Engineering Experiment: Virtual Reality Drone Piloting
Do you need a circuit board in your drone to be able to control it?
The Project
Summary
In one of my first college courses concerning system dynamics, controls theory, and feedback, my professor made a bold claim that I took upon myself to investigate:
“Without control theory and system dynamics, we would not be able to do things like fly a drone”
The Task
To evaluate the claim that technology enables us to fly a drone (and not just fine motor control of your muscles), I created a simulation in virtual reality with multiple control systems in order to evaluate the challenge statement. This project primarily uses C# coding and Blender, Solidworks, Unity, and the HTC Vive VR Headset.
In Part Two, I was tasked with evaluating the shortcomings that went unaddressed in Part One, including further analysis of the theory behind claims made in the first video.
The Results
Initially, I claimed a stalemate after the part one video. Then, I addressed multiple shortcomings in part two of the video.
For more information, please contact me and view the videos located on this page.
Part 1
Part 2