Design and Development of Ground Control Station System for Electric Unmanned Helicopter

To enable efficient monitoring of electric unmanned helicopter, this paper designs and develops a ground station system based on C\# WinForm. The system adopts a modular design, including a communication module, a virtual instrument display module, a 3D flight attitude display module, an electronic map module, and a flight data storage module. Utilizing the MAVLink protocol and serial communication, the system employs multithreading technology to achieve real-time flight data acquisition and parsing. The virtual instrument display module, built on the SunnyUI library, supports the visualization of flight parameters. Meanwhile, the 3D display module integrates OpenGL to simulate the real-time attitude of the electric unmanned helicopter. Additionally, to meet the requirements of waypoint management and real-time positioning, the electronic map module leverages the GMap.Net control to accomplish these functions. The data storage module stores flight data as local text files using file writing technology, facilitating subsequent data analysis and management. Experimental results demonstrate that the system operates stably, with full functionality, meeting the design requirements of the electric unmanned helicopter ground station system.