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Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Weight Flight Control System for an Electrically Powered Model Helicopter
Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.
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2008
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/1640 Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Weight Flight Control System for an Electrically Powered Model Helicopter Carstens, Nicol Milne, G. W. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Theses -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Computer science Dissertations -- Computer science Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Helicopters -- Control systems Drone aircraft Helicopters -- Models Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. This project started a new research area in rotary-wing °ight control in the Computer and Control group at the University of Stellenbosch. Initial attempts to build a quad-rotor vehicle exposed di±culties which motivated changing to a standard model helicopter as a test vehicle. A JR Voyager E electrically powered model helicopter was instrumented with low-cost, low-weight sensors and a data communication RF link. The total cost of the sensor, communication and microcontroller hardware used is approximately US$ 1000 and the added onboard hardware weighs less than 0:4 kg. The sensors used to control the helicopter include a non-di®erential u-Blox GPS receiver, Analog Devices ADXRS150 rate gyroscopes, Analog Devices ADXL202 accelerometers, a Polaroid ultrasonic range sensor and a Honeywell HMC2003 magnetometer. Successful yaw, height and longitudinal position control was demonstrated. Signi¯cant further work is proposed, based on the literature study performed and the insights and achievements of the ¯rst rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle project in the group. 2008-07-01T09:53:21Z 2010-06-01T08:29:19Z 2008-07-01T09:53:21Z 2010-06-01T08:29:19Z 2005-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1640 en University of Stellenbosch application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Theses -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Computer science Dissertations -- Computer science Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Helicopters -- Control systems Drone aircraft Helicopters -- Models Carstens, Nicol Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Weight Flight Control System for an Electrically Powered Model Helicopter |
| title | Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Weight Flight Control System for an Electrically Powered Model Helicopter |
| title_full | Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Weight Flight Control System for an Electrically Powered Model Helicopter |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Weight Flight Control System for an Electrically Powered Model Helicopter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Weight Flight Control System for an Electrically Powered Model Helicopter |
| title_short | Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Weight Flight Control System for an Electrically Powered Model Helicopter |
| title_sort | development of a low cost low weight flight control system for an electrically powered model helicopter |
| topic | Theses -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Computer science Dissertations -- Computer science Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Helicopters -- Control systems Drone aircraft Helicopters -- Models |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1640 |
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