RC Aircraft Autopilot
Motivation
Following my racing drone, I began developing my flying experience with fixed-wing aircraft. Using resources available from the community (designs, tips, etc.), I built and learned to fly the aircraft pictured on this page.
After taking more advanced controls courses, I was inspired to design an autopilot system and implement it in hardware. I envisioned a system where the user defined a sequence of waypoints for the autopilot to navigate.
After a proposal to my professor, I took this on as my capstone Senior Design Project, the culmination of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Major at Cornell.
Key Features
Max Speed : 15 m/s (~30 mph)
Mass : 755 g
Flight Time : 15 mins
Battery Voltage : 11.1 V (3s)
Radio Range : 1.6 Km
Wing Span : 1.47 m (4'10")
Modeling, Design, and Autonomous Control of a Single Motor Glider
My Senior Design Project
Implementing Manual Control
Using Arduino to build a prototype
