UAV Tutorials

Tutorials on UAVs

This page provides tutorials on the UAVs platform of COINS research group.
Currently, we have two platforms:

• The ErleCopter drone (x3)
• The AR Parrot 2 drone (x2)
• The Bebop drone (x1)

Our Tutorials

• Connect to the Erle Copter and Network Configuration
• Operating Systems for Erle Brain
• Simulation of Erle Copter
• MAVLink Tutorial
• Simulation of AR Parrot 2
• Work with AR Parrot 2 using ROS

Getting Started

• Flying Modes
• First Flight

Arduipilot Resources

• Arduipilot
• Mission Planning
• APM Planner 2.0
• Flight Modes

Simulations with ArduPilot and SITL

• Setting up SITL on Linux
• Using SITL for ArduPilot Testing
• Copter SITL/MAVProxy Tutorial
• Specify waypoint for a mission

Online Resources and Documentation

• ErleCopter Drone Documentation
• Learning ROS for ErleBrain

Books

• Introduction to Networking in Linux Book
• Operation Manual
• Erle Robotics: Erle-copter Erle Robotics Gitbook
• A small-size Linux computer for making drones Erle Robotics Gitbook
• Introduction to Unix/Linux

LiPo Batteries

FAQs

• Solution■Charging Low voltage LiPo using iMAX B6 HD
• How to fix a lipo battery with 1 weak cell
• Balancing Li-Po battery packs