Flying Robot: Using Ruby and Arduino for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
summary
Claims that Ruby plus Arduino can run real UAV autopilots get tested end to end: using Ruby Arduino Development (rad) to generate Arduino sketches, XBEE modems for telemetry, L293 motor drivers, Honeywell compass, IR beacon and ultrasonic rangefinder, and LiPo batteries. A blimpduino platform gets live wireless inflight programming and simple autopilots (point north, hunt beacon); uploads succeed but buoyancy and low-voltage failures occur (6 V cutoff, killed batteries). Demonstrations include a blimp race and promised kits and tooling for repeatable builds.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:45History
- 10:33Mercury
- 16:17Flying Robot
- 23:01Hardware Walkthrough
- 25:26Applications
- 32:41Conclusion
