This site is dedicated to the design and construction of the AeroQuad, a remote controlled four rotor helicopter, also known as a quadrocopter. The parts list, frame construction and instructions on building the flight board are available here. The AeroQuad is a quadrocopter design that uses the Arduino (Mega or Duemilanove with 328P) microcontroller as the flight control board. This is the older brother to the original MikroQuad.

Current Features

• Gyro stabilized flight with separate PID loops for roll, pitch and yaw axes
• PWM update rates to ESC’s increased to 400 Hz
• Single pole low pass filter implementation for reducing sensor noise
• Improved calibration process for gyros and accelerometers
• Additional user defined values able to be saved to EEPROM
• Additional debug messages for troubleshooting
• Code restructured to allow for easier user modification
• XBee for long distance communication
• Capability to fly in + or x mode
• Windows configuration application
  • Realtime graphs of flight data
  • GUI for configuration of PID and other flight parameters

Planned Features

• Auto level flight utilizing low cost 6DOF IMU
• 3 axis magnetometer for heading hold capability
• GPS for transmission of location and determination of altitude
• Custom shield for On Screen Display of live video
• Voltage detection/warning of battery level
• Customizable flight LED display pattern