This site is dedicated to the design and construction of the AeroQuad, a remote controlled four rotor helicopter, also known as a quadrocopter. The parts list, frame construction and instructions on building the flight board are available here. The AeroQuad is a quadrocopter design that uses the Arduino (Mega or Duemilanove with 328P) microcontroller as the flight control board. This is the older brother to the original MikroQuad.
Current Features
Gyro stabilized flight with separate PID loops for roll, pitch and yaw axes
PWM update rates to ESC's increased to 400 Hz
Single pole low pass filter implementation for reducing sensor noise
Improved calibration process for gyros and accelerometers
Additional user defined values able to be saved to EEPROM
Code restructured to allow for easier user modification
XBee for long distance communication
Capability to fly in + or x mode
Windows configuration application
Realtime graphs of flight data
GUI for configuration of PID and other flight parameters
Planned Features
"Hands Free" Auto level flight utilizing low cost 6DOF IMU
3 axis magnetometer for heading hold capability
GPS for transmission of location and determination of altitude
Custom shield for On Screen Display of live video
Voltage detection/warning of battery level
Customizable flight LED display pattern
Recent Forum Posts
Looks stable enough! Seems the dampers were doing their work.
Any idea to use the same principle on smaller boards (I'm thinking Pro Mini/Wii Motion plus - 15g? compared to Duemilanove - 50g?)?
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Test motors by putting the 3 wire ESC connector straight into the receiver and follow manufacturer's instructions to calibrate the ESC's one by one following their...
Ok, Douglas I get your point now. I don't have any trouble reading the WMP and Nunchuk fortunately with the original sensors (I think Lamarche and the ones originally did this had originals) but I...
What do you mean by FC? I understand how to connect the wires except for the controler portion. I'm not sure how to test each individual motor without downloading a test program to the board.