Over the last week I have been working on the test stand. I've developed the structure for the Anzhelka GUI as well. This GUI will be used to display real time data about the quadrotor. For this part of the project we will be able to display in real time the RPM, voltage, current, torque, and thrust of the motors as they go through the test stand process. The GUI is particularly necessary for tuning the various runtime parameters during testing. We have about a dozen PID loops that will need to be dynamically tuned. The GUI will be very useful for tuning without requiring that we change constants in the code (which would require a compilation/download cycle).I also worked on a poster display board for the thrust/torque test stand. This board is helpful because it provides an introduction to a part of our project. Luke and I presented the board and test stand by tabling at the Parallax Expo in Rocklin last weekend.
This next week I hope to get the GUI code and the test stand code finished.
