Modeling Vehicle Dynamics – 6DOF Nonlinear Simulation
Here we take all the equations of motion we have derived and numerically integrate them to generate a simulation of the vehicle motion…
Read MoreHere we take all the equations of motion we have derived and numerically integrate them to generate a simulation of the vehicle motion…
Read MoreIn this post we will see how we can describe motion of the quadcopter – or any vehicle – as a set of…
Read MoreIn modeling the quadcopter for simulation we have full knowledge of the vehicle attitude, however for the real hardware we have limited observability…
Read MoreThis post is the 1st in a series on modeling and simulation of a quadcopter’s vehicle dynamics. The full series will include all…
Read MoreOnce the quadcopter is fully assembled and you’ve been able to verify that you can communicate with the flight controller, you’ll likely want…
Read MoreHello World When using the Arduino-based APM, you’ll need to download the Ardupilot version of the Arduino IDE to use their Hardware Abstraction…
Read MoreComponent List The quadcopter I built used the following components: 3DR APM 2.5 Flight Controller 3DR GPS Receiver (optional addition to APM) 3DR…
Read MoreIn an effort to demonstrate the practical application of various control law design methodologies, I’ve decided to build a quadcopter to act as…
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