====== DASL UAV Training Program ====== **Authors:** Jadin Tredup and Michael Salinas\\ **E-Mails:** Tredupj@unlv.nevada.edu Salinm1@unlv.nevada.edu\\ **Date:** Last modified on <8/21/16>\\ **Keywords:** UAV, Training, Drone, Multicopter, Multirotor\\ **Note:** This is a live document, meaning lessons may be moved, added, removed, or changed, as time progresses. It is important to check the date it was last modified. If it has been modified since your last visit, please read the update log to see if any information important to you has been changed.\\ {{ ::img_2269.jpg?nolink&600 |}} The above picture depicts the UAV students will be building in lesson #2 of the training program. This training program was put together based off of, and in conjunction with a training program undergone by both authors and conducted by Lee Van Tassle. This program will consist of twelve lessons, meant to be done weekly, and will cover aspects of UAV piloting including, but not limited to: rules and regulations, UAV construction, UAV flight techniques, and UAV flight automation.\\ ---- ==== Motivation and Audience ==== UAV's are a recent technology that are highly versatile in their applications. UAV's have been implemented into a growing number of industries including defense, entertainment, research, and more. For this reason, it is in any autonomous systems labs best interest to be well versed in the construction and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles. This program is meant to be an in-house training tool for DASL members so that information can be effectively and efficiently passed on.\\ ---- ==== Parts List and Sources ==== ^Part Name/Description ^Vendor ^Link to Product ^Price ^Qty (Per Two Students)^ | 3DR Pixhawk Flight Controller Kit | Hobby King | [[https://www.amazon.com/3DR-PX4-KIT-0011-Robotics-Pixhawk-Autopilot/dp/B00JPRS5Y2?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 | Pixhawk]] | 189.00 | 2 | | Q450 V3 Quadcopter Frame | Hobby King | [[http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__49725__Q450_V3_Glass_Fiber_Quadcopter_Frame_450mm_Integrated_PCB_Version.html | 450 Quadcopter Frame]] | 12.99 | 5 | | Motor, Propellor, and ESC Kit | Hobby King | [[http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__84729__LDPOWER_D300_2_Multicopter_Power_System_2213_920kv_9_5_x_4_5_4_Pack_EU_Warehouse_.html | Motor Kit]] | 40.00 | 3 | | 3S 2200 mAh LiPO Battery | Hobby King | [[http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__58617__ZIPPY_Compact_2200mAh_3S_25C_Lipo_Pack_AR_Warehouse_.html?strSearch=3s%202200%20mah | Battery]] | 12.00 | 8 | | Futaba Transmitter (can be found in lab) | Amazon | [[https://www.amazon.com/Futaba-14SGA-2-4GHZ-R7008SB-Transmitter/dp/B00CIEKBVY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466894514&sr=8-1&keywords=futaba+14+channel | Transmitter]] | 549.96 | 2 | ---- ====Ranking System=== * [[ Tier List for rankings ]] ---- ==== Lessons ==== * [[ UAV_lesson1 | Lesson 1: An Introduction to Radio Controlled Multirotor Aircraft]] * [[ UAV_lesson2 | Lesson 2: Building Your UAV and First Flight]] * [[ UAV_lesson3 | Lesson 3: First Flight Session - Stabilize Mode and Basic Controls]] * [[ UAV_lesson4 | Lesson 4: Second Flight Session - Introduction to Pattern Flying]] * [[ UAV_lesson5 | Lesson 5: Third Flight Session - Nose-In Flight]] * [[ UAV_lesson6 | Lesson 6: Fourth Flight Session - Altitude Hold]] * [[ UAV_lesson7 | Lesson 7: Adding Channel 7/8 Functionality and Fifth Flight Session: Trim and Auto Tune]] * [[ UAV_lesson8 | Lesson 8: Telemetry, GPS, and Sixth Flight Session - GPS Based Flight Modes]] * [[ UAV_lesson9 | Lesson 9: Mission Planning and Seventh Flight Session - Auto Mode]] ---- ==== Extra Lessons ==== These lessons are not crucial to the UAV training program, but are useful for other UAV operations. * [[ Extra_One | Extra Lesson 1: First Person View Set Up]] * [[ Extra_Two | Extra Lesson 2: Construction and Set Up of Tarot Hexacopter]] * [[ Extra_Three | Extra Lesson 3: Tracking Multiple Vehicles From One Ground Station]] ---- ==== Final Words ==== Final words will be added once both authors complete their training sessions with Lee Van Tassle. * [[UAV_updatelog | Program Update Log]]