Android based UAV controller is coming!!!
So, here is my other post that I've promissed. I think this one may excite many of You. Well I'll let the picture speak here now...
This is a Samsung tablet based UAV controller. The device is intended as a replacement for a regular transmitter and will communicate directly with my all in one UAV controller elliminating a need for a regular RC transmitter, wire harness and etc. This will result with less mass and less power consumption on the airframe!
The current version can communicate with the UAV board with an xTend module, but can also be easily converted to an xBee or something else. The board inside also has a pressure sensor to provide for reference pressure readings as well as additional expansion ports for digital and analog IO's. Additionally I've added expansion microSD card slot for data logging.
Currently the tablet software supports display of all telemetry information and serves as a command center - it allows for waypoints definition and PID tunning. The picture above is an older picture that is a bit cleaner as the inside wiring is a mess. New mold for an enclousure is on the way that will allow for more organized "guts" and better board and battery retention.
I'm also experimenting with porting of live video onto the tablet's screen; with a little, but some luck so far.
The tablet serves just as a node and the controller is capable of acting on it's own as a regular transmitter / receiver.
Similarly as with my previous project, this one consumes lot's of my time and resources - I'm getting close to the end of the line with the bidget too without my wife complaing ;) Therefore if You would like to contribute please feel free to contact me!
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Comment by themaddan on January 15, 2012 at 9:34pm -
What app are you using for the tablet telemetry software?
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Comment by OlivierD. on January 15, 2012 at 10:07pm -
Very slick! I want one!
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Comment by ThomasB on January 15, 2012 at 11:26pm -
Looks good!
Very nice project.
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Comment by Anish on January 15, 2012 at 11:32pm -
cool project :)
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Developer Comment by Max Levine on January 15, 2012 at 11:39pm -
That is cool !!! Can you share more please ?
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Comment by Nick Scott on January 16, 2012 at 12:06am
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How did you get the mold made for the case. That is fantastic.
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Comment by penpen on January 16, 2012 at 1:10am
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Which chipset/module are you using for video acquisition ? i've try with a syntek/easycap, but i have an issue with v4l layer which make video rendering very very slow...
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Comment by Scott James on January 16, 2012 at 1:12am -
Nice!
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Comment by Itzik Ronen on January 16, 2012 at 2:33am -
very nice.
this is the way to go!
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Comment by Javio on January 16, 2012 at 2:49am -
Very nice job! What joysticks are you using? I am trying to find commercial sticks for some projects... In Farnell and Digikey there is some models but I would like to buy the most similar sticks to the ones of the RC transmitters.
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