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05-24-2011 | 10:31 AM

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Curtain Call

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From: Garson, MB, CANADA

RE: Building and Controlling an UAV for Final Year Project

Hello,

Well that's quite the project, but as long as you're allowed to use COS instead of developing a lot of the software yourself this should be doable provided you don't mind losing all your weekends

I'm not sure if your school flies any particular UAS already, but paparazzi is quitepopular in academia, although it requires knowledge of Linux, DIY drones is a good place to start (found at diydrones.com) they have a pretty active community with other Engineering students with a similar goal as well as seasoned veterans of the industry.<o

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>As to where to start, come up with a sample mission plan you want to achieve (ie take-off automatically, fly a box like pattern with waypoints 300m apart, then circle the last point so you can take over and land the aircraft manually.)<o

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>This will help set some meaningful metrics, like flight time which will get you on the right track for aircraft type (heli, quad, fixed-wing), engine type (gas/electric), battery size (alternator?), wing shape/span, etc.<o

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>From there it’s just chipping away till you reach your goal,<o

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>Good Luck!<o

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