• Designed to be the ideal solution for research & education
• Communication through Bluetooth/WiFi module
• Controlled via 2.4GHz remote control
• Contains two DSPs (dsPIC33)
• Comes ready to fly out of the box with a set of attitude and altitude control functions
The Skybotix CoaX Autonomous UAV Micro Helicopter Drone is a robotic coaxial helicopter designed to be the ideal solution for research & education. It is ready to fly out of the box and extremely easy to use. The Skybotix CoaX Autonomous UAV Micro Helicopter Drone is the first product of Skybotix designed for the research and education markets. It is a unique robotic coaxial helicopter equipped with state of the art sensors and processors. The helicopter is equipped with two brushless motors for the main rotors and two servo motors for the swash plate-based steering.
The CoaX contains an integrated Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), a pressure sensor, down-looking sonar, three side looking sonar and a color camera. To communicate with the world, the robot has a Bluetooth (or ZigBee) module and an optional WiFi module. It can also be controlled via a 2.4GHz remote control. The CoaX contains two DSPs (dsPIC33). One is used for sensor data-fusion and the second one for control and communication. Additionally, the CoaX supports the Overo series of tiny computers from Gumstix (optional). CoaX pack comes ready to fly out of the box with a set of attitude and altitude control functions.
One can also control the system through an open-source API (included) to give high-level commands for taking-off, landing or any other type of motion. The users can simulate their algorithms on the provided ODE or Simulink simulators, and use exactly the same code to control the real helicopter.
The CoaX helicopter was designed as an open, cost-effective and easy to use system. Most of the parts are available off-the-shelf for a reasonable cost. Moreover, all the structural parts of CoaX are made of 2D carbon sheets, which makes it very easy to modify and adapt the system if needed. The CoaX has a size comparable to common commercial model helicopters. The top rotor is equipped with a stabilizer bar for passive roll and pitch stabilization. Moreover, these two axes are controlled through a CNC made micro swashplate. The main board is the heart of the system.
Features:
• Safe operation
• Cost effective
• Rich sensor set
• Embedded computer
• API for high level control
• Open source software
• ODE and Simulink® simulators
Potential applications:
• Tracking control
• Non-linear systems
• System linearization
• Coupled systems
• Frequency domain analysis
• Real-time control
• Estimation theory
• Hardware in the loop (HIL)
Professional applications:
• Customs patrol
• Road traffic surveillance
• Avalanche survivor search
• Fire surveillance
• Natural disaster monitoring
• Indoor/outdoor information gathering (police)
• Riot control
• Terrain mapping
• Aerial photography
• Inspection of facilities including manufacturing plants
• Inspection of bridges and dams
• Highway inspection
Educational applications:
• Real-time control
• Autonomous navigation
• Non-linear systems
• System linearization
• Frequency domain analysis
• Estimation theory
• Hardware in the loop (HIL)
• Multivariable systems control
• Dynamics modeling and Identification
• Supplier code : COAX