diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index 521e3ed838ed11ce6a493626a0ca81cb16fcfd8e..77ae2fbf0bc000233ede18b0a3a3b6edd78570b8 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ _Microprocessor Controlled Aerial Robotics Team_ **Project Statement**: "To create a modular platform for research in controls and embedded systems." +Since 1998, MicroCART has been building aerial robots. Currently, we are +building a quadcopter that can fly autonomously. + +MicroCART has 3 areas of development: +- The quadcopter itself + - The quadcopter has been built from the ground up, incorporating a + Zybo board that provides the processor and a FPGA, an IMU sensor, motors, + props, a LiPo battery, a receiver for manual remote control, and a frame + that holds it all together. +- The ground station + - The ground station is responsible for issuing important data to the quad + (like position data from the camera system), and issues commands to the quad + for things like configuration and path following directives. +- The Controls Model + - The quadcopter processor is programmed to implement a PID controller. We use + a Simulink model to streamline the PID tuning process and to facilitate + effective characterization of the quad. + ## Sections [Quadcopter](quad/README.md) [Ground Station](groundStation/README.md)