Phenox Mechanical Overview

In this page, we explain the hardware structure of Phenox. Phenox is composed of a frame, circuits, motors, propellers and a protector.

Phenox has its own coordinate and directions (front, back, left, right, top and bottom). Firstly, the side to which circuits are attached is the bottom side. In opposite, the side to which the propellers are attached is the top side.

Fig.1 Upside and downside of Phenox

Fig.1 Upside and downside of Phenox

The following pictures show the phenox from the top and from the bottom. We can see, on bottom side, devices such as cameras, SC card reader, CPU, and ultrasonic sensors. The detail of onboard devices are explained in the next chapter.

Fig.2 Phenox Top

Fig.2 Phenox Top

Fig.3 Phenox Bottom

Fig.3 Phenox Bottom

Phenox has two on-board cameras. The bottom camera is attached on the surface of the electric circuit. The front camera, is attached perpendicular to the circuit. As its name says, the direction the front camera faces is the front direction of Phenox. The front camera is illustrated in the following figure.

Fig.4 Phenox Front Camera and Front Direction

Fig.4 Phenox Front Camera and Front Direction

From the center of the body, the opposite side of the front is back, and right and left are defined in the natural manner.

Fig.5 Phenox Directions

Fig.5 Phenox Directions

Glossary

Zynq

Programmable Soc released from Xilinx.Inc. Two CPUs (CPU0,CPU1) and FPGA are used by Phenox2.

CPU0

Linux operateing system is running in CPU0.

CPU1

Flight control system is running in CPU1.

FPGA

FPGA processes image and sound signal, controls actuators and communicates with sensors.