Telescope Drone
Telescope Drone
Drones • PayloadsThe payload isolates airframe vibration and uses encoder-driven FOC plus IMU/vision fusion to keep targets centered. Success is repeatable imaging of bright objects with short stacked exposures during hover or slow flight.
Highlights
- Cross-roller bearings and low-backlash couplers for rigid axes.
- High-bit absolute encoders on pan and tilt.
- Vision-assisted pointing and exposure stacking.
- Telemetry hooks to flight controller for coordinated slews.
Overview
The payload isolates airframe vibration and uses encoder-driven FOC plus IMU/vision fusion to keep targets centered. Success is repeatable imaging of bright objects with short stacked exposures during hover or slow flight.
Approach
Tune FOC on the bench with hardware-in-the-loop encoders, validate tracking on ground targets, then progress to hover with synchronized telemetry and disturbance tests.
Results
Ground runs show stable tracking under step inputs and light disturbance. Next up: hover trials and exposure-stacking demos.
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