Hey Guys, I am entirely new to the field of UAV’s.
Me and my team are working on making a fixed wing UAV for Automated emergency landing only based on computer vison and sensors on the absence of Radio communication and GPS. (Fail- safe mechanism) + a collison avoidance system as well.
The project will involve in Cameras, Sensros (Li-DAR), a companion computer for computation (Most probabbly Rasberry PI5).
Since me and my team are entirely new to this field, Is there any material (Complete guide to build a fixed wing drone) avilable that I can use as a general guide to completely build the drone, A checklist/ blueprint/ Workflow sort of material will help.
Define your high level requirements (endurance, capabilities, operational limitations)
Define your payload (compute, sensors)
Check vehicles available on the market for payload capabilities. I think something like MFE Believer or Fighter would be suitable for your needs (VTOL likely will be much easier to operate during testing and will avoid shocks associated with FW landings)
If no suitable airframe was found do a preliminary design of your airframe based on literature for both manned and model aircraft making.
Do a preliminary structure design and check your requirements from design stage
Is there already experience with fixed-wing and Ardupilot?
If not, I would first build a simple system. For example, a Volantex Ranger 2000 as a PNP version plus an FC such as Matek H743-WLITE. This way, the learning curve is still steep enough before you implement larger projects.
The build and tuning guides are included in the wiki. Lots to read.
I agree, something stable like the Ranger is a great place to start. Any plane must be mechanically and aerodynamically fit before you stand any chance of success with a flight controller. Arduplane can do a lot of amazing things with a drone, but it can’t overcome physics.