The autopilot is as an essential component of an UAV to execute the automatic flight control activities. An autopilot should be able to: 1. Measure flight parameters; 2. Process data; 3. Make decisions; 4. Create commands; all of these activities are performed via a microcontroller. The physical heart of an UAV autopilot is based in the microcontroller. This chapter presents the fundamentals of microcontroller; and how to setup a microcontroller to perform various functions of an autopilot. In the end, multiple open-source single-board microcontrollers are briefly introduced.


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    Title :

    Microcontroller Boards


    Additional title:

    Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical eng.


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    Publication date :

    2024-09-08


    Size :

    19 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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