Rover tests running Mission Planner software with Pixhawk hardware.
Platform consists of a salvaged wheelchair, Pixhawk controller, Sabertooth 2x32 electronic speed controller, External Power Module/Regulator, GPS/Compass module, I2C 4-way splitter, E-Sky 6 channel RC receiver, 6 channel PPM multiplexer encoder & serial telemetry radio module.
Parameters have yet to be fine tuned to achieve straight motion.
Programmed a weird geometric shape consisting of a couple of lines drawn on my laptop and then transmitted the plan to the rover for automatic execution.
High resolution centimeter level GPS (real time kinetic) will be implemented next however the crowd funded GPS project does not have a projected ship date until July 2015.
