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Drone project
In collaboration with
Aerial Platform for Reconnaissance & Utility Systems (APRUS)
and GRE3EN
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Mechanical design needs
- New Extruder (GRE3EN Serge is interested in 3D printing with carbon fiber)
- Frame design (based on new materials and new fab technologies)
- 3 axis Gimbals for different applications (mostly mechanical design)
Skills needed - industrial design, mechanical design, materials engineering
Electronics design
Electronic hardware integration and optimization.
At this moment we are using Arducopter 2.5 with various add ons such as
- GPS (autopilot and position hold),
- telemetry (ground communication),
- photoflow sensor (position stabilization and control),
- sonar (height),
- voltage meter (battery monitoring),
- video transmitter,
- radio-control unit (manual pilot),
- brushless gimbal stabilization board (for imaging system stabilization)
- LED board (visibility)
- OSD board (onscreen display)
Skills needed - electrical engineering, embedded programming.
Software development
- Ground station uses Mavlink protocol (requires C++, Python programming)
- User interface design for Apple and Android
We met with Pascal Nataf, CEO from Affordance who were interested in SENSORICA and the Drone project.