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3.5 Flight control cards
This part, which provides the necessary controls by interpreting the signals from
various cards, sensors,
and receivers, is the drone’s brain. The flight control card is a
circuit board that enables the UAV to move through the sensor information it receives.
Sensors are just like a nervous system and are essential for boarding cards. It converts
received signals into action for setting
speed and direction, activating the camera,
and executing other commands. By combining many sensors such as the gyroscope,
magnetometer, and accelerometer with GPS, flight control
CPUs can use data about
the UAV’s status, speed, position, and direction to guide the vehicle’s flight and opera-
tion according to parameters. These operations are guided
by the settings determined
by the user before the flight. Other sensors also enable the autopilot to avoid obstacles
and collisions while operating. Autonomous UAVs,
on the other hand, can perform all
flight plans, including VTOL or runway takeoffs, in-flight maneuvers, and landing,
according to defined parameters (
Figure 11
).
Figure 9.
Motor.
Figure 10.
Power supply.
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3.6 Power distribution board
PDB (Power Distribution Board), mounted on the Drone;
the circuit board
organizes the power connections of batteries, ESCs, and other onboard systems. It is
unnecessary for all drones but helps create a neat and organized drone (
Figure 12
).
In particular, it is responsible for power distribution from the flight battery to each
electronic speed controller for the drone control board. In some cases, the PDB is also
used to power components such as the camera,
LED taillights, and flight controller.
