Proving the Functionality of an Aeronautical Rover
Design
These electronic speed controllers will be attached to an Arduino UNO or a wireless receiver.
Our design consists of a two part system that will become integrated to form one. Put simply, we are attaching a drone to a rover.
It consists of two levels and six motors. Four motors will be solely dedicated to the quadcopter portion while the remaining two will be dedicated to the rover. Each motor will have an electronic speed controller attached to the motors.
The wireless receiver will be connected to the Arduino and receive input signals from the accompanying wireless transmitter. These signals are what is going to control the whole system and allow for both flight and drive.
The Arduino Board is the "brain" of the whole system. It connects the receiver to the transmitter which sends signals that controls components such as the motors and sensors.
Creating a quad-copter rover from scratch requires a bit of funding for all of the resources necessary. Thanks to the Governor's School at Innovation Park, we are granted a reasonable amount of money in order to pursuit our design goals. The range can vary between $250 and $350. This is another challenge we face as it requires us to manage our money very efficiently so that nothing in our design plans ends up being wasteful.
Budget
Proposal
01 / SEARCH AND RESCUE
Current events today call for many hazardous occupations that have the potential to harm the person in the process. Creating a quad-copter rover will allow us to have technology at our disposal as opposed to a valued human life. This piece of technology will allow us to access remote areas in which people may not even be able to reach on their missions.
02 / DATA COLLECTION
03 / VERSATILITY
A vehicle such as this would be very versatile, as with the previous aforementioned points. Due to its multi functional capabilities of being able to fly and drive, the drone will be able to be implicated into various fields. One example would be geological surveying. All that would be required of the user is to obtain and then attach the necessary sensors
We intend to collect data of our drone being capable of things such as stabilization, flight time, rover speed, etc. We then plan to collect landscape data as that is the project's purpose, "to survey landscapes that humans cannot reach."
Media
Figure 1: Avalan in the process of drawing the electronics schematic.
Figure 2: Completed electronics schematic.
Figure 3: Rough design of the rocker bogie system for rover portion.
Figure 4: Sketch for how we plan to connect the quadcopter and the rover.
Figure 5: Rough sketch of the mechanical composition of both the quadcopter and rover.
Figure 6: Schematic for power distribution among different components.
Figure 7: Rough design for one leg of the rocker bogie system.
Figure 8: A majority of the most important quadcopter parts are now in and ready to be implemented
Figure 10: Quadcopter portion of the system with the differential gearbox attached.
Figure 11: Rough layout of how the entire system should stand when completed.
Figure 9: Rocker Bogie portion of the system which drives on the ground
Figure 12: A buck converter with a blown capacitor. Now we learn from our mistake.
Media
Figure 1: Avalan in the process of drawing the electronics schematic.
Figure 2: Completed electronics schematic.
Figure 3: Rough design of the rocker bogie system for rover portion.
Figure 4: Sketch for how we plan to connect the quadcopter and the rover.
Figure 5: Rough sketch of the mechanical composition of both the quadcopter and rover.
Figure 6: Schematic for power distribution among different components.
Figure 7: Rough design for one leg of the rocker bogie system.
Figure 8: A majority of the most important quadcopter parts are now in and ready to be implemented
Figure 10: Quadcopter portion of the system with the differential gearbox attached.
Figure 11: Rough layout of how the entire system should stand when completed.
Figure 9: Rocker Bogie portion of the system which drives on the ground
Figure 12: A buck converter with a blown capacitor. Now we learn from our mistake.
Figure 13: After deeming the rocker-bogie was too heavy, we made new rover designs
Figure 14: Final adjustments were made to the rover design and assembly is commencing.
Figure 15: Most of the electronics are on the project and this time it didn't blow up.
Figure 16: The programming process has just begun and is currently running on the Arduino.