Ground Control Station Integration 2025

Introduction

Initial hardware requirements

  • Built into Nanuk 930 case

  • GMKTec G3 computer?

  • Minimum one display in top of case. This can be a monitor that is disassembled or a laptop display

    • Could have multiple monitors that fold out

  • Keyboard

  • Trackball and mouse buttons

  • RCA inputs for video with RCA to USB adapters

  • Ethernet port(s)

  • USB-C port(s)

  • Arm switch (covered)

  • Flight mode buttons with lights

  • IMACS is an extension of Integrated Monitoring and Command Station Requirements (IMACS) and is intended to be used as a part of this ground control station

Software Requirements

  • I believe we need to use MavProxy to forward MAVLink to Tracking Antenna as well as Pathing for Autonomy code

  • Since EFS will use a network port to tracking antenna and Autonomy pathing software will use a network port to forward pathing commands we should be able to integrate both but this should be tested

  • Maybe we store a script to run the MavProxy command in Autonomy pathing repository

Concept System Diagram

 

@Nathan Green can you add in a diagram for what the” ground station router and windows PC” portion of the above diagram will look like with all of it’s devices here?

Hardware Considerations