Aerospace Robotics Competition Tutorials!

Aerospace Robotics Competition is a competitive program designed to teach high school students about aerospace engineering principles through designing, building, programming, and flying UAVs. The competition is structured as a combination of technical communication, student piloted flight, and autonomous flight through which students learn team leadership, hands-on vehicle design and and manufacturing, autonomous programming, and execution of design of experiments. With a multi-tiered mentor structure, students work with aerospace university students as well as industry professionals to be supported through the competition challenges and grow their network.

This website was built to collect all the information/knowledge/experience needed to help teams run/build their team and drones. The below topics are covered:

• Introduction
  • Drone 101
    • Introduction
    • Frame
    • Battery
    • Motors
    • Propellers
    • Electronic Speed Controller (ESC)
    • Flight Controller/Autopilot
• Fundamentals
  • Competition
  • Kit
  • Financial Plan
• Aerospace Sciences
  • Dynamics
  • Propulsion
• Software
  • Onboard
    • Arducopter
  • Off-board
    • Ground Station
• Programming
  • Introduction
  • Algorithms
  • Software Engineering
    • Programming Languages
    • Compilers/IDEs/Editors
    • Open Source/Libraries
    • Version Control
    • Debugging Tips
    • Best Practices
  • Resources
    • Intro
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
  • 2021-2022 Competition Specific Material
• DroneBlocks
  • Overview
  • Login Process
  • Course Overview
  • Recommendations
• Mini Lessons
  • Mini-Lessons
    • ARC Mini-Lessons
    • Format
    • Prerequisites
    • Best way to tackle these lessons
    • List of Lessons
• Hardware
  • Autopilot/Radios/Electronics
  • Frame
  • Motors
  • Propellers/Accessories
  • ESC
  • Batteries
• Autonomy
  • Introduction to Autonomy
    • Quadcopter
    • Human Being
  • Autonomy in ARC
  • 2019-2020 Competition Specific Material: Planning
• Integration
  • Systems Overview
  • Systems Integration/Assembly
• Team Dynamics
  • Team Building
    • Team-Building 101
  • Financial Planning
    • Why Financial Plan?
    • Create a Budget
    • Obtaining Financial Resources
    • Sponsor Relations
• Safety
  • General safety
    • LiPo Safety
• Flying/Testing
  • Ground testing
  • Testing setup
  • Flight testing
  • Simulation (optional)
• Technical Communication
  • What is technical communication?
  • Methods of technical communication
  • Presentation content
  • Presentation style best practices
• Contact