A Teaching System for Hands-on Quadcopter Control. Issue 9 (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Beuchat, Paul N.; Stürz, Yvonne R.; Lygeros, John
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 52:Issue 9(2019)
• Page Start: 36
• Page End: 41
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: Control education using laboratory equipment -- general control laboratories -- open educational resources -- integrating research -- teaching -- interactive control education tools; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.08.120
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: Quadcopters, popular in consumer and commercial applications, are a perfect testing ground for both basic and advanced control techniques. This makes them an ideal platform for offering experiment-based control courses. We present the software system developed to teach hands-on quadcopter control, that we have used to offer a short course to groups of 32 undergraduate electrical engineering students. Our system allows students to work simultaneously, each with a separate quadcopter. The software makes the hands-on class easy to manage, allowing the instructor to focus on the pedagogic aspects.