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@@ -6,38 +6,47 @@ _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
t
hat holds
i
t
a
ll togeth
er.
Since 1998, MicroCART has been building aerial robots. Currently, we are
modifying a small off the shelf
quad,
[
The Crazyflie 2.1
](
https://www.bitcraze.io/products/crazyflie-2-1/
)
, to suit our lab environment
where students explore embedded systems and control theory.
This year, MicroCART has 3 areas of development:
-
The
**
quadcopter
firmware**
-
The quadcopter firmware is largely already written and supported well by Bitcraze
,
the creators of the Crazyflie. We are building on top of the stock firmware
t
o introduce students to the code
i
n
a
guided mann
er.
-
The
**ground station**
-
The ground station is responsible for issuing important data to the quad
(like position data from the camera system) and issuing 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
)
-
[
Controls
](
controls/README.md
)
## Documentation
-
[
Getting started
](
documentation/getting_started.md
)
-
[
How to demo the quadcopter
](
documentation/how_to_demo.md
)
-
[
How to charge the LiPo batteries
](
documentation/how_to_charge_lipo.md
)
-
[
Continuous Integration FAQ
](
documentation/ci_faq.md
)
-
[
How to document things on Gitlab
](
documentation/how_to_document_things_on_gitlab.md
)
-
[
How to update the website
](
website/README.md
)
-
[
How to use Git
](
documentation/how_to_use_git.md
)
-
[
How to Calibrate the Camera System
](
documentation/how_to_calibrate_the_camera_system.md
)
(like manual control and stabilization parameters) and receiving data from the quad
like battery level and orientation.
-
The
**test stand**
-
The test stand is a new bit of kit designed to hold the Crazyflie while testing stabilization
parameters. It is designed to limit the quad to one axis of rotation at a time to isolate
testing.
## Folder Sections
-
[
Crazyflie Firmware
](
crazyflie_software/crazyflie-firmware-2021.06
)
-
[
Ground Station
](
groundStation
)
-
[
Test Stand
](
crazyflie_hardware
)
-
*Legacy*
-
[
Controls
](
controls
)
-
[
Quadcopter
](
quad/README.md
)
## [Documentation](../../wikis/home)
### [Search the wiki ->](https://git.ece.iastate.edu/search?group_id=631&project_id=740&repository_ref=&scope=wiki_blobs&snippets=false)
All documentation is maintained in the
[
repository wiki
](
../../wikis/home
)
. This makes our documentation easily
*searchable*
.
-
[
Getting started
](
../../wikis/home
)
-
[
Continuous Integration FAQ
](
../../wikis/CI-CD
)
-
[
How to document things on Gitlab
](
../../wikis/How-to-Document-Things-on-Gitlab
)
-
[
How to update the website
](
../../wikis/Website-Management
)
-
[
How to use Git
](
../../wikis/How-to-Use-Git
)
-
[
How to Calibrate the Camera System
](
../../wikis/How-to-Calibrate-the-Camera-System
)
-
[
Crazyflie Firmware Development
](
../../wikis/Crazyflie-Firmware/Crazyflie-Firmware-Development
)
-
*Legacy*
-
[
How to demo the quadcopter
](
../../wikis/Legacy/How-to-Demo
)
-
[
How to charge the LiPo batteries
](
../../wikis/Legacy/How-to-Charge-Lipo
)
# Stable Releases
To browse stable releases from previous teams, view the
[
T
ags
](
https://git.ece.iastate.edu/danc/MicroCART/-/tags
)
.
To browse stable releases from previous teams, view the
[
t
ags
page
](
https://git.ece.iastate.edu/danc/MicroCART/-/tags
)
.
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