Zihao’s E_Portfolio

 The completion of Lab 11 provided a great introduction to programming with Arduino and coding programming for basic electronics. The first exercise involved writing a simple code to print "Hello World!" on the serial monitor, which helped me to familiarize myself with the basic structure of an Arduino sketch. The very first coding to run the Hello World text in a loop... The second exercise involved creating an output via LED and learning how to build a simple circuit to blink an attached LED. Our lab required us to build the LED blinking at the rate of the Moss code of SOS. Here is the code attached, it was a lot of fun! Overall, the lab exercises were very informative and provided a solid understanding to me of the basics of programming with Arduino and basic electronics. Through this lab, I learned how to set up and use the Arduino IDE, but in a very simple way, please see my next blog for further innovations regarding the Arduino System.

My first skill flight of our new fleet aircraft -  The Skydio 2+ Enterprise A Skydio 2+ checklist was created by me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_XAB9wAVAEgKeJWIw9OxfiWd3tZn8EF/view?usp=sharing 1. Skydio 2+ is a next-generation autonomous drone with advanced obstacle avoidance and tracking features with a new game-changing AI feature that allows the aircraft to learn and behave in a new way of home returning while having a GPS loss situation. Skydio performs both GPS and AI Visual RTH. The RTH also features two different returning height behaviors, including Absolute or Relative, as shown in the following. 2. The second feature we practice is the zooming of the Skydio camera setting. Skydio camera uses 1x, 3x, and Super Zoom wide-angle cameras, as well as Panorama. 3. In addition, for filmmakers, vloggers, and YouTubers, there are options for creative aircraft maneuvers that allow the user to activate in order to get a smooth video. In this practice, I used the Orbit flying a...

  Our RV Jet project begins with determining the wiring diagram. Our group was able to generate a detailed diagram of different components.  (Showing as below) After we have done the diagram work, we were able to start to conduct preliminary sensor testing and calibration. A more detailed RV Jet diagram can be found here: ( https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1enbt0ibUG8IZBt8_CzBwHoZ1PGGlUg2hOg7psIEevVs/edit?usp=sharing ) QGroundControl is the ground station we have decided to use during this class. During our firmware workshop, The primary firmware Ardupilot is somehow malfunctioning, and we end up using the PX4 as our solution. The Skydroid TI12 is our primary controller for the RV Jet, Frequency matched with the aircraft during our lab. (Controller shown below) To set up and calibrate the compass on the RV Jet, On the first several attempts, the software will have errors pop out during our calibration, sometimes it stops halfway, or when we completed, the failure page wi...

  During several lectures on AT 219, we learned some new knowledge and started an assignment regarding how a BLDC (Brushless DC) motor works. The BLDC motor has a stationary stator with coils of wire and a rotating rotor with magnets. The stator generates a rotating magnetic field when electric current flows through the coils, which interacts with the magnets on the rotor, causing it to rotate. With a very high frequency, it produces the right amount of rotations which could power the propellor to produce thrust.  The electronic control circuit determines the position of the rotor and sends signals to the coils in a specific sequence to ensure that the magnetic field rotates in the correct direction and speed to keep the rotor turning.  There are typically three stator coils in a BLDC motor, which are arranged in an upside-down "Y"  configuration.  (As the picture shows below) We have also attached several numbers of buttons, each button them are in charge of a ...

  This flight was conducted by PIC: Zihao Wang and VO: Jinwook Paek   - 1. Location:   Connection Point Church (2541 Cumberland Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906)   - 2. Check Out Procedures:  Mavic 2 Pro AC; Firmware Update to Mavic 2 V01.00.0790;  Battery MV3/3350/70 Fully Charged;  Controller AC Fully charged;  Propeller 2 Gray/2 Black;  Safe Vest:2;  - 3. Preflight Checklist For This Flight: FAA Part 107 certificate: 4611252 Valid METAR: KLAF 111854Z 20004KT 7SM OVC009 08/06 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP082 T00830061 NO TFR FOR KLAF/LAF, NO NOTAM HAZARDS FOR DESIGNATED FLIGHT AREA Visibility: 7 SM Ceiling: 900ft AGL Temperature: 8.3C/47F SAFE TO FLY Air Pressure: 1007 hPa Wind: 160@4kts SAFE TO FLY Precipitation: 5% Acc. NOAA, 95% of sky coverage. No flight restrictions at the designated flight area. (According to DJI Geozone, Authorization has men approved) - 4. Potential Flight Hazards Birds (Sometimes aggressively flying around the aircraft) Sign...

 Spring 2023 Terms - 01.12.2023 DAY 1.0h (1.0h Autonomous flight; Photo Capture; Photo Capture)    PIC: Zihao Wang     Aircraft: DJI Mavic 2 Pro    Address: 2541 Cumberland Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906  - 02.13.2023 DAY 1.5h (1.0h Free flight; 0.5-hour Emergency Procedure Practice)    PIC: Zihao Wang    Aircraft: DJI Mavic 2 Pro    Address: 1340 Cherry Ln, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (Turf Farm) - 03.04.2023 DAY 1.5h (1.0h Free Flight - Photo Capture; 0.5-hour Emergency Procedure  Practice )    PIC: Zihao Wang    Aircraft: DJI Phantom 3 Advanced    Address: E 5th St, Anderson, IN 46012 - 04.27.2023 Night 0.5h (0.5h Night flight for Strobe anti-collision light test)    PIC: Zihao Wang    Aircraft: DJI Mavic 2 Pro    Address: 1340 Cherry Ln, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (Turf Farm)

   The final design product of our 3D printing rotor arm: