The Autopilot subteam is responsible for ensuring that the aircraft can perform all necessary maneuvers to fulfill the mission requirements. This involves configuring and tuning the autopilot for each of our aircrafts, as well as implementing software to aid in autonomous flight planning, which includes our autopilot ground station and path planning algorithms. They also integrate heavily with mechanical and electrical to test control surfaces, motor calibration, as well as program custom flight functionality for our plane system.

GCS Redesign

New custom ground control station driven by MAVProxy for navigating and viewing the status of the plane in flight

All

GCS Parameters Redesign

The GCS redesign includes a new parameters page, which allows us to search and change multiple parameters. This is especially useful in tuning the autopilot system.

Coverage Visualization

Used for path planning; algorithm takes in parameters from waypoints imaging and calculates camera coverage to display a visual simulation on the frontend.

Nicole

Interop Connectivity

Establish a connection between Interop and MAVProxy by receiving and sending telemetry to the Interop server, ultimately displaying these flight boundaries, Interop waypoints, and obstacles on the GCS.

Aneesha
Tuna
Charlie

LIDAR Altitude Rangefinder

Takes the data received from the LIDAR sensor to determine the altitude of the plane and bring it into the frontend plane info section.

Kyle