Drone Training
Contents
- 1 Drone Pilot Training Program: Hands-on Activities
- 2 1. Before Starting the Training
- 3 2. During the Training
- 4 3. After Completion of the Training
- 5 Recommended References
- 6 Video Resources
- 6.1 Binding the RCController to RXTX
- 6.2 MAVLink Tutorial 1: Overview of MAVLink protocol
- 6.3 MAVLink Tutorial 2: Overview of Ground Station of the MAVLink protocol
- 6.4 MAVLink Tutorial 3: Overview of RC Transmitters
- 6.5 MAVLink Tutorial 4: MAVLink Messages and Commands
- 6.6 MAVLink Tutorial 5: Flight Modes
- 6.7 MAVLink Tutorial 6: Start SITL
- 6.8 MAVLink Tutorial 7: Connect SITL to Ground Station
- 6.9 MAVLink Tutorial 8: Taking-Off, Landing and Flying in GUIDED mode
- 6.10 MAVLink Tutorial 9: Getting and Setting MAVLink Parameters
- 6.11 MAVLink Tutorial 10: Understanding Geofencing and its parameters
- 6.12 MAVLink Tutorial 11: Flying in Autonomous Mode
- 7 Recommended Videos
Drone Pilot Training Program: Hands-on Activities
Welcome to the Drone Training Program.
1. Before Starting the Training
Pre-Training Survey
Before starting the training, we would like to have an idea of the prior background that participants have on drones.
Fill-in the following Pre-Training Survey.
Prepare your environment
Please make sure that you bring your laptops with you, and install a virtual machine software before coming. If you have a Windows Machine, I recommend that you install VMWorkStation virtual machine. If you have a Windows Machine, I recommend that you install Fusion virtual machine. You can also install Parallels in you want, but for better compatibility, Fusion will be a better option.
2. During the Training
Building a Drone Survey
This survey is to get a conceptual idea about the process to build a drone from every participants. Fill-in the following form.
Training Slides
Drone Pilot Training Program Slides: The slides and encrypted and are only provided to participants.
Training Project
Drone Project: PPT for building a drone
Drone Suggested Components
Drone Components List: This document contains a list of suggested components to build a drone.
Review Questions
Review Questions: This document contains review questions that helps for the preparation of certification exam.
Drone Simulation Lab
Drone Simulation Lab: This document contains lab activities on drone simulation with SITL.
3. After Completion of the Training
Note: Please do not respond to the survey below until you fully complete the program and you are notified by the trainer to fill in the forms.
Training Learning Outcomes Assessment
At the end of the training, we would like to assess the training learning outcomes for every participants to estimate the level of accomplishment of the training objectives
Fill-in the following Training Learning Outcomes Survey.
Training Satisfaction Form
The objective of this form is to have the feedback of participants about their overall satisfaction on the program content, sessions, trainer, and provide recommendations and suggestions for improvements of next sessions. Fill-in the following Drone Piloting Training Evaluation.
Recommended References
Ardupilot and MAVLink
- ArduCopter Documentation
- Sensor Calibaration: you need to perform calibration before making any flight to make sure that all sensors work as they should be.
- RC Input Channel Mapping (RCMAP)
- Radio Control Calibration in Mission Planner
- PPM Encoder Connection
Gapter Documentation
Pixhawk Documentation
SITL and MAVProxy
Video Resources
Binding the RCController to RXTX
Date: Jan 30, 2018
MAVLink Tutorial 1: Overview of MAVLink protocol
Date: Nov 11, 2016
Objective:Introduction to MAVLink, Ardupilot and its Hardware Systems.
This is the first in the series of tutorials on the MAVLink Protocol and Ardupilot. These tutorials follow a step-by-step approach to introduce the most important concepts of MAVLink and Ardupilot, and its hardware systems.
MAVLink Tutorial 2: Overview of Ground Station of the MAVLink protocol
Date: Nov 11, 2016
MAVLink Tutorial 3: Overview of RC Transmitters
Date: Nov 11, 2016
MAVLink Tutorial 4: MAVLink Messages and Commands
Date: Nov 18, 2016
MAVLink Tutorial 5: Flight Modes
Date: Nov 19, 2016
MAVLink Tutorial 6: Start SITL
Date: Dec 13, 2016
MAVLink Tutorial 7: Connect SITL to Ground Station
Date: Dec 13, 2016
MAVLink Tutorial 8: Taking-Off, Landing and Flying in GUIDED mode
Date: Dec 16, 2016
MAVLink Tutorial 9: Getting and Setting MAVLink Parameters
Date: Dec 30, 2016
MAVLink Tutorial 10: Understanding Geofencing and its parameters
Date: April 01, 2017
MAVLink Tutorial 11: Flying in Autonomous Mode
Date: April 01, 2017
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