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Revision as of 22:30, 14 March 2009

Overview

A long desire of mine has been to create an autonomous flying solution. I was initially inspired when I saw a competition with the following specifications:

  1. Solution cannot touch the ground
  2. Retrieve a metal ring on the other side of a barrier
  3. Bring it back to its origin and drop it off

The autonomous rc helicopter from Stanford won the competition. Blimps were tried but they flew away etc... in the outdoor winds.

Team Members

Name Expertise Role
Tim Heath Software Developer, Project Management Project Leader/Developer

Requirements

  1. Use a solution that is modular and used as many off the shelf components for rapid prototyping/solutions
  2. Easy to reprogram and loosely coupled
  3. Easy to interface with external control devices
  4. Navigates in 3d space in an efficient easy way

Design

I am going to use the G1 cell phone as it is the most modular.

G1 Info

Property Value
Weight5.6 ounces
Size4.6 by 2.2 by 0.6 inches
Memory1GB (memory card of up to 8 GB possible)
WifiYes
BluetoothYes
USBNon host mode but yes
SerialYes
Camera3 megapixels