Team Member(s): Brandon Walker, Michel Starr
Semester: Fall 2011
End-Product Description
The quad-copter, designed with an indoor navigation system, can be used for reconnaissance missions in any building space. The quad-copter is updated with a navigational checkpoint file before flight. During flight, the quad-copter travels along the designated pathway while avoiding obstacles and maintaining an adequate flight distance away from walls. The on-board camera is capable of sending images to an off-site computer. Non-visual sensors can be implemented to inform the user of other environmental hazards. The navigational, avoidance, and sensory analyses on the quad-copter are completely autonomous.
Figure: Quad-Copter Control Monitor GUI 
Figure: Using Firmware Techniques to Filter Noisy Accelerometer Data 
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