Arduino + Wii nunchuck = RC heli controller!!!!.m4v

I am doing this for my class project. I used wii nunchucuk to send data to arduino, and I made a program that based on the input and decoded protocol of the helicopter, to send PWM signal to an IR led. In the video, the noise is loud. That's because I didn't implement the "c" emergency button like i demonstrated in the video. That caused it to get strangled and lost several teeth on the gear.
Basic control:
lean forward/backward forward/backward
lean left/right rotate counterclockwise/clockwise
joystick up/down throttle increment/decrement (rate varies)
to fly you have to hold "Z", it activate the signal sending
to stop immediately to hold "c", it brings throttle to "0"
press "c" with "z" held then release both to come to complete stop

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• IR
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[zestydude87]

damn youre smart. i didnt understand half of what you did.  Good job bro!

[27mlc]

@zestydude87 uh, thanks dude

[SuperLollol32]

Hi, i'm interested in your project that control a simple low-cost helicopter with a Nonchuck...can you tell me how you can do it?

What type of hardware and software you use?

Thanks.

[27mlc]

@SuperLollol32 I used arduino programmable board and couple IR diodes. You can get these online. And the software is basically a C programmed I created based on the protocol I've obtained using oscilloscope.

[spinctah]

Nice Idea. You say you deciphered the IR protocol using an oscilloscope. Is the the protocol used similar to a known standard such as RC-5? If not, was the protocol still simple to implement?

[27mlc]

@spinctah I'm not very familiar with RC-5, but this protocol is very simple to decipher and implement in coding.

[SuperLollol32]

@27mlc Please, Read your Inbox

[SuperLollol32]

You can send me the Software and schematic?

Thanks.