Quadcopter Android Controlled

You need to define what you mean by control.

If you mean autonomous control where the Arduino controls the copter along a closed fight line, then it depends upon what other instrumentation you have on board and how stable the platform responds to simple commands.

If you want the Arduino to fly the copter based on user commands over Bluetooth, then you probably need more computing power.

To be sure, you need to provide us with a lot more information about what you want to do.

DAB

I want the android phone to work like a radio transmitter that you would usually use for controlling quadcopter.. so like controlling the pitch roll and yaw..i hope that make sense..

I want to control the quadcopter first using android phone before I go autonomous.

thanks

I have seen a number of implementations where others have done just that.

So I suggest you do some more web searching.  You can probably find existing implementation from which you can build.

DAB

I have done a lot of research and none of them clearly explains how it would be done.. that is why I came here in the forum to ask if anyone has actually done it and would be kind enough to help me get it done too..

most of the tutorials online uses a receiver/transmitter for control.. I don't want that.. I want to use an android phone.

Hi John,

You basically have two main issues.

First you need to develop a flight control system that can keep the copter straight and level with minimum user input.

Then you need a control sequence to turn the copter left and right, up and down plus move forward or backwards, all coordinated over a simple timeline, again, using simple commands.

After that, it is just a matter of mapping out a route, defining the command sequence and timing  you need to safely fly over the area in question.

Your initial testing is to put the copter into a straight line flight from point A to point B.

Then add additional points to the command list until you verify that each point is correctly reached.  Navigation 101.

DAB

These seem like interesting starting points:

Control quadcopter from your phone in 30 minutes! [ESP8266 + A7105 + Blynk App for iOS/Android]

A 3D Printed H Quadcopter You Control with Your Android Phone

Bluetooth controlled Quadcopter using MultiWii

I have seen all those tutorials.. its true that they use Bluetooth but they didn't use Bluetooth for controlling it.. they used it to tune the PID controls for their receiver. So those articles are no use for me

but has anyone actually done it?

I know everything that I need to do.. the problem is coding to my arduino.. im new to coding and I have no idea how im going to do this

If you are new to coding, then you are in way over your head to think you can implement a system this complex with an Arduino.

I implemented something similar using an old 8085, but I had lots of years of embedded experience before doing so successfully.

DAB

That's why im asking if its possible... I've seen a lot of post online but none explains how its done properly..

im here for help not with the coding but with the steps I have to take for it to work.

That's why im asking if its possible... I've seen a lot of post online but none explains how its done properly..

im here for help not with the coding but with the steps I have to take for it to work.