Quadcopter Dynamics & PID Control | 3D Drone Trajectory Tracking in MATLAB
📌 Overview:
This project provides a complete quadcopter (UAV) simulation in MATLAB & Simulink, including full dynamic modeling, control system design, and 3D trajectory tracking.
It is perfect for:
✔️ Students working on control systems, UAVs, or robotics projects
✔️ Researchers in aerospace engineering
✔️ Hobbyists interested in learning drone dynamics & trajectory planning
📌 Features Included:
✅ Complete quadcopter dynamic equations (translation + rotation)
✅ PID Controller for position and attitude stabilization
✅ Reference trajectory generator (circle, helix, lemniscate, custom paths)
✅ 3D visualization of drone trajectory with reference tracking
✅ MATLAB model with clean structure
✅ Fully commented code for easy understanding
✅ Ready-to-run files (no extra setup required)
📌 Deliverables:
📂 You will receive:
MATLAB scripts for quadcopter dynamics & control
MATLAB model for drone simulation
Trajectory generator code
README file with step-by-step instructions
Images of quadcopter dynamics equations (for reports/presentations)
📌 Applications:
🛩️ UAV/Drone simulation projects
📚 Academic assignments & thesis work
🤖 Control theory and robotics practice
🛰️ Aerospace engineering research
🎓 MATLAB/Simulink learning
📌 Requirements:
MATLAB (R2020 or later recommended)