This is a simple game which simulates drone controls with gamepad.

A. Environments:

1. MS Windows 11
2. Python 3.9.7
3. Pygame 2.1.2 [Ref 1]
4. Logitech Gamepad F310

B. Features:

1. Drone flight control of yaw, throttle, roll and pitch with 4 channels (Axis 0-3)
2. Speed gears and Rest controls with 2 channels (Axis 5-6)
3. Overlay of drone Icons with background
4. Easy replacement of background image, currently the Niagara Falls
5. Background rotations when rolling left or right [Ref 3]
6. Drone operations are based on the discriptions in [Ref 2]
7. Simple program with about 150 lines of code in one file

C. Game Controls:

1. Windows:

• Start: python DroneSim.py
• Exit: Close Game Window

2. Gamepad (Mode 2):

• Axis 0: Yaw: Left, Right
• Axis 1: Throttle: Up, Down
• Axis 2: Roll: Left, Right
• Axis 3: Pitch: Up, Down
• Axis 4: Speed: +10%
• Axis 5: Reset

D. Code and Data:

• DroneSim.py
• images/*

E. Screenshot

• Drone Sim:

F. Added DroneSim2.py [Ref 4]

• Draw (Circle)
• Rect
• Surface
• Rotate
• Scale
• Joystick

[Ref 1] https://www.pygame.org/
[Ref 2] https://uavcoach.com/how-to-fly-a-quadcopter-guide/
[Ref 3] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4183208/how-do-i-rotate-an-image-around-its-center-using-pygame
[Ref 4] https://github.com/Rabbid76/PyGameExamplesAndAnswers/blob/master/documentation/pygame_opengl/immediate_mode/pygame_opengl_immediate_mode.md#pygame-and-opengl-immediate-mode-legacy-opengl