Arduino Autonomous Robotics System

Abstract

This project was directed toward developing a MAVLINK (Miniature Air Vehicle Link) based LabVIEW ground control system for an Arduino-based Miniature Aerial Vehicle (MAV) to successfully complete autonomous missions, such as an aerial delivery. The Arduino platforms provide cost effective robotics development and control system with complex sensor arrays. Though there are other ground control software to integrate with the Arduino platform using MAVLINK, the purpose of this study was to integrate LabVIEW instrumentation to further enhance the capability of the robot with LabVIEW control and sensors.