Intended for: ~45 minute classes every day, over three weeks
Key:
CAD - take measurements and CAD the part. Eg - “CAD Frame” refers to measuring and modeling the frame
Presentation - Format of <Presentation number>.SlideX-SlideY. Eg - “Presentation 1.1-3” refers to Presentation 1 slides 1 through 3
Teacher’s Instructions - not something for students, but rather guidelines for the officers/teacher
Manual - Format of Manual.SlideX-SlideY. Eg - “Manual.3-5” refers to slides 3-5 in the Asteria Manual
Test/Fly - shows a part that needs to be tested or indicates that is a day to fly the drone
Video - indicates that there is a video that needs to be watched
Calendar:
Day 1 Divide class into groups of four (depends on # of kits purchased) Presentation 1.1-5 Project introduction Presentation 2.1-4 Introduce Frame and PDB | Day 2 CAD Frame Presentation 2.5-6 Introduce Motors and ESCs | Day 3 CAD Motors and ESCs Presentation 2.7-9 Introduce Flight controllers, Pixhawk and Compass, and receiver | Day 4 CAD Pixhawk, Compass, and Receiver Presentation 2.10 Introduce battery | Day 5 CAD Battery CAD Assembly to put together all modeled parts of drone |
Day 6 Presentation 3.1-6 Introduce principles of flight Manual.1-5 Assemble wings and connect the battery to the frame. | Day 7 Presentation 3.7-12 Complete principles of flight Manual.6-11 Connect the prepared wings to the frame and connect the ESCs. Prepare the compass and mount the Pixhawk. | Day 8 Manual.12-19 Mount and connect Pixhawk parts. Mount receiver. Video Pair Receiver and Transmitter using bind plug | Day 9 Manual.20-21 Complete hardware switch setup Have students install software: https://ardupilot.org/planner/docs/mission-planner-installation.html | Day 10 Using the documentation on the ArduPilot website, direct students through drone calibration If necessary, contact Asteria team prior to this step |
Day 11 Presentation 4.1-8 Initial Flight | Day 12 Start setting up autonomous control by using ArduPilot docs | Day 13 Begin plotting autonomous missions and start to execute them Also continue flying the drone | Day 14 Do a autonomous and human controlled race as an end to the project | Day 15 Continue the same as the last day to continue experimenting with what is possible with the drone. |