10/20/14 Update
10/20/14 This past week I spent a lot of my time working on the MATLAB code for the trajectory. I modeled the trajectory in 2D-space and for a while I was pretty sure I had it modeled correctly. Although, I was not sure and kept trying to tweak the code until now it does not work. But it should be easy to revert back to the working version. I found also that for the Advance class you must use a battery to control the servos of at least 100 mAh and that there is also a section stating that gyroscopic assist is allowed. Could this be used to make sure the plane is level while approaching the...
Read More10/13/14 Update
10/13/14 This past week Ervin and I began setting up the motor and running it with the ESC and RC controller. We connected the battery to the ESC and the ESC to the motor. The receiver for the RC controller also connected to the ESC. We could not get the motor to spin for days and believed this to be a problem with the receiver. Ervin managed to figure out why the receiver was not working while I was away. I met with Professor Bruno and we talked extensively about the physics behind drag forces and what to expect when calculating the humanitarian drop. He gave me a list of 1950s fluid...
Read More10/6/14 Update
10/6/14 Came up with a list of components including the camera, altimeter, and GPS sensor (links below). Not sure yet how to transmit and receive sensor data at ground station. Probably through the transmitter/receiver linked at the bottom. The camera is the Airy 3g Mini Camera. This paired with the Boscam Transmitter/Receiver will transmit at 5.8 GHz, far above the 2.4 GHz range for the radio controllers. The camera is not a high definition camera, however, I don’t think that is necessary. These Airy cameras are designed for FPV (First Person View) flight and are used by drone enthusiasts...
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