UAV & Avionics · Completed

SUAV Avionics and Ground-Control System

An ArduCopter aircraft with waypoint navigation, a custom web GCS for command and telemetry, live video, and purpose-built 6S1P Li-ion packs.

ArduCopterpymavlinkReactFastAPIWebSockets

Custom autonomous quadcopter configured for outdoor flight testing

Objective

This project combined aircraft hardware, autonomous mission execution, a web-based operator interface, telemetry, live video, and custom battery fabrication into one end-to-end autonomous system.

My contribution

Configured ArduCopter

Implemented waypoint missions

Built the web ground control station

Integrated pymavlink telemetry

Used FastAPI and WebSockets

Fabricated 6S1P 4200 mAh Li-ion packs

Design process

I developed the aircraft and operator interface together so real mission needs drove the UI and telemetry architecture. Flight testing was used to validate navigation, communications, video, and battery performance as a complete system.

Technical challenges

The design had to resolve these system-level and implementation requirements.

Waypoint navigation

Command and telemetry

Web-based interface

Longer-duration power system

Repeatable autonomous testing

Validation or results

The system completed autonomous waypoint workflows while providing remote command, live telemetry, and video through the custom GCS.

Images and diagrams

Selected project photographs and design captures. Open any image to inspect it at full resolution.

Custom autonomous quadcopter resting on a bench before outdoor flight testing — Flight-test configuration — assembled quadcopter with GNSS, telemetry, and propulsion hardware

Custom autonomous quadcopter during electronics integration on a workbench — Workbench integration — airframe wiring, GNSS, telemetry antenna, motors, and power-system installation

Custom web ground control station showing a Calgary live map, telemetry graph, vehicle-link status, arming control, flight-mode selector, and takeoff control — Custom GCS flight-operations interface — live mapping, MAVLink telemetry, vehicle status, arming, flight-mode, and takeoff controls

Tools and technologies

ArduCopter · pymavlink · React · FastAPI · WebSockets

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