retailer
  • Testflight today: success! (23:13, 24 February 2010 (CET))
  • Not very efficient(7805...), light, small or beautiful, but it works
  • After some minor corrections files will be uploaded

The "big TWOG" :-)

pcb side

IR single sensor

IR dual sensor

ADS-B Receiver based on USB-SDR stick

• Tool for adding intruder aircraft to the GCS and the uplink Wiki Page ADS-B