I want to make a drone that is completely autonomous, with my own flight computer. I will not use any drone control software; rather, I will make all the code from scratch, to learn as much as I can.
The main flight code is complete. I’ve implemented the primary controller, which receives inputs from the base station and uses them to control the drone. I still need to develop the base station code and a separate controller program. GPS integration also hasn’t been implemented yet. The current code has been pushed to my GitHub repository.
I have modeled the whole drone. I managed to keep it way under 1800 grams. This means my drone will have a suitable thrust to weight ratio. I have also put a GPS module. This will allow me to add GPS point to point navigation.
Completed Drone Flight computer. This flight computer can support an SPI radio, but I have chosen to just use ESP now for this drone, to save costs and get this project done faster. It also has GPS, so the drone does not have to rely on dead reckoning and instead can fuse itself with the IMU to eliminate drift.
Picked up the radio, working on the schematic. Unfortunately, most of the components I used dont have any KiCad library, so I had to make my own footprint and symbol. Hopefully everything fits in irl.
Prep KICAD by importing symbols
