This document summarizes the design of an aerial/terrestrial dual system rover that can travel by both land and air. It includes brushless motors powered by electronic speed controllers to vary the motor speed. An ArduPilot open source platform controls autonomous functions. A GPS, mission planner and debugging tools enable navigation. Servo motors provide precise angular control. A TIVA microcontroller and infrared sensors are used. The design incorporates a main frame, circuit design and 3D printed parts.

1. Sergio Guerrero
Erick Orozco
Luis Medina

2. Need
• There was a necessity for a
land system that could easily
get out of hard terrains.

3. Solution
• An aerial system that can
assist the land portion of the
rover when in difficult
situations.

4. Idea
• An aerial/terrestrial dual
system that can travel by land
and by air when needed.

5. • Quadcopter Elements
• Rover Elements
• Design

7. Brushless Motors
Brushless DC electric motors are
synchronous motors that are powered by a
DC electric source via an integrated
inverter/switching power supply, which
produces an AC electric signal to drive the
motor.

9. ESC – Electronic Speed
Controllers
• An electronic speed control or ESC is an
electronic circuit with the purpose to vary
an electric motor's speed.

11. ArduPilot
• ArduPilot is an open source unmanned
aerial vehicle (UAV) platform, able to
control autonomous multi-copters, fixed-
wing aircraft, traditional helicopters and
ground rovers.

13. GPS

14. Mission Planner

15. Debugging

17. Servo Motors
• A servomotor is a rotary
actuator that allows for precise
control of angular position,
velocity and acceleration.

18. TIVA
• C Series
TM4C123G Launch
Pad Evaluation Kit

19. Infrared Sensors
• A passive infrared sensor (PIR
sensor) is an electronic sensor
that measures infrared (IR)
light radiating from objects in
its field of view.

20. Circuit Design

21. Software DesignBegin
Go
Forward
Go BackRotate 90
degrees
Read
Sensor 1
val> 15cm
&& val < 30
cm
Val < 15cm
No No
YesYes

23. Main Frame
12in
7in
5in

24. 3D Printing

27. Original Design

28. Cube Design

31. Acknowledgments