1. Design Team # 4 Design of low cost flight computer for unmanned aerial vehicles Status Report # 4 Ryan Morlino Chris Landeros Sylvester Meighan Stephen Verschoyle

2. LCav providing a low cost control platform for unmanned aerial vehicles. Project Milestones 1.) Construction of Plane Completed 1.) Construction of Plane Completed 2.) Integrate GPS module into System 3/02/06 3.) Build Communication Base Station3/12/07 4.) Integrate Stability System into Plane3/12/07 5.) Testing3/24/05

3. Completed Tasks Phase 1: Stability Control  Converted control systems to discrete time  Implemented system in C  Tested Euler parameterization w/ test data Phase 2: UAV Construction  Test flight of plane 4 and 5  Mounted GPS antenna onto plane Phase 4: GPS Navigation  Wrote sample code to test operation  Tested sample code in flight

4. Ongoing Tasks Phase 1: Stability Control  Test and Modify PCB Design 3/02/07 Phase 2: UAV Construction  Simulation/Practice Flying3/03/07 Phase 3: Communication System  Write code for streaming data 3/02/07  Write LabVIEW code for GUI. Phase 4: GPS Navigation  Integrating GPS with Microcontroller3/05/07

5. Upcoming Tasks Phase 1: Stability Control  Implement controller code with3/12/07 microcontroller. microcontroller. Phase 2: UAV Construction  Test flight #6 (w/ DAQ)3/05/07 Phase 3: Communication System  Develop code for manual control 3/12/07 Phase 4: GPS Navigation  Develop waypoint navigation code 3/15/07

6. Setbacks  Faulty flight processor prototype board  Code limitations on compiler  Pressure sensors

8. Schedule (Completed)

10. Plotted Path (Flight 4)