Title :
Setup of a communication and control systems of a quadrotor type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Author :
Crespo, Guadalupe ; Glez-de-Rivera, Guillermo ; Garrido, Javier ; Ponticelli, Roberto
Author_Institution :
Human Comput. Technol. Lab. (HCTLab), Univ. Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
This paper outlines the communication and control systems of a quadrotor type Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The communication system comprises two different links, one for data and other for video signal, and all integrated by an autopilot module. The data link will be implemented using XBee modules and Mavlink communication protocol. The video transmission system will consist of two separate links which can work together avoiding interferences by using orthogonal polarization each other. It is also given some insights of the onboard software architecture, which is based on the Pixhawk autopilot.
Keywords :
autonomous aerial vehicles; control systems; software architecture; Mavlink communication protocol; Pixhawk autopilot; XBee modules; autopilot module; communication system; control systems; data link; orthogonal polarization; quadrotor type unmanned aerial vehicle; software architecture; video signal; video transmission system; Attitude control; Batteries; Cameras; Protocols; Receivers; Sensors; Transmitters; Mavlink; Pixhawk; UAV; XBee; autopilot; quadcopter;
Conference_Titel :
Design of Circuits and Integrated Circuits (DCIS), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
DOI :
10.1109/DCIS.2014.7035590