Drone

A quadcopter platform and a custom control logic testbed for swarm collaboration.

Drone Hero

Mission Objective

Build a simple drone n stuff yo

Project Overview

A custom-built quadcopter designed as a testbed for control logic and eventually swarm collaboration. The goal is to go from bare hardware design through flight controller software to autonomous navigation — bridging the gap between the simulated drones in GG Swarm and real-world flight.

Technical Approach

  • Frame: Custom chassis designed in SolidWorks/Onshape
  • Flight Controller: Arduino-based with PlatformIO toolchain
  • Control Software: C++ firmware for motor control, sensor fusion, and PID stabilization
  • Remote Controller: Separate custom-built controller with its own hardware and software stack

Connection to GG Swarm

This project is the physical counterpart to GG Swarm. Once the simulated swarm coordination policies are validated in Isaac Lab, the plan is to transfer those algorithms onto real hardware starting with this drone platform.

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