🍞 Acronyms & Links

[The Drone] - The drone as a whole, including electronic components and integrated software systems.

[(the) Airframe] - Fuselage, wings, control surfaces, & mechanical components used to connect them

[IMU] - Inertial Measurement Unit

[GPS] - Global Positioning System (device to capture GPS data)

[ESC] - Electronic Speed Controller, Motor Controller

[GS] - Groundstation

[Tracking Antenna][Antenna Tower][Tracking Tower] - all tracking antenna systems.

[T_Telem] - telemetry tracking tower

[T_VRX] - video receive tracking tower

[GSPC] - groundstation PC

[GS_SW] - groundstation software

[GUI] - groundstation gui (software gui for user).

[OSD] - on screen display (attitude information overlayed over video feed

[MUX] - Video Mux

[rfd900x] - RFDesign RFD900x Modem (singular)https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/l/cp/LPn8hwCv

[Competition Design Outline] [CDO]Competition Design Outline

[Competition Requirements] [CR]Competition Requirements

[VN-300] [VectorNav VN-300] 2023-03-26 - VN-300 Rugged Harness

🗂 References and documentation

• How to use RFD900X: https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/l/cp/LPn8hwCv

• [UART]  UART

• [CV Search] Search for Landing Pad

• [UART] UART - Universal Asyncrohonus Transmitter Reciever

• [I2C] I2C - Inter-Integrated Circuit

• [DSHOT] D-Shot Protocol

• [PWM] PWM - Pulse Width Modulation

• [SBUS] SBUS Protocol

• [CAN]

🖇️ WARG Standards

📐 Architecture

This is the top-level document for the 2023-2024 AEAC competition aircraft “Pegasus”. These documents describe the purpose, function, and decisions made relevant to the design and use of the remotely piloted aircraft. It has been divided into sub-sections (in no particular order) which hope to offer a global overview of the design and implementation of all systems, as well as how they interface with each other.

If you are editing this document, please do your best to add in the changes made into the changelog and ID the version that you are on.

BOM

This lists all of the components that constitute the configuration of a drone that we wish to fly at competition in May 2024. Some parts may be listed as “Optional” (🔍), in which case they will bethey are not strictly necessary for flight but may be useful in improving system performance.

Here, “Quantity” refers to the number which is needed for a functional drone.

List of user manuals & references

We maintain an active list of PDF revisions of user manuals, datasheets, and spec reference parts in the event that an externally hosted server goes down or a manufacturer discontinues a part.

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Pegasus Overview

Pegasus is a “heavy-lift” quadcopter designed to serve as a generic quad-rotor platform for AEAC 2024 as well as future competitions. It features standard mounting grids across the entire frame, as well as modular landing gear and easy disassembly of all components for transport or repair.

Change Log