[Paparazzi-devel] (no subject)

[nisma]

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I just thought I would give you an update on my UAV project: I am 
> designing a Ground-station application at the moment, until I get my 
> budgeting sorted out, and also things are really busy in the rest of my 
> life at the moment, so I don't have time to do hardware stuff.
> 
> The ground station is being written in QT/Free, from www.trolltech.com. 
> This allows it to be multi-platform and run on Mac OS X (my operating 
> system of choice) as well as linux/unix (or with a license, on M$ 
> Windows... ).
> I would have built on top of an existing ground station, like the 
> paparazzi one, but its inconvenient to use GTK and X11 on Mac OS, 
> whereas QT runs natively (without an X server etc, straight on to the 
> Mac OS X Aqua engine). I don't particularly like Java GUIs but that was 
> the other main possibility.
> I am just learning C++ and QT at the moment, but I hope to have a beta 
> suitable for consumption in a month or two. I have got to the point 
> where the GUI is laid out (in QT Designer), and most of the 'glue' code 
> to run the GUI is working (sortof :), and I am writing the 'back end', 
> down links etc.
> Any ideas/suggestions/requests?
> 
> At some point, I also want to build a link to JSBsim or FlightGear into 
> it, for flight visualization when its in the air, and as a hardware in 
> the loop simulator, when its on the ground. I am a little worried about 
> how well JSBsim will handle simulating such a small plane, an low 
> speeds and low reynolds numbers, and also how i will create and 
> calibrate a flight model for it. Any ideas?
> 
> Cheers, Hugo.
> 
Why you don't use openGC if you have plans to integrate FlightGear.
Using digitalized live pictures from uav inside FlightGear is fantastic.
I have programmed some extra gauges in order to fullfill my requirements
(battery status ....). It rocks.
I have the control station operational for motorized (gaz) delta flyer.
The full integration of the model plane in FlightGear was very easy (30
minutes)
I needed two full days for the control station, including the configurable
autopilot.

The autonomy is only 15 minutes.
The flyer is a heavy modified version of this:
http://www.epp-fun.de/frame.htm?/f4y-sipkill.htm

I use it to test some algorithms using the laptop as autopilot.
I have a bidirectional datalink and for emergency, the model have two
parachute (to save the electronic), one (with holes) to slow the speed.
The electronic stay in a rectangular box above the wings in the middle.
I have designed the first version of sensors/MCU for the final prototype
that are in flight ISP capable. I have shipped the files today to the PBC
manufacture.

If you are at the point to integrate FlightGear, simple ask for help.

Best wishes.
Chris

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