Paparazzi : the open autopilot

Pascal Brisset (1) , Antoine Drouin (1) , Michel Gorraz (1)

1 DRONES - ENAC - Programme transverse Drones

Short presentation of the MAV : A classic flying wing structure. Original design came from Drenalyn concept. Aerodynamics concept and improments from SUPAERO (France) to design the Plaster ! All foam structure, surfaces reinforcements with glass fiber. Servomechanism and receiver from modeller technology . Propulsion using brushless outrunner motor (AXI Model Motors), GWS slow fly propeller. Prop safe adaptator. Lithium Ion Polymer batteries (2 series). Autonomous flight with PaparaZzi equipment with GPS navigation. Four IR sensor (based on FMA sensor) for stabilization. Important, all the software are open source.

Domaines: Automatique / Robotique

Pascal Brisset, Antoine Drouin, Michel Gorraz. Paparazzi : the open autopilot. MAV 2005, 1st US-European Competition and Workshop on Micro Air Vehicles, Sep 2005, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. ⟨hal-01004048⟩