Let's get the drones sketched
Today, once again, I got up early, around 5:30 am, had a shower, and got down to work. In the morning, I was working on interfacing the radio with the micro-controller. I got most of the device driver working. Next, I will need to send some ANT+ commands and see if it will transmit the messages over the air.
After which, I did my Tacfit Commando. Today, was a high-intensity day. I did push myself to the limit. I am happy with my fitness progress so far. After I exercised, I was not too sure what I wanted to work on. Plus, my afternoon schedule is a bit rusty. I haven't cooked lunch in a while. Cooking in the afternoon gives me a mental break. Hence, I need to get back to it.
In noontime, I worked a bit on the Aeronautics course, animation course, and Aerodynamics. The aerodynamics is a bit advanced. In this sense, many concepts and ideas that were introduced, either I was not familiar with, or I have forgotten. I prefer courses where there is a programming assignment to do. Most of these courses do not have a programming assignment. So how can I get the most from such courses?
When I take a course that does not have any programming assignments, I must take notes in MATLAB. Especially the equation part. The goal of taking some of these courses is to help me create a dynamic model of the quadcopter. If one can represent a model mathematically, one can understand the behavior of the model more clearly. This way you will be able to fine-tune the parameters so that the system can perform the way you want it to under certain conditions. This field is called dynamics. Some of the concepts are advanced, hence I need to spend time deepening my understanding of certain concepts.
Overall the day was good. I ended up cooking tomato bisque for dinner. I also drew sketches of the quadcopter. Once I finalize the design, I will model it in Solidworks. After which, I will design the P.C.B. And then figure out what parts are needed and start to make a list and budget everything.
My immediate goals for the quadcopter are:
After which, I did my Tacfit Commando. Today, was a high-intensity day. I did push myself to the limit. I am happy with my fitness progress so far. After I exercised, I was not too sure what I wanted to work on. Plus, my afternoon schedule is a bit rusty. I haven't cooked lunch in a while. Cooking in the afternoon gives me a mental break. Hence, I need to get back to it.
In noontime, I worked a bit on the Aeronautics course, animation course, and Aerodynamics. The aerodynamics is a bit advanced. In this sense, many concepts and ideas that were introduced, either I was not familiar with, or I have forgotten. I prefer courses where there is a programming assignment to do. Most of these courses do not have a programming assignment. So how can I get the most from such courses?
When I take a course that does not have any programming assignments, I must take notes in MATLAB. Especially the equation part. The goal of taking some of these courses is to help me create a dynamic model of the quadcopter. If one can represent a model mathematically, one can understand the behavior of the model more clearly. This way you will be able to fine-tune the parameters so that the system can perform the way you want it to under certain conditions. This field is called dynamics. Some of the concepts are advanced, hence I need to spend time deepening my understanding of certain concepts.
Overall the day was good. I ended up cooking tomato bisque for dinner. I also drew sketches of the quadcopter. Once I finalize the design, I will model it in Solidworks. After which, I will design the P.C.B. And then figure out what parts are needed and start to make a list and budget everything.
My immediate goals for the quadcopter are:
1. Get the radio working.
2. Get the I.M.U. working.
3. Create a basic model of a quadcopter.
4. Design an algorithm to control the quadcopter.
5. Make the quadcopter fly.
6. Work on A.I. and computer vision.
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