Robotics the Hobby of the Future Part 1…

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Over the last few of months I have been making regular visits to the lab of Dr. Alejandro Ramirez-Serrano at the University of Calgary.  Called the Autonomous Reconfigurable/Robotic Systems Laboratory (AR2SL) it specializes in research related to (from the web site): 1) Ground and aerial unconventional unmanned vehicle systems…

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Dji is the best multirotor system out there for the price it lives up to the hype. I bought a f330 pre built arf kit used save about a…

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Today we are beginning to work with depron foam for the construction of one of many test airplanes to come. In the previous days, we have built insulation foam models at a small and large scale. After testing both insulation foam models, we have collectively decided to keep our basic design, but to scale it smaller than 3 feet x 3 feet. The center of gravity was consistently in the center of our models if we tampered with weighing down some parts of the aircraft, which was a positive aspect…

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With added weight to the front, our foam model flew very well. These pictures show our rudimentary model for our concept plane.

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We are making quick progress on design, feature, and purpose ideas for our new autonomous concept aircraft. After sketching 4 possible models of planes that we could build, we have decided on one design that we are currently building out of insulation foam. After testing this much simplified version of our plane, we will propose changes that should be made to the design which should improve our final product.

 

The design we selected for our concept plane (picture of the sketch…

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We are a group of 5 students attending the New Jersey Governor's School of Engineering and Technology. The Governor's School is a prestigious program at Rutgers University offered to students the summer before their senior year exposing them to many different applications and varieties of engineering. Students are nominated by their schools to apply for the competitive program, which is provided at no cost to them due to funding from multiple companies, Rutgers University, and the NJ State…

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I have a Parallax Board of Education. I was wondering whether I could use this for my first UAV. All I would be doing is having the plane fly in a circle formation. Would this work?

Android Phone Center of Gravity Calculator.

Here is a free Android Phone CGC (Center of Gravity Calculator) for planes.



It will calculate the position of the center of gravity of an airplane

using the tip chord, root chord, sweep and required CG in percent,

measured back from the leading edge at wing root.



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Mono-wing, variable pitch, rotating camera platform inspired by the maple seed. This looks like it could be a interesting project to attempt.

http://www.eng.umd.edu/media/pressreleases/pr101909_mapleseed.html





Flight Test Video:…

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Ever heard of "Moment of Inertia"? Neither had I, but it's quite simple really.



Object with the most of it's weight at the center of it's gravity is easier to rotate than one with the weight on the outer edges. So why put all the electronics and batteries in the center under the wing. By distributing the weight to the wings, should create a platform that has steadier flight characteristics.



More on this and a few pictures in my… Continue