Copter Project

This is my work (together with two other team members) during the third year, 2nd semester control systems class. The main objectives of this project were:

1. To learn how control systems by actually designing, implementing and testing a project.
2. To appreciate the control system principles/concepts taught in theoritical class.
3. To earn academic credits for our efforts in this work.

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Project Implementation strategy.

• Acquiring component and implementing basic tests on them.
• Designing the copter mounting shaft.
• Controlling the brushless motor with a power source.
• Designing an arduino code to control the rising of the propeller.

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Components we used:

• Arduino Uno
• Brushless motor
• Propellor
• Motor driver
• Jumper cables (mostly male-female and male-male)
• Breadboard
• Power supply Module
• Toggle switch
• LEDs (1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 green)
• Potentiometer

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what was not done

• Using feedback to control how high the copter gets.

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Team members

• Antony M. Gitau - Team Lead.
• Anita Samia
• Michael Ochieng