Flight Control System Design: Hardware and PCB Design with KiCAD - Phil's Lab #1
First part of a series of videos on the design of a complete flight control system from scratch (hardware, software, control and navigation algorithms, base station, etc.).
I go through the necessary steps to design the hardware, including choosing components, schematic design, layout, routing, and testing.
I designed the PCB with KiCAD and had the boards manufactured and assembled by PCBWay.
I go through the necessary steps to design the hardware, including choosing components, schematic design, layout, routing, and testing.
I designed the PCB with KiCAD and had the boards manufactured and assembled by PCBWay.
Chapters:
- 00:00Quick look at hardware
- 00:06Introduction
- 01:05Aims
- 02:14Prototype
- 02:43Requirements
- 04:12Block Diagram
- 06:37Creating the schematic
- 09:06Picking the physical parts
- 11:00PCB layout
- 12:37Routing
- 14:21Preparation for production
- 15:14Testing the hardware
- 16:54Next steps for flight control system design
- 18:42Schematic
- 19:48Final layout
- 20:23PCB sectioning
- 22:25Important PCB areas (e.g. oscillators)
- 24:08High current traces
- 24:44Routing order and stitching vias
- 25:25First hardware tests
