UAV / Flight Systems

Overview

Hands-on UAV research and development at the intersection of electronics, flight control and onboard software. This public overview describes areas of work without disclosing employer-specific systems or project details.

Problem

A flight system depends on hardware and software working together. Flight controllers, sensors, onboard computers and telemetry links need to be integrated and verified as a complete system.

My role

My work covers UAV electronics integration, flight controller setup, ArduPilot, onboard Linux computers and preparation for ground and flight testing.

• Sensor and electronics integration
• Raspberry Pi / Orange Pi onboard computing
• Lua scripting and telemetry
• Ground and flight test preparation

Architecture

The conceptual building blocks are a flight controller, sensors, an onboard Linux computer and a telemetry interface. Specific hardware, interfaces, configurations and operating parameters are not part of this public portfolio.

Engineering decisions

The focus is on interfaces between subsystems and verification of the integrated system. Detailed design decisions remain within the relevant project documentation.

Challenges

Integration requires reasoning across electronics, software and observable system behavior. Test preparation is part of the engineering work, alongside implementation.

Stack

ArduPilot, flight controllers, Lua, sensors, telemetry, Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi and embedded Linux.

Result

Practical experience taking UAV subsystems through integration and test preparation. No confidential project outcomes or flight-performance figures are disclosed.

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