1. MIRFI
Multimode Interactive Remote Flight
Matthew Ceravolo Interface Mehdi Massoudi
 Jessica Horowitz


2. PROBLEM
• No unifying remote
flight interface for
UAVs
Draganflyer X8 Controller
• Controllers are
specialized and
complicated
• Hardware is custom,
making it expensive AscTec Controller

3. SOLUTION
• Communicate using LCM and TCP Sockets
• Intuitive touch interface
• Android tablet = cheap and available
Waypont-
Following
Mode
Manual Flight Mode

4. LIVE DEMO

5. FEATURED FEATURES
• Subscription layer makes changes and
additions fast and simple
• Quickly add waypoints to flowchart route
using touch map interface

6. BIG LESSONS LEARNED
DESIGN CODING
• Modularity! • Trust what you know!
– Parallelize development – Documentation can lead
– Localize failures you astray
– Facilitate future work

7. POST-497 PLANS
• Possible ENGR 450 project next semester
• MAAV is continuing development for DARPA’s
UAVForge competition in April 2012
• Sell to UAV company

8. ELEVATOR PITCH

9. QUESTIONS?

10. Thank You
Please contact us with any further questions or
comments at jesswitz@umich.edu.