X1 Robotics Semi-Autonomous Quadcopter

Mission Timeline

Milestone 1: Initial Research

And Development
Goals: Discover what skills are
necessary to design and build a
quadcopter.
Before organization was founded, none
of the founders had any significant
amount of knowledge related to
robotics, drone technology, vehicle
design, flighty software design, etc
Primary Question: Is it feasible for us to
build an iPhone controlled drone with
the resources we have?

Milestone 1: Initial Research

And Development, Contd
Initial Research proves
positive for the possibility
of success for project.
Use initial Research data
to design X1 Version
Drone, which is presented
in a separate R&D
presentation.

MileStone 2: X1 Organization
and Mission Statement
Mission Statement: To develop
real world engineering and
problem solving skills through
the applications of Robotics.
Long Term Goals: Build an
organization within the UCLA
Undergraduate Engineering
community that will continue to
positively impact the experience
of new undergraduates after the
founders of X1 have graduated.

UCLA

Milestone 2: Hardware
Research
Expected completion date: 5th/6th
week, Winter Quarter
Goals: Research vital hardware
components of vehicle, and how
there specifications affect overall
performance, power consumption,
stability etc
Findings: Most hardware vendors
for quadcopter/drone parts dont
design hardware for individual use,
and specifications are inconsistent.

Current Hardware
Challenges
Most Hardware will be purchased
through RC Hobby Shops, or
through online Hobby stores.
Most in person or online stores do
not have well made documented
specifications of parts.
Ex: The same motor on different
online websites will have different
weights, different Thrust values
and propeller recommendations.

Current Hardware Solutions

In House Verification and Testing:
Because of inconsistent documentation
of hardware, in house testing of all parts
with be conducted by X1.
Comparison research and trade studies
will be done between multiple hardware
sources, which will be narrowed down to
a few options for each hardware element.
Those elements will then be purchased
and tested to determine specifications.
Once all hardware testing and verification
is complete, project will to milestone 3.

Research

Testing/Verification

Implementation

Milestone 3: Dynamic
Modeling and Simulation
Goals: Use information from hardware
research to create dynamic models in
Matlab and Simulink to approximate
what will eventually become the GNC
systems for the Quadcopter.
Build initial concept tests on Arduino
and Raspberry pi using signals from
iPhone to demonstrate iPhone
controller capability.
Along with Matlab models, start
designing initial PID controller in
Arduino IDE with IMU and LED lights.

Milestone 4: Integration and

Testing
Goals: Begin to put all the
pieces together one at a time.
Design requirements and
procedures for testing and
integration, along with
document standards and
repeatability assurance.
Dive into testing and integration,
find problems and engineer
solutions.

Future Visions and

Improvements
Equip Drone to be fully
autonomous.
Add Live camera feed and
Google maps GPS system
for navigation.
Improved iPhone controller
with wider range of control
motion.