UWF ECE Senior Design

[jgib10]

It's not really fancy-looking, but it got me a passing grade for senior design.

Comments

[tdub15]

i wish i had an easy major that only required me to make a toy out of legos.

[kage238]

haha good call tom...Jeff i dont get it at all please explain what this gyrocontraption is?

[jgib10]

It's an autopilot control system that manipulates the four components of an aircraft (rudder, elevator, aileron, and throttle) to achieve stable flight. But it's only on a test bed, so it doesn't look as cool as if it were on an actual plane.

[jgib10]

You did have one, except you had map quizzes instead of lego toys.

Whoop!

[davesawyer]

Is there a gyroscope in there or what?

[jgib10]

Yeah, it's a $6,500 gyroscope + Kalman filter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalman_filter) just like in a real airplane.