3D Printed Quadrocopter

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3D Printed Quadrocopter

QuadcopterWithSafetyGuard.jpg
Quadrocopter with safety guard


Status Completed
Description
Fully 3D printed chassis Quadcopter
Members
Manager Oskar Weigl


Note: this has now been superseded by the Quadcopter v2!

Our quadrocopter is totally custom with a chassis which was printed on our RepRap Mendel. The development process was particularly quick with just 2 weeks between conception and its maiden flight! Was also exhibited at the element14 stall in the UK Maker Faire 2011.


Contents

Current Status

Broken frame - waiting for design of 3D Printed Quadrocopter V2.0

Gallery

Videos

Tuning the PID loops

Getting a stable oscillation with only P gain.


Using two screws at the center of gravity to allow free rotation.


The PID loop after first round of tuning.

Electronics

Quadrocopter electronics

Microcontroller

ARM mbed - http://mbed.org

Accelerometer

http://uk.farnell.com/freescale-semiconductor/mma7660fcr1/ic-3-axis-accelerometer-1-5g-dfn/dp/1739551

  • Note, this accelerometer has too low resolution for this type of application, and will be replaced.

Gyro

Guide to hacking Wii Motion plus

RF Transceiver

http://uk.farnell.com/rf-solutions/alpha-trx433s/module-transceiver-trx433s/dp/1718689?Ntt=1718689

Structure

Designed in Google Sketchup and printed with our RepRap using repsnapper as our host software.

QuadcopterArmAndMotor.jpg

Personal tools
Toolbox


"Cheesoid kill self! Cheesoid kill self with petril! Why petril not burn?" - Cheezoid, cheese detection robot


SPONSORS
Element14
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