Keyboard Design for UAV Ground Station Based on VC++ Multi-Thread Technology

Abstract:

For the flight velocity of some UAV is high and the practice operation is much complex, the ground station keyboard based on multi-thread technology is designed. Also the keyboard is on the base of MSComm control in VC++ 6.0. There are two threads in this keyboard. According to the Serial Communication Protocols defined original the main thread accepts and transfers ground station command and GPS information. At the same time, the other thread scans matrix keyboard from which the UAV sends remote control command. The experiments testify that the keyboard can control UAV smoothly; meanwhile it is easy to operate for its simple configuration.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 630)
• Pages: 335-338
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.630.335
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Dong Li Yuan, Huan Li, Ao Xi, Zheng Ming Zhang, Jing Wei
• Keywords: Multi-Thread Technology, Serial Communication, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Virtual Serial Ports

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