As a Mechanical Engineer, working in the machine-building industry, I got interested in the possibilities of IoT applications. So I started reading up on the subject of sensors, and data processing. I soon stumbled upon the Arduino environment. It's a relatively easy programming environment (C++) which can be used to program relatively cheap I/O boards of that same brand (or even cheaper Chinese clones thereof). After some simpler projects with data collection from sensors, data manipulation, and outputting a response (like reading an RFID chip, checking against known chips, outputting an LED color dependent on the ID) I more or less accidentally found a website of a guy that had made a quadcopter flight controller out of an Arduino. Since I am interested in anything that flies, I sort of wanted to be able to do the same. But then again, I did not want to spend much money on a project with a high risk of failure, so I "chopped it up" in smaller pieces. First of all,...
This blog is all about my flying adventures with unmanned vehicles like drones, and model airplanes. Initial focus will be on my self-built drone project. As time progresses, I'll fly different drones and airplanes, undoubtedly, because this is such an addictive hobby!