BenjaminThChristensen/Master_thesis

Master thesis with the title: Sub-250 gram fixed-wing drone for wildlife monitoring in Africa # Sub-250g Fixed-Wing Drone for Wildlife Monitoring in Africa --- This repository contains the code, configurations, and documentation for my Master's thesis project, which focuses on developing a lightweight fixed-wing drone equipped for wildlife monitoring tasks in African environments. The master thsesis explaining the project and its content can be found as: Sub-250 gram fixed-wing drone for wildlife monitoring in Africa.pdf --- ## 🧩 Repository Structure ```console Master_thesis/ ├── flight_controller/ # PX4 setup for Kakute H7 Mini │ ├── README.md │ ├── 250gram_drone.params ├── flight_tests/ # Logs, test reports, checklists │ ├── README.md │ ├── checklists/ │ │ └── pre_flight_check.md │ ├── logs/ │ │ └── flight_log_template.md ├── pi_setup/ # Companion computer setup (Pi Zero 2 W) │ ├── README.md │ ├── systemd/ │ │ └── mavros_autostart.service | | └── px4_logger.service │ ├── rosbag/ │ │ ├── record_mavros.sh │ │ └── rosbag_topics.yaml │ ├── logs/ │ ├── setup.sh │ ├── camera_setup.sh │ ├── mavros_logger.py │ ├── camera_setup.sh │ └── ulog_logger.sh └── README.md # You are here ``` ## Project Overview The aim of this project is to design and implement a sub-250g fixed-wing drone capable of autonomous flight and data collection for wildlife monitoring. The drone integrates a PX4 flight controller and a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W companion computer. --- ## 🚀 Quick Start Guide ### 1. Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Setup - Flash **Ubuntu Server 22.04** to SD card - Add `user-data` and `network-config` to the `system-boot` partition - Boot the Pi and SSH into it ### 2. Run Setup Script ```console cd ~/pi_setup chmod +x setup.sh ./setup.sh ``` 3. Start MAVROS ```console sudo systemctl start mavros_autostart.service ``` 4. Record Flight Data ```console cd ~/pi_setup/rosbag ./record_mavros.sh ``` 5. Capture Images + GPS Data ```console python3 ~/pi_setup/geotag …