Category: Drone

New Motor Controller

This is a Dev kit from ST that is a complete Motor Controller in ESC format with 3 current sensors, 3 BEMF, 3 discrete Gate Drivers, Hall sensors, temperature sensors and 28V@120A Solution. The MOSFETS are rated at 120A with 480A pulse, but heat dissipation causes them to be limited to max 40A with hard…

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BasicPI Firmware Stack

This illustrates the BasicPI Firmware Stack in progress. What I always do in embedded applications is to make a “standard” main.cpp as follows: void AppInit() {    // wire hardware } int main() {    AppInit();    // start OS } A team I worked in years ago agreed on this standard so we should…

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Drone Projects

I want to make a larger plane using drone technology and the drawing above illustrate a generic control system with 4 thrusters. In this case I suggest 4 main motors because I want to lift a large drone in a simple frame to test thrusters and control logic. But, the illustration is generic in nature.…

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