Web-Based Ground Control Station for Real-Time Monitoring Quadcopter UAVs

DOI

10.2991/978-94-6463-982-7_9How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Ground Control Station; Quadcopter; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Real-Time Monitoring; Prototype Development

Abstract

This study presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a novel web-based Ground Control Station (GCS) application for real-time monitoring of quadcopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The research addresses the operational limitations of traditional desktop-based GCS applications, such as platform dependency, installation overhead, and specific hardware driver incompatibilities, which hindered a previous C# application from reading flight controller communication ports and accurately visualizing UAV positions. To overcome these challenges, this work introduces a cross-platform, browser-accessible GCS developed using a full-stack JavaScript architecture, featuring Node.js for the backend and React.js for the frontend. Real-time, low-latency data streaming is achieved through a persistent WebSocket connection, managed by Socket.IO, which processes telemetry data from the flight controller via the MultiWii Serial Protocol (MSP). The system was developed using the Prototype method to ensure continuous alignment with user needs. Performance evaluation under controlled indoor conditions demonstrated an average end-to-end data transmission latency of 48.5 ms, a stable data refresh rate of 19.8 Hz, and a mean positional accuracy of ± 1.2 m. The GCS application effectively displays critical sensor data-including pitch, roll, yaw, battery status, and UAV position on a digital map accurately and in real-time. This application offers a flexible, accessible, and efficient GCS alternative for UAV developers and is expected to support the Barelang Force 2.0 Team in the Indonesian Flying Robot Contest (KRTI).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Noper Ardi
AU  - Said M. Razali
AU  - Ahmad Hamim Thohari
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/29
TI  - Web-Based Ground Control Station for Real-Time Monitoring Quadcopter UAVs
BT  - Proceedings of the  8th International Conference on Applied Engineering (ICAE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 132
EP  - 150
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-982-7_9
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-982-7_9
ID  - Ardi2025
ER  -