DIY drone and quadcopter projects: a collection of drone-based essays, tutorials, and projects [First edition] 9781680451290, 1680451294
Drones, quadcopters, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): whatever they're called, remotely-controlled aircraft have ch
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English Pages vi, 109 pages: color illustrations; 25 cm [118] Year 2016
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Table of contents :
Copyright......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
Part I. Features......Page 9
Chapter 1. Mind Your Drone......Page 11
Homebrew Pedigree......Page 15
Your First Multicopter......Page 16
Video from a Multicopter......Page 17
Cameras and Video Downlinking......Page 18
Going Further: Drone Multicopters......Page 19
Landing Gear and Boom......Page 21
Flight Controller......Page 22
Gimbal Motor......Page 23
Camera......Page 24
Doing More......Page 27
Farm Drones Take Flight......Page 28
A Team of Volunteers......Page 31
Open Source......Page 33
Syria Is Not the Finish Line......Page 36
Going from 0-60 with APM......Page 39
Building the World’s Toughest Drone......Page 40
Drones as Aerial Access Points......Page 41
Video......Page 42
Part II. Tutorials......Page 45
Choose the Right UAV......Page 47
Gimbals and Aircraft Motion......Page 48
Assemble an FPV System......Page 49
Practice, Practice, Practice......Page 50
Chapter 7. Quadcopter Photogrammetry......Page 53
Mounting the Camera......Page 57
On-Screen Display......Page 58
Video Display......Page 59
Chapter 9. Rules of Flight......Page 61
Part III. Projects......Page 63
Chapter 10. Noodle Copter......Page 65
Step #2: Trim the Side Arms......Page 66
Step #4: Attach the Arms......Page 67
Step #5: Mount the Motors......Page 68
Step #7: Flight Electronics......Page 69
Step #9: Test Flights and More Information......Page 70
Materials......Page 73
Tools......Page 74
Step #2: Cut and Drill the Booms......Page 75
Step #4: Wire the Power Hub......Page 76
Step #5: Drill Motor Shaft Clearances......Page 77
Step #6: Mount the Motors......Page 78
Step #7: Add the Landing Gear......Page 79
Step #9: Build the Camera/ Battery Mount......Page 80
Step #10: Mount the Camera and Battery......Page 81
Step #11: Install the Avionics......Page 82
Step #12: Install the Gimbal Controller......Page 83
Step #14: Add the Props......Page 84
Conclusion......Page 85
Chapter 12. WAVEcopter: A Waterproof Quadcopter......Page 87
Step #2: Prepare the Rotor Arms......Page 88
Step #3: Make the Motor Mounts......Page 89
Step #4: Install the Power Electronics......Page 90
Step #5: Install the Flight Controller......Page 91
Step #7: Install the GPS Puck......Page 92
Step #8: Install Undercarriage and Floats......Page 93
Step #10: Final Checks and Sealing......Page 94
Parts/Tools......Page 97
Step #1: Construct Payload Box......Page 98
Step #2: Build Mounting Bolt Assembly......Page 99
Step #5: Modify Airframe......Page 100
Step #7: Install Bungee and Payload Box......Page 101
Step #8: Bolt It In......Page 102
A Tricopter for Makers......Page 105
Tools......Page 106
Step #2: Assemble the Hinged Tail......Page 107
Step #4: Assemble the Front Arms......Page 108
Step #7: Install the ESCs......Page 109
Step #8: Attach the Arms......Page 110
Step #11: Mount the Receiver and Flight Controller......Page 111
Step #12: About Flight Controllers......Page 112
Index......Page 113
