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FLIGHT CONTROLLERS
• A FLIGHT CONTROLLER IS A DEVICE THAT IS USED TO CONTROL THE 
FLIGHT OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS), ALSO KNOWN AS 
DRONES. 
• IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STABILIZING THE CRAFT AND KEEPING IT ON 
COURSE. A FLIGHT CONTROLLER TYPICALLY CONSISTS OF A FLIGHT 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SENSORS, AND ACTUATORS. THE FLIGHT 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS THE BRAINS OF THE OPERATION, AND IT USES 
DATA FROM THE SENSORS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO CONTROL 
THE ACTUATORS. 
• THE MOST POPULAR FLIGHT CONTROLLER FOR DRONES IS THE PIXHAWK, 
WHICH IS WIDELY USED IN BOTH CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL DRONES.
WHAT IS POTENTIOMETER WHY IT 
IS USED?
• POTENTIOMETERS ARE DEVICES THAT CONTAIN A RESISTIVE ELEMENT 
AND TWO TERMINALS. 
• THE POTENTIOMETER CAN BE USED AS A RHEOSTAT BY ONLY USING TWO 
OF THE TERMINALS, OR IT CAN BE USED AS A VOLTAGE DIVIDER BY USING 
ALL THREE TERMINALS. 
• THE POTENTIOMETER IS COMMONLY USED TO CONTROL ELECTRICAL 
DEVICES SUCH AS VOLUME CONTROLS ON AUDIO EQUIPMENT. THE 
POTENTIOMETER CONSISTS OF A RESISTIVE ELEMENT AND A WIPER. 
• THE POTENTIOMETER ADJUSTS THE LEVEL OF RESISTANCE IN AN 
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT. WHEN THE WIPER IS MOVED ACROSS THE SURFACE OF 
THE RESISTIVE ELEMENT, THE RESISTANCE CHANGES. THIS CHANGE IN 
RESISTANCE ALTERS THE VOLTAGES IN THE CIRCUIT, WHICH IN TURN 
AFFECTS THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOWING THROUGH THE CIRCUIT. 
• THE POTENTIOMETER IS A VERSATILE TOOL THAT CAN BE USED TO 
CONTROL A VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES.
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