Independent Study Proposal
Primary Goal
Build an interface to control an RC helicopter via a computer, effectively creating a UAV
Time Line
Ø By October 1st- have research completed.
Ø By mid October- have all the materials gathered/enroute as needed
Ø By November 1st- have the model mechanically assembled
Ø By Mid November- have the basic computer controls operational
Ø By December 1st- have computer controls tweaked
Ø By Last day of Class, have research project written up and we present the final model
Meeting
Professor Samaras and I will meet bi weekly to discuss the project. During this time, concerns, issues, help, guidance, and expertise will be exchanged towards completing whichever goals we are at.
Grading will be based on these criteria
- Research (10)
- Written report (10)
- Completion of the mechanical side (20)
- Completion of the electrical side (20)
- Completion of the computer programming side (20)
- Smoothness of controls (scale of 1-5)
- Ergonomics (ease of controls (scale of 1-5)
- Ability to stick to agenda without falling too far behind (1-5)
- Staying on task (1-5)
Secondary Goal
Have the helicopter return its global position and a visual feed of its whereabouts. Also, the vehicle will be able to fly about in space after inputting where on a map you want it to go and how high you want it to go.
Tertiary Goal*
Have the helicopter be able to monitor positions, track objects, and post alerts and react to different stimuli, and attempt to find home when it sense that any of the above feeds are too low.
*As the tertiary goal will have computer vision components, if the decision is made to continue the project into another semester to incorporate such goals, in other words, the secondary goal Must be fulfilled, then credit for the computer vision class will be given at the end of the following semester
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