Tiziano's School

Reference Frames and Rotation Matrices

Euler Angles

Newton and Euler at the core of modern engineering

Quaternion

Equations of Motion of a Multicopter

Let's test what you have learned so far

The Boundary Layer

Basics of vectors operations

The Navier Stokes equations

Potential Flows - a simple solution to the NS equations?

Impulsive flow and Lift Creation - It's all a matter of vorticity

How Lift is NOT created - the wrong interpretation that does not want to die

Thin Airfoils theory

3 Dimensional Wings

Introduction to propellers and Momentum Theory

Propeller characteristics and intro to Blade Element Theory

Aerodynamics - Test your knowledge

Resistors - Series and Parallel - Voltage divider

Capacitors: energy accumulators and filters

Inductors and Solenoids are chocking the current

Power and Energy

Digital electronics: diodes

Digital Electronics: Transistors

Batteries (part 1): the juice we need to fly

Batteries (part 2): charging and discharging safely

Batteries (part 3): let's do an exercise

Voltage Regulators: linear, buck and boost converters

Electric DC Motors

Sensors: how an autopilot perceives reality

Sensors: introduction to calibration

Signal Processing 101: the Fourier Transform

Signal Processing 101: Vibrations and Aliasing

Navigation 101: estimating the state from sensors - Complementary Filters

Navigation 101: The Kalman Filter

Control theory 101: intro to feedback control

Control theory 101: Introduction to PID Control

Control theory 101: Improving a PID controller

Control theory 101: Introduction to PID tuning

Cascaded Controllers: how Arducopter holds position and altitude

Test Your Knowledge (coming soon)

Guidance 101: get yourself where you want to be

Guidance 101: Motion Planning - Grass-Fire and A*

Guidance 101: Motion Planning - Potential Field

Guidance 101: Jerk and Snap for smooth trajectory planning

Kit Wiring Diagram

Testing the right battery for your kit (with RC Benchmark)

Soldering 101: you need to master this!

Mounting the kit together

Arducopter Setup - FW install - Accel Calibration - Failsafe - Motor test

Mission Planner and Software In the Loop

Mission Planner - Planning a Missions and Region of Interest

Learn how to fly: 1 - First takeoff

Learn how to fly: 2 - Hovering

Learn how to fly: 3 - The Square

Learn how to fly: 4 - The Rotated Square

Learn how to fly: 5 - The Altitude Hold Square

Learn how to fly: 6 - Fly Using The Nose

Learn how to fly: 6 - The Rotated Altitude Hold Square

What should be improved

Next Steps