When you want to develop and test software products for complex systems such as airplanes, space shuttles, satellites, automobiles or nuclear plants, one of the biggest drawbacks is the availability of the physical system, due to the great complexity, risks and costs involved in performing tests on the real system. Software in the Loop (SITL) allows us to test algorithms, source code or control strategies for complex systems within a simulation that contains the mathematical model of the real physical system. This research work proposes the use of a Software in the Loop platform for the development of an autopilot system for a fixed-wing aircraft. The architecture of the implemented application, the software design process, the protocols used, the control strategies, the programming techniques, the results obtained and the conclusions are shown herein.

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When you want to develop and test software products for complex systems such as airplanes, space shuttles, satellites, automobiles or nuclear plants, one of the biggest drawbacks is the availability of the physical system, due to the great complexity, risks and costs involved in performing tests on the real system. Software in the Loop (SITL) allows us to test algorithms, source code or control strategies for complex systems within a simulation that contains the mathematical model of the real physical system. This research work proposes the use of a Software in the Loop platform for the development of an autopilot system for a fixed-wing aircraft. The architecture of the implemented application, the software design process, the protocols used, the control strategies, the programming techniques, the results obtained and the conclusions are shown herein.

Propone proveer a los instrumentos de medición, de capacidad de comunicación inalámbrica, así como implementar los módulos software de captura, análisis, supervisión y visualización de datos desde un computador remoto y una aplicación móvil. Para implementar la solución propuesta, se usó un módulo convertidor Serial-Wifi, para transmitir los datos hacia una PC remota, sockets cliente-servidor en lenguaje Java para el módulo de captura de datos, MongoDB para el módulo de almacenamiento y análisis de datos, LabVIEW para el módulo de supervisión y visualización, finalmente AppInventor para la aplicación móvil para el Sistema Operativo Android. Como resultado del presente proyecto, Miyake SCRL, teniendo la plataforma software como valor agregado, ha mejorado la demanda de sus equipos de medición y ha obtenido una ventaja competitiva al ser reconocida en su rubro como em...

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Laser imaging detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors can be used in numerous applications mainly due to their ability to measure distances or perform 3D surface mappings. However, to perform these functions efficiently in certain situations, such as in a moving vehicle, LiDAR sensors require a stabilizing platform to prevent terrain irregularities from affecting their measurements. Moreover, accurate platform control is one of the main challenges of modern control engineering. Although several approaches concerning this challenge have been proposed, the high computational cost of control algorithms continues to be their largest drawback. Within this context, the present work seeks to implement a control system to achieve the horizontal stabilization of a two-degree-of-freedom platform for a LiDAR sensor using inertial systems and embedded software platforms, thereby guaranteeing not only ...