Quadrotor request - Lawnmower grid metal detector sweep

Posted by Andrew Demczuk on March 26, 2013 at 6:47pm

Hi, 

I'm new to the melbourne community and wanted to know if someone was interested in joining projects with me. If I brought an arduino metal detector does someone have a quadrotor capable of doing a lawnmower sweep so that we can do a scan of a beach for metals (with the results popping up in google maps blips)?

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  • Michael Johnston March 26, 2013 at 9:09pm

    My googley search gave me this. Haven't read it but a trailer-based unit sounds clever.

    http://www.eeweb.com/blog/circuit_projects/arduino-based-tb-007-met...

    (and remember this is DIY) - you might have to convert your own RC buggy.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL65rnXiQHg

    The DIYD mission planner will do the lawn mower grid for you.

    MJ

  • Andrew Demczuk March 26, 2013 at 7:08pm

    Actually this won't be possible as the metal detector is sensitive to anything above, below or inside it. Now that I think about it I'm not sure how to adjust the tolerance for the motors of the quadrotor or a rover. 

  • Michael Johnston March 26, 2013 at 6:56pm

    G'day Andrew and welcome.

    What is the mass of your detector.  Every gram counts in this game.

    Would a ground based buggy platform give you a faster path forward??

    MJ

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