AI-Drone

We try to make a drone flying with AI? Questionmark?

Exsiting BattleBot Repo

• https://github.com/pangdw1/Battle-Bots-2020

Website repo for the Webpage.

This is the webpage to where you can request your drone dillivary.

• https://dronewebpage.netlify.app/
• https://github.com/Lockam1/DroneWebPage

Members

• Anthony Lock
• Damian Pang
• Dhugald Spry

Idea

The goal is trying to make a drone that is automatically controlled which can preform task and travel from point A to point B, avoid obsticals and diliver and item and return to its home without destroying itself. We ar going to use the exsiting farmbot battlebot chassis as a 2d platform to test and demo the main functionality that the drone will have and then take this to an actuall drone.

• Input coordinates from your current location or a intended destination.
• The drone will pull the data and plot a waypoint to the destination.
  • This will be done using a python script that runs when the Pi is connected to the internet at home.
• Find a sutiable waypoint mission route to get to the intended location in as little time as possiable.
• The drone will take full AI control when it arrives within the poximity of the location to find a suitable place to land.
• Static or dynamic site?
• uses a variety of sensors to acheive this

Research Links

https://developers.google.com/maps

https://www.wilselby.com/research/arducopter/

https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/connecting-the-apm2.html

Arudino based copter: https://www.mydronelab.com/blog/arduino-quadcopter.html

Lidar

https://static.garmin.com/pumac/LIDAR_Lite_v3_Operation_Manual_and_Technical_Specifications.pdf

Question for getting software working on raspberry Pi

https://answers.launchpad.net/sikuli/+question/697135

Assembly instructions for the 3dr arducopter quad

https://www.robotshop.com/media/files/pdf/assembly-instructions-kt-ac3dr-01.pdf

Items needed

Radio transmitter and receiver:

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15007

Raspberry PI:

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/SEVRBP0267/Raspberry-Pi-4-Model-B-8GB-LPDDR4-Quad-Core-Cortex?src=raspberrypi https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/SEVRBP0208/Raspberry-Pi-Official-White-AU-Plug-AC-Adapter-wit https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/SEVRBP0262/Raspberry-Pi-Official-1M-Black-Cable-Micro-HDMI-to?qr=GShopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7rmBi72f7wIVjn8rCh3hhAikEAQYBCABEgJ3pvD_BwE https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/SEVRBP0049/Raspberry-Pi-Aluminium-Heatsink-Set-for-Raspberry

Possible Lidar https://buy.garmin.com/en-NZ/NZ/p/557294/pn/010-01722-00#overview

4 x new ESC for motor control https://hobbystation.co.nz/hobbywing-skywalker-20a-brushless-esc/

Safety plan for test flight

• Have the drone tethered by the legs and arms with wire.
• Wear saftey goggles.
• have a way to disable drone if needed.
• stay out of the way of the drone.
• If it wants you, let it take you.
• guards on the drone and everything tied down so nothing is loose.