Development of an integrated avionics hardware system for unmanned aerial vehicle research purposes

Description

Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development of an integrated avionics system containing all the required sensors and
actuators for autopilot control is presented. The thesis analyzes the requirements for the system
and presents detailed hardware design. The architecture of the system is based on an FPGA which
is tasked with interfacing with the sensors and actuators. The FPGA abstracts a microprocessor
from these interface modules, allowing it to focus only on the control and user interface
algorithms. Firmware design for the FPGA, as well as a conceptualization of the microprocessor
software design is presented. Simulation results showing the functionality of firmware modules
are presented. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die ontwikkeling van ‘n geïntegreede avionika‐stelsel wat al die vereiste sensors en aktueerders vir
outoloods‐beheer bevat, word voorgestel. Die tesis analiseer die vereistes van die stelsel en stel ‘n
hardeware‐ontwerp voor. Die argitektuur van die stelsel bevat ‘n FPGA wat ‘n koppelvlak met
sensors en aktueerders skep. Die FPGA verwyder die mikroverwerker weg van hierdie koppelvlak
modules en stel dit sodoende in staat om slegs op die beheer en gebruikerskoppelvlak‐algoritmes
te fokus. Sagteware‐ontwerp vir die FPGA, asook die konseptualisering van die sagtewareontwerp
vir die mikroverwerker, word aangebied. Simulasie resultate wat die funksionaliteit van
die FPGA‐sagteware modules aandui, word ook voorgestel.

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6485

Tags

Integrated avionics system

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Autopilot control

Dissertations -- Electronic engineering

Theses -- Electronic engineering

Drone aircraft

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/6485
Date	03 1900
Creators	Van Wyk, Robin
Contributors	Peddle, I. K., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Publisher	Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	en_ZA
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Format	145 p. : ill.
Rights	University of Stellenbosch