This project entailed design and testing of an indoor quadrotor UAV capable of autonomous take-off, landing, and path finding. The propulsion system produces 1500g of thrust at 46% throttle using 7" propellers, minimizing craft size, but allowing for sufficient payload to carry a LIDAR, a CMOS camera, and rangefinders. These sensors are interfaced to an Overo processor, which sends high-level commands to a low-level flight controller, the HoverflyPro. Flight tests were conducted which demonstrated flight control and sensor operation.

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Creator

• D'Angelo, Robert John
• Levin, Robinson Cooper

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042711-122042

Advisor

• Duckworth, R. James
• Cyganski, David

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-04-27

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright