Skyfall

ESP32 firmware for automatic drone fall detection and parachute deployment.
Streams real-time telemetry—including quaternion orientation—via WebSocket to a live dashboard with full system control and on-the-fly algorithm tuning.

UI Preview

Real-World Test

https://youtube.com/shorts/_UwGZIxDzJk

Firmware Options

For Custom PCB "Ripcord"

ESP32-S3 with LSM6DSL IMU
Use this firmware

For Development Board

ESP32 Dev Module with MPU6050 IMU
Use this firmware

Dashboard Setup

Regardless of the board you’re using:

1. Copy the contents of the skyfall-dashboard/ folder into your data/ folder.
2. Upload the data to your ESP32 using the SPIFFS uploader.

Dependencies

MadgwickRileyCustom

There are two options:

• Recommended:
  Copy the folder lib/MadgwickRileyCustom directly into your Arduino libraries directory.

• Alternative:

  1. Clone or download my fork of the MadgwickAHRS library:
     https://github.com/rcrym/MadgwickAHRS
  2. Rename the files to MadgwickRileyCustom.cpp and MadgwickRileyCustom.h to avoid conflicts with the standard version.

Other Libraries

All other dependencies can be installed via the Arduino Library Manager.