Interface for UAV

[ochriso]

Hi guys im doing a project for a UAV but i need an interface for my transmitter to my laptop cause im going to give it instructions from a laptop but also so i can control the helicopter just using the transmitter aswell. Any ideas? Btw im new to all this its a group project and this is hat i need to find out. Thanks guys

[iflybyu77]

I would suggest a fixed wing (airplane), not a helicopter. If you've never flown a heli, nor an airplane, you have a VERY steep learning curve. As far as interfacing with a laptop, you can via a serial interface using the transmitter as the master, and the computer as the "slave". Even this is complex, and you'd really need to know what you are doing.

Might I ask what school level this is for?

[ErichF]

The easiest, plug n play method would be to install a RC Simulator and use the interface that the sim uses. The drivers provided with the sim and its adapter make any compatible Transmitter act like your average gamepad. It should then be easy enough for a programming type to interface to the Windows Gamepad service.

Keep in mind, while the transmitter is connected to the laptop via the interface, it will not be transmitting live. You can't have both.

[ochriso]

Its a University project, i wont be taking part in any of the flying or nothing i am just part of the research team looking to get what i can for them