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iOS application for quadrotor remote control

Implementation of basic functions with iphone

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With the progress of electronics technology, the development of civilian UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) applications becomes possible. In addition, smartphones have rapidly gained popularity and become very important due to the simple operability and mobility. Hence, there is a need to have an easy and flexible way to control a UAV using such technology. In this study, a remote controller using an iOS device is developed for a quadrotor to enable remote control with easy operations. Four basic programs for obtaining compass information, controlling a gimbal, autopilot function for return, and video preview function are developed and implemented for an iOS device. The basic functionalities of the programs are evaluated and confirmed through experiments using a quadrotor and an iOS device.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, 1-1-1, Daigaku-Dori, Sanyo-Onoda, 756-0884, Japan

    Zeming Lu & Fusaomi Nagata

  2. Okayama University, Okayama, Japan

    Keigo Watanabe

  3. American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

    Maki K. Habib

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Correspondence to Fusaomi Nagata.

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This work was presented in part at the 22nd International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Beppu, Oita, January 19–21, 2017.

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Lu, Z., Nagata, F., Watanabe, K. et al. iOS application for quadrotor remote control. Artif Life Robotics 22, 374–379 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-017-0372-3

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