Design Progress

IT WORKS!!!

May 6, 2011
 

Mounting the hardware

May 6, 2011

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David working on the power source

May 6, 2011

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Heatsinks attached to the transistors to manage the temp

May 6, 2011

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David Soldering the micro-controller

May 6, 2011

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Working on the motor control

May 6, 2011

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The control board

May 6, 2011


This is the control board located on the original helicopter. we are trying to use this board with to control the motors by mimicking the remote signals.

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The logic flow chart

May 6, 2011


We drew this on the white board as we developed our logic for our main program

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Out of the box

May 6, 2011

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2-15-11

February 16, 2011
Our helicopter arrived today. So it was taken to the coliseum for test flights in order to obtain conceptual knowledge of flight controls and capabilities. Further load capacity testing will ensue later this week.



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