This project encompasses several design issues, divided between the Mechanical and Electrical aspects, and the Software Design and Systems Integration.
Hardware
As the MikroKoptor is assembled and designed to accomodate a camera and extra tranceivers, more information will be presented here.
Software
The software design seeks to integrate the Playstation Move (C++), the ServoCommander (C++), and the MKTool (C) into a single interface, providing a switchboard of logic that will allow the user to pilot the aircraft with the Move controller.
Integration
A video of a working test flight:
Conclusions
The project allowed our team members to be able to stably pilot a MikroKoptor while in a safe, controlled environment, a feat which normally takes hundreds to thousands of flight hours on the system. A full scale test would be ideal to further prove the concept, but funding and safety are clear obstacles - there is nobody that has sufficient flight hours to ensure full scale test flights will be safe, and no guarantee that the MikroKoptor will not crash.
