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Lab 11 - Motors and Controls

In Lab 11, our task was to simulate the avionics and control surfaces used in the MFE Believer aircraft. First, we calibrated the DATX transmitter to ensure proper communication and more. We then completed stick calibration and edited the home screen. We then opened the LUA script, enabled Multi-Blind, and made sure that Channel 1 was assigned as SBUS on the Tracer Nano RX.

Next, we looked at all the sensors connected to the cube. WE made sure all modules were functioning and communicating correctly. After, we looked at how the DATX inputs worked with the servo outputs. We identified how pitch, roll, yaw, and throttle corresponded to the assigner servo functions such as flaperons, rudder, V-tail surfaces, and throttle channels. This confirmed our RCMAP_X configuration and SERVO#_FUNCTIONs were working correctly.

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The last portion of the lab focused on motors and ESC control. We connected a servo to an ESC to the correct outputs based on our mapping, then confirmed the servo movement. We mounted the ESC and motor onto the thrust stand and followed the ESC calibration procedure, making sure the aircraft was in Manual Mode and armed in GCS. Once calibrated, we slowly increased the throttle to full power to verify the motor was working. There was a dead zone until 4 clicks that we will work on fixing next lab.

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