Capabilities and Features

The AR.Drone 2.0 Quadcopter Embedded Coder^® target allows users to build customized controllers for the AR.Drone 2.0 in MATLAB^®, and Simulink^® and automatically build and deploy them onto the drone via Wi-Fi. Users can add to existing models and controllers to enhance the AR.Drone 2.0 design or start from scratch and build their own quadcopter controller.

Highlights include:

• Automatically deploy code generated from Simulink to the AR.Drone 2.0 via Wi-Fi
• Utilize External Mode to monitor and tune algorithms as the code is running
• Simulink template models and controllers can be used to get started prototyping your own design
• Step by step examples explain how to access the AR Drone 2.0 hardware in Simulink.
• Background information about the AR Drone 2.0 target explaining automatic code generation.
• Default firmware reinstalls when vehicle restarts so you do not have to worry about re-flashing

About AR.Drone Quadcopter

The quadcopter:

• Is a Wi-Fi controlled, four-propeller helicopter manufactured by Parrot^®
• Is designed to be controlled from a mobile device, such as a tablet or phone
• Has a 720p front camera with 93° field of view lens, with 30 frames per second recording rate 
• Also includes a QVGA vertical camera with 64° field of view lens, for 60 frames per second recording rate 

Platform and Release Support

Available only on Windows^® and 64-bit Mac OS X. The capabilities on the page represent the latest release. Download the Embedded Coder AR.Drone target by selecting from the following links.  

Note: Not supported or tested on R2015a or R2015b.