HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPLEX OF INTELLECTUALIZED ORNITHOPTER-TYPE UAV FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS

Abstract

The problem of the development of miniature, cost-effective, unmanned aerial-terrestrial ornithopter for military applications is considered. Solutions from leading foreign and domestic companies and research laboratories on the design and testing of aircraft systems are analyzed. The hardware complex was built up as a small-sized ornithopter using state-of-the-art electronic components such as Ardupilot Mega 2.6 chip and a GSM module to provide autonomy and orientation in space capability. By increasing the load capacity of the device, it is possible to install additional modules, in particular, a photo or video camera and an OSD module that will allow to overlay the telemetry settings on the image transmitted from the camera. Controlled stable hovering will minimize the negative impact of vibrations that arise during the model's wings movement and save battery life. The principal fly modes of the ornithopter have been worked out in the Mission Planner environment: manual mode, stabilization mode, return to the launch point and the flight through predefined points. There is also ability to modify and optimize autonomous flight modes, improve handling and increase the functionality of the ornithopter.

Key words: unmanned aerial vehicle, design, hardware and software complex, microcontroller, ornithopter