UAV Overview

An unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV) is a powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely. Other commonly acronyms and names include:

* UAS - Unmanned Aerial/Aircraft Systems * RPA, RPAS - Remotely Piloted Aircraft System * Drone

In this workshop, we will be using HooperFly multi-rotors, 1bitsquared autopilots and PaparazziUAV flight software to explore open source UAV concepts and practices.

YOUTUBE Om-Zg0kPzL4 HooperFly Flying Robots featuring Lisa/MX and Paparazzi