Development of a Distributed Multi-MCU Based Flight Control System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Jaw-Kuen Shiau This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, Wei-Sheng Hung¹ and Cheng-Min Chang¹

¹Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.

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