Drone URLs
Regulations
FAA
FAA safety TRUST online training:
https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_flyers/knowledge_test_updates Links to an external site.
FAA educational flyers count as educational rule:
FAA Advisory Circular 91-57C:
2.2.1.2 A “recreational purpose” includes, but is not limited to:
2.2.1.2.1 UAS operated by an institution of higher education, as defined in 20 U.S.C.
§ 1001(a) for educational or research purposes;
See also:
https://www.faa.gov/uas/educational_users Links to an external site.
How to register yourself or your drone:
https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/register_drone Links to an external site.
UAS facility maps:
https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/uas_facility_maps Links to an external site.
Website for Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR), e.g. temporary no fly zones during presidential visit ("VIP Movement"), Super Bowl, forest fire, etc.:
https://skyvector.com/ Links to an external site.
Safety
Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) safety guidelines:
https://www.modelaircraft.org/system/files/documents/105.pdf Links to an external site.
Irvine Hazardous Waste (for battery disposal)
University of California & drones
UC drone policy
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/3500671/Drone Links to an external site.
UCI drone registration:
https://ehs.uci.edu/drone-safety/index.php
Lipo battery
Fires:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4sSjlE6rMInKnPqdwSFPKBsCuYwqDx5N Links to an external site.
Tesla:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4sSjlE6rMInierMLAa1poT_T0RaiI8As Links to an external site.
How to safely charge your battery (in case you missed the lecture):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvr-25yGeVk
Links to an external site.
https://youtu.be/n3urBpFIBgY?si=O8PRPOtH8W7sNOmO
Links to an external site.
Ardupilot
Firmware
http://ardupilot.org Links to an external site.
Flash firmware to flight controller:
Get STM32 firmware loader:
https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stm32cubeprog.html Links to an external site.
Get latest firmware:
https://firmware.ardupilot.org/ Links to an external site.
Copter 4.5.5
Target: MatekF405-TE
File:
Arducopter_with_bl.hex
(Has bootloader)
Mission Planner
https://ardupilot.org/planner/docs/mission-planner-installation.html Links to an external site.
Parts
Bill of materials
https://rotorbuilds.com/build/33054 Links to an external site.
Amazon wishlist for dronekit:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/5Z7VL3BHM6MX?ref_=wl_share Links to an external site.
Drone Frame
Amazon wishlist for lab tools:
ToolKits
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/12PXKJ6WYNSL4?ref_=wl_share Links to an external site.
Common toolkits
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/37VPZ8SNDM9R6?ref_=wl_share Links to an external site.
Flight controller
Flight controller (manufacturer):
https://www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=f405-wmn Links to an external site.
Flight controller configuration for ardupilot:
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-matekf405-te.html Links to an external site.
Motor number and direction:
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/connect-escs-and-motors.html Links to an external site.
ESC
DSHOT on Arducopter:
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-dshot-escs.html Links to an external site.
DSHOT on Matek flight controller:
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-matekf405-te.html Links to an external site.
Telemetry
ESP32 Wifi telemetry:
https://github.com/DroneBridge/ESP32 Links to an external site.
https://github.com/DroneBridge/ESP32/wiki/Flashing-DroneBridge-for-ESP32 Links to an external site.
https://github.com/DroneBridge/ESP32/wiki/Configuration Links to an external site.
Ardupilot instructions:
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-esp32-telemetry.html Links to an external site.
Video transmit frequencies
First person view channel to frequency conversion chart:
Post flight analysis
Online log file viewer:
https://plot.ardupilot.org/ Links to an external site.
Companion computers:
https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/raspberry-pi-via-mavlink.html
Raspberry Pi
Code:
https://gitlab.com/pjbca/4guav Links to an external site.
Instructions:
[J70] Peter J. Burke
Links to an external site.
“A Safe, Open Source, 4G Connected Self-Flying Plane With 1 Hour Flight Time and All Up Weight (AUW) <300 g: Towards a New Class of Internet Enabled UAVs”
IEEE Access, 7(1), 67833 – 67855 (2019)
https://www.burkelab.com/wp-content/uploads/08718270.pdf Links to an external site.
Lidar
https://ardupilot.org/plane/docs/common-mtf-01.html Links to an external site.
https://youtu.be/D-ooFHEtQoo
Links to an external site.
https://www.amazon.com/MicoAir-OPTICAL-SENSOR-Compatible-Ardupilot/dp/B0CQZNV181/ref=asc_df_B0CQZNV181/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=695121222616&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2822983308518052435&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031531&hvtargid=pla-2293771800669&psc=1&mcid=dd90e9b627fb357ea97ecf1924833e76
Mavlink
https://mavlink.io/en/ Links to an external site.
159 project options
https://sites.uci.edu/eecscapstone/faculty-proposed-projects/
Instructional Resources
Youtube tutorials for this course:
https://www.youtube.com/@BurkeAviation Links to an external site.
Drone avionics playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMdLsDgspkNS3k7Mr50BD2Gm1fHcUkouB Links to an external site.
And on Rumble:
https://rumble.com/c/c-6699371 Links to an external site.
159 Fall 2024 Drone Ideas
Pi cam AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xa7kzPufXI&list=WL&index=2
Links to an external site.
10” drone for $200
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyC8T7Jbsw&list=WL&index=7
Links to an external site.
Rotorbuilds link
10 inch budget build
https://rotorbuilds.com/build/33466 Links to an external site.
ELRS
Airport telemetry
https://www.expresslrs.org/software/mavlink/ Links to an external site.
RTK RX
RTK TX w/ESP32
https://youtu.be/Oc1LBFDj2MA?si=8ns4KgTbnTw-QBGY
Links to an external site.
RID
- Vinogradov, A. V. S. Sai Bhargav Kumar, F. Minucci, S. Pollin and E. Natalizio, "Remote ID for separation provision and multi-agent navigation," 2023 IEEE/AIAA 42nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Barcelona, Spain, 2023, pp. 1-10, doi: 10.1109/DASC58513.2023.10311133
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10311133 Links to an external site.
UTM w/ Google Wing, ASTM
https://interussplatform.org/ Links to an external site.
https://github.com/interuss Links to an external site.
15x drone light show with utm wing