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Designing a Drone Control Station for Team Missions with Educational Drones.
Jessika Delgado1, Bushra Younas2, Jaeho Kim1,2
1Department of Aerospace and Software Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|February 27, 2026
Summary
A new drone control station (DCS) enables effective multi-drone missions for STEM education. This centralized system enhances programming and problem-solving skills by overcoming limitations of one-to-one drone control.
Area of Science:
- Robotics
- Educational Technology
- Computer Science
Background:
- Educational drones are valuable STEM learning tools.
- Current one-to-one drone control limits collaborative mission capabilities.
- Limited programming libraries hinder multi-drone coordination for educational purposes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a centralized drone control station (DCS) for managing multiple educational drones.
- To address the challenges in programming and controlling coordinated multi-drone missions.
- To enhance students' problem-solving and design skills through collaborative drone activities.
Main Methods:
- Defined scenarios and use cases for multi-drone missions.
- Designed conceptual models and architectures for the DCS.
- Implemented and evaluated the DCS for team mission effectiveness.
Main Results:
- The DCS successfully connects and controls multiple educational drones.
- The centralized architecture proved suitable for team missions.
- Experimental results validated the DCS's capability in achieving team objectives.
Conclusions:
- The developed DCS effectively supports multi-drone missions in educational settings.
- This approach offers a viable method for controlling educational drone teams.
- The DCS enhances learning outcomes in STEM by facilitating complex drone collaborations.
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