Start Date
10-5-2019 10:15 AM
End Date
10-5-2019 11:30 AM
Document Type
Event
Keywords
STEM Education, Educational Platform, Drones, Mechanical Safety, Embedded Systems.
Description
In today’s technology-driven world, innovation is high-paced and the importance of learning the skills surrounding emerging technologies has become crucial. One of such emerging technologies are drones, and the need for drone education has become apparent. However, current educational drones are inaccessible to many individuals, and instead are aimed at collegiate education. Furthermore, drones are hazardous, difficult to manipulate, and costly. To address these issues, in this paper we present the ATR-Drone Project. We have developed a safe mechanical platform, composed of 3D printed components and a simple round metal rod that serves to adjust the balance of the drone during stationary flight trials. The drone utilizes an Arduino as its on-board computing platform along with an open- source custom circuit board we have developed. This provides beginner programmers and hobbyists with the opportunity to easily learn about embedded system fundamentals and the mechanics of aerial vehicles. Overall, the ATR-Drone Project is aimed at lowering the educational barrier-to-entry and opening the doors to any individual who wish to learn about drones through an efficient, easy-to-use, and affordable platform.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/WJYS4081
Design of a Low-Cost, Open Source, and Open Hardware Educational Drone
In today’s technology-driven world, innovation is high-paced and the importance of learning the skills surrounding emerging technologies has become crucial. One of such emerging technologies are drones, and the need for drone education has become apparent. However, current educational drones are inaccessible to many individuals, and instead are aimed at collegiate education. Furthermore, drones are hazardous, difficult to manipulate, and costly. To address these issues, in this paper we present the ATR-Drone Project. We have developed a safe mechanical platform, composed of 3D printed components and a simple round metal rod that serves to adjust the balance of the drone during stationary flight trials. The drone utilizes an Arduino as its on-board computing platform along with an open- source custom circuit board we have developed. This provides beginner programmers and hobbyists with the opportunity to easily learn about embedded system fundamentals and the mechanics of aerial vehicles. Overall, the ATR-Drone Project is aimed at lowering the educational barrier-to-entry and opening the doors to any individual who wish to learn about drones through an efficient, easy-to-use, and affordable platform.