Technical Documentation and Tutorials
AIRBORNE COMPUTING NETWORKS
(NSF PROJECTS 1730675, 1730589, 1730570, 1730325)
Open Networked UAV Computing
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Link
Aerial Communication using Directional Antennas (ACDA)
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ACDA system
Tarot 650 Sport Quadcopter
Using MPI on Amazon EC2
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Link
BPCC code
Tutorial on Networked UAV Computing Systems
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Link
Aerial View Dataset
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Link
Note
ReadMe
Installation of KVM and Docker
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KVM on Jetson TX2
Docker on Jetson TX2
GNU Radio Installation Instruction
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Installation Instructions
Networked UAV Computing System Prototype II
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Reference
Features
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- Real-time optical and thermal video transmission up to 5km
- Directional antenna automatic alignment
- Beaglebone Black as main controller
- Nvidia Jetson TX2 as server for cameras
- ROS
- Interface design with friendly operation, map and remote performance monitoring capabilities
- LQG controller with wind disturbance rejection
- Indoor GPS-denied environment with RSSI localization
- Outdoor GPS-equipped environment
- LOS and NLOS settings
- Water proof design
- TensorRT, target recognition and tracking
TX2 Carrier Board for UAVs Version II
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TX2 V3.1 Carrier SPEC
Features
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- HDMI: Standard HDMI port
- LED: One power LED
- UART0,UART1,UART2: 3.3V TTL level UARTs
- CAN Bus
- DC12V PWR IN: DC 8-19V input
- Fan: PWM speed regulator and monitor
- Buttons: Recovery button, reset button and power button
- Micro USB: Micro USB-A/B for debug of TX2 module
- USB: standard USB2.0 and 3.0 port
- GBE Ethernet: standard gigabits Ethernet
- GPIO: Four 3.3V GPIOs
- Mini SD card reader: standard mini SD card reader
- Onboard switch: toggle between TX2_Atmega2560 communication mode / Atmega2560 debug mode
- Camera ports: CSI SONY OV5693 optical camera & FLIR Lepton thermal camera
- ATmega2560: extended PWM generator and H-bridge motor driver, with Mini-USB port for debug
- Dimension: 3.5” x 2.6” (88mm X 65mm)
- Weight: 44g
New Features Compared to Version I
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- Addition of Mini-SD card reader
- Communication with TX2 and Atmega2560 changed from UART to USB
- Addition of a mode switch to toggle between TX2 and Atmega2560 communication mode and Atmega2560 debug mode
Comparison of Microcomputers
Contact Information: jxie4@sdsu.edu
Networked UAV Computing System Prototype I
Features
-
- Real-time optical and thermal video transmission up to 5km
- Directional antenna automatic alignment
- Beaglebone Black as main controller
- Nvidia Jetson TX2 as server for cameras
- ROS
- Interface design with friendly operation, map and remote performance monitoring capabilities
- LQG controller with wind disturbance rejection
- Indoor GPS-denied environment with RSSI localization
- Outdoor GPS-equipped environment
- LOS and NLOS settings
- Water proof design
- TensorRT, target recognition and tracking
TX2 Carrier Board for UAVs Version I
Features
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- HDMI: Standard HDMI port
- LED: One power LED
- UART0,UART1,UART2: 3.3V TTL level UARTs
- CAN for TX2
- DC12V PWR IN: DC 8-19V input
- Fan: Fan interface
- Buttons: Recovery button, reset button and power button
- Micro USB: Micro USB-A/B
- USB 2.0/3.0: USB2.0 and 3.0 combing socket
- Gbe ethernet: Standard Gbe ethernet port
- GPIO: Four 3.3V level GPIOs
- Camera port: CSI OV5693 and Lepton thermal cameras supported
- Atmega2560: extended PWM generator and H-bridge motor driver
- Dimensions: 3.5″ x 2.6″ (88mm x 65mm) board
- Weight: 53g
Comparison of Virtualization Techniques
UAV Attitude Acquisition System
This UAV attitude acquisition system consists of an IMU, GPS, barometer and a microSD card. It measures UAV angular velocity, acceleration, orientation, magnetic field, position and altitude, and stores the data in the microSD card.
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- IMU xsens mti-3
- Ultimate GPS module adafruit
- Barometric sensor BME280 adafruit
- MicroSD card slot
- ATMEGA2560
- ATMEGA16u2
- Voltage regulator TPS54229DDA
- Micro USB port
- Level shifter74HC4050