/project-griffon

Experimentation aimed at making a computer fly a fixed wing drone semi-autonomously.

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Project Griffon

Experimentation aimed at making a computer fly a fixed wing drone autonomously.

Aircraft prototype

Prototype state as of 11/02-2018

Image of drone

Overview

  • Dimensions:

Drone dimensions image

  • Hardware control system

Drone system

More info to be added soon

Hardware progress

  • Fuselage manufactured
  • Engine system Mounted
  • Computational electronics Mounted
  • Manufacture wings
  • Set up control-surfaces
  • Wrap plane in covering film

More to be added soon

Software progress

  • Basic telemetry through wi-fi
  • AHRS sensor integration
  • Basic telemetry through wi-fi
  • Software architecture for command/task system

More to be added soon

Features

v1.0 features

  • Automatic "Return to home" at loss of radio contact
  • Several autonomous commands, such as;
    • Fly to coordinate
    • Loiter around point
    • Return to start
  • Have the ability to chain commands
  • Wireless telemetry of the aircraft's state
  • Ability to change commands during live flight

Future features

  • Fully autonomous takeoff and landing
  • Ability to send live camera feed through the aircrafts telemitry system.