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Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes
Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.
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| author | Van Wyk, Robin |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/6485 Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes Van Wyk, Robin Peddle, I. K. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Integrated avionics system Unmanned aerial vehicles Autopilot control Firmware Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Electronic engineering Drone aircraft Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development of an integrated avionics system containing all the required sensors and actuators for autopilot control is presented. The thesis analyzes the requirements for the system and presents detailed hardware design. The architecture of the system is based on an FPGA which is tasked with interfacing with the sensors and actuators. The FPGA abstracts a microprocessor from these interface modules, allowing it to focus only on the control and user interface algorithms. Firmware design for the FPGA, as well as a conceptualization of the microprocessor software design is presented. Simulation results showing the functionality of firmware modules are presented. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die ontwikkeling van ‘n geïntegreede avionika‐stelsel wat al die vereiste sensors en aktueerders vir outoloods‐beheer bevat, word voorgestel. Die tesis analiseer die vereistes van die stelsel en stel ‘n hardeware‐ontwerp voor. Die argitektuur van die stelsel bevat ‘n FPGA wat ‘n koppelvlak met sensors en aktueerders skep. Die FPGA verwyder die mikroverwerker weg van hierdie koppelvlak modules en stel dit sodoende in staat om slegs op die beheer en gebruikerskoppelvlak‐algoritmes te fokus. Sagteware‐ontwerp vir die FPGA, asook die konseptualisering van die sagtewareontwerp vir die mikroverwerker, word aangebied. Simulasie resultate wat die funksionaliteit van die FPGA‐sagteware modules aandui, word ook voorgestel. 2011-02-28T10:24:28Z 2011-03-14T08:11:56Z 2011-02-28T10:24:28Z 2011-03-14T08:11:56Z 2011-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6485 en_ZA University of Stellenbosch 145 p. : ill. application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Integrated avionics system Unmanned aerial vehicles Autopilot control Firmware Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Electronic engineering Drone aircraft Van Wyk, Robin Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes |
| title | Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes |
| title_full | Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes |
| title_fullStr | Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes |
| title_short | Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes |
| title_sort | development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes |
| topic | Integrated avionics system Unmanned aerial vehicles Autopilot control Firmware Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design Dissertations -- Electronic engineering Theses -- Electronic engineering Drone aircraft |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6485 |
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