Video Gallery
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First SuperCub Flight
This was our first flight with our components in the SuperCub. The electronics were set up to simply do fly-by-wire control. As you can see the plane was a bit too heavy to fly well.
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First RQ-11 Flight
This was our first flight with the new PROJET RQ-11 airplane we had assembled. It was much more difficult to control than we anticipated, due to its powerful motor and other factors. Jacob did a great job flying it for as long as he did. We also got great crash footage! (Note the broken wing floating down after the crash)
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Payload Test
This was our first test of a basic payload release. We installed a servo in the bottom of the SuperCub, which, when fired, would let a door in the bottom of the plane swing open, releasing our payload. For these tests we used a parachute with a weight attached as our payload.
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First Controls Test: Rudder
Our first controls test was using a simple control scheme on the rudder to keep the plane from rolling. As you can see in the video (we enabled it starting at 0:05), it proved quite successful and gave us the confidence to try additional steps.
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Good Landing
Probably our best landing of the project, courtesy of Jacob
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A Windy Day
An example of the windy conditions we faced some days. This day, we werent so lucky
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Greatest Team-building Exercise Ever
When our plane crashed into a tree during an especially windy day, we resorted to any and all possible methods of getting it back.
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Autonomous Turning
The most successful of the autonomous work we were able to complete. In this video, instead of using the joystick to directly control the rudder, the joystick input is simply tied to a bank angle command. So Jacob holds the stick to the left, a bank angle command is sent to the plane and it autonomously controls the rudder to hold that bank angle.
