Introduction

The goal of this manual is to give a short and easy to follow overview of the JTech Hack-A-Drone project. As of now, in this project, the drone can be controlled through the app or with the Java Hack-A-Drone project. In the Java code the user can create a fixed path for the drone to fly or control the drone through the computer with either a keyboard or controller. The software is compatible with windows, unix and OSX.

• Based on voorbeeldapplicatie van Orfeo Ciano

Requirements

• A drone
• Laptop with the following software installed:
  • Java 8
  • Maven 3
  • Your favorite IDE
• Java Code to control the drone

The drone

Cheerson CX-10WD-TX

• 2.4 GHz WiFi Remote Control
• 3.7 Volt 150 mAh
• 0.3 Mega Pixel Camera (640x480)
• Weight 18 gram
• Flying time 4–5 minutes
• Charging time 20–30 minutes

Set up

Drone WiFi connection

• Turn the drone on
• Connect to the WiFi of the drone
  • The drone can be recognized with the name: "CX-10WD-******"
  • Set the drone close the laptop for easy detection
• Start the Java-code with nl.ordina.jtech.hackadrone.gui.GUI

Functions

General User Interface (GUI)

• Click on "Connect" connect with the drone via the wifi
• Click on "Start Controls" to controle the drone with the keyboard
• Click on "Start Camera" to activate the camera
• Click on "Start Recorder" to record camera images
• Click on "Start Auto Pilot" to start the auto pilot
• Click on "Start Deep Learning" activate the deep learning function

Drone controles

• Use the left arrow to take off
• Use the right arrow to land
• Use the up arrow to increase the hight during flight
• Use the down arrow to decrease the hight during the flight
• Use the W key to go forward
• Use the S key to go backwards
• Use the A key to go left
• Use the D key to go right
• Use the Q key to turn left
• Use the E key to turn right

Future goals

• Write a functional AI component
• Apply swarm theory to drone