X1 Timeline Presentation

7/25/2019 X1 Timeline Presentation

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X1 Robotics Semi-Autonomous Quadcopter

Mission Timeline


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Milestone 1: Initial Research

And DevelopmentGoals: Discover what skills are

necessary to design and build a

quadcopter.

Before organization was founded, none

of the founders had any significant

amount of knowledge related to

robotics, drone technology, vehicle

design, flighty software design, etc

Primary Question

: Is it feasible for us to

build an iPhone controlled drone with

the resources we have?


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Milestone 1: Initial Research

And Development, ContdInitial Research proves

positive for the possibility

of success for project.

Use initial Research data

to design X1 Version

Drone, which is presentedin a separate R&D

presentation.


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MileStone 2: X1 Organization

and Mission StatementMission Statement:To develop

real world engineering and

problem solving skills through

the applications of Robotics.

Long Term Goals:Build an

organization within the UCLA

Undergraduate Engineering

community that will continue topositively impact the experience

of new undergraduates after the

founders of X1 have graduated.

UCLA


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Milestone 2: Hardware

ResearchExpected completion date:5th/6th

week, Winter Quarter

Goals:Research vital hardware

components of vehicle, and how

there specifications affect overall

performance, power consumption,

stability etc

Findings: Most hardware vendors

for quadcopter/drone parts dont

design hardware for individual use,

and specifications are inconsistent.


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Current Hardware

ChallengesMost Hardware will be purchased

through RC Hobby Shops, or

through online Hobby stores.

Most in person or online stores do

not have well made documented

specifications of parts.

Ex: The same motor on differentonline websites will have different

weights, different Thrust values

and propeller recommendations.


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Current Hardware Solutions

In House Verification and Testing:

Because of inconsistent documentation

of hardware, in house testing of all parts

with be conducted by X1.

Comparison research and trade studies

will be done between multiple hardware

sources, which will be narrowed down to

a few options for each hardware element.

Those elements will then be purchased

and tested to determine specifications.

Once all hardware testing and verification

is complete, project will to milestone 3.

Research

Testing/Verification

Implementation


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Milestone 3: Dynamic

Modeling and SimulationGoals:Use information from hardware

research to create dynamic models in

Matlab and Simulink to approximate

what will eventually become the GNC

systems for the Quadcopter.

Build initial concept tests on Arduino

and Raspberry pi using signals from

iPhone to demonstrate iPhone

controller capability.

Along with Matlab models, start

designing initial PID controller in

Arduino IDE with IMU and LED lights.


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Milestone 4: Integration and

TestingGoals:Begin to put all the

pieces together one at a time.

Design requirements andprocedures for testing and

integration, along with

document standards and

repeatability assurance.

Dive into testing and integration,

find problems and engineer

solutions.


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Future Visions and

ImprovementsEquip Drone to be fully

autonomous.

Add Live camera feed and

Google maps GPS system

for navigation.

Improved iPhone controllerwith wider range of control

motion.

Documents

X1 Timeline Presentation