About

Location

Gatineau, QC


About Me:

M.Sc. Student, Mechanical engineering, Optimal control. I am working a system to measure the thrust and torque of motors! RCbenchmark.com


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Helicopters Quadcopters Control and autonomous flight


Hometown:

Gatineau


Activity Feed

Charles Blouin commented on Chris Anderson's blog post DIY Drones now at 90,000 members!
"Congrats!"
Apr 8, 2019
Charles Blouin commented on Tiziano Fiorenzani's blog post Precision Landing with OpenCv and Aruco Markers | Part 1
"Thanks for the tutorial! It would have been very useful when I was working on my thesis, I struggled with this exact problem (obtaining the position of a marker)."
Aug 23, 2018
Charles Blouin commented on Ewoud Smeur's blog post Disturbance Rejection with Incremental Control of Accelerations
"@Ewoud: Ok. Your controller looks great! The PID definetly looks less efficent here. I was just wondering how it would perform in gusty wind with a random pattern. The controller actually has a big effect on energy consumption. A very aggressive…"
Mar 20, 2018
Charles Blouin posted a blog post
I was quite surprised to see a quadcopter flying that high! It was done by Денис Корякин as shown on his youtube channel. Specs:Receiver: TrueRC 5.8GHz X²-AIR Antenna RHCP FPV glasses: Furious True-D V3.5 Diversity Receiver System Video…
Mar 19, 2018
Charles Blouin commented on Ewoud Smeur's blog post Disturbance Rejection with Incremental Control of Accelerations
"Cool. Have you considered the power usage of the controller compared to a PID? When flying in open environment, lower controller constants might increase flight time and range."
Mar 19, 2018
Charles Blouin commented on Alexandre Mainardi (Nuvem UAV)'s blog post 3D Printed Halbach array Motor. 600W, over 80% efficiency!
"You are right, I meant that the motor itself can be 90%+ efficient when the prop generates a torque and speed in the most efficient torque-speed region of an efficient motor."
May 24, 2017
Charles Blouin commented on Alexandre Mainardi (Nuvem UAV)'s blog post 3D Printed Halbach array Motor. 600W, over 80% efficiency!
"Motor vendors are often optimistic ;) But you can get over 90% mechanical efficiency with the right motor prop combination."
May 24, 2017
Charles Blouin commented on Alexandre Mainardi (Nuvem UAV)'s blog post 3D Printed Halbach array Motor. 600W, over 80% efficiency!
"3D printing looks like an awesome way to prototype!"
May 23, 2017
Charles Blouin commented on Charles Blouin's blog post First affordable USB thrust stand available now!
"Great, I am looking forward to your feedback!"
Mar 8, 2016
Charles Blouin commented on Charles Blouin's blog post First affordable USB thrust stand available now!
"@EngineerX Those are really good tests, thanks for taking the time to publish the results! There are a few scripts included with our device and if you end up buying it, I can help you customize the scripts to your needs.
You can still get the device…"
Mar 8, 2016
Charles Blouin commented on Charles Blouin's blog post First affordable USB thrust stand available now!
"Hi JB,
Thanks for the feedback. We are looking at all the possibilities for our next product, and you are right that there is a need for data logging, especially a smart ESC. Dynamic timing in flight would only possible with a smart ESC.
I think…"
Feb 28, 2016
Charles Blouin commented on Mike Binder's blog post BAT-SAFE for lipo charging
"@Mike I forgot to tell you, I posted your campain on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Multicopter/comments/47jefi/batsafe_kickst... Just thought you would like to know, there might be a few questions, and a few people backed your campain."
Feb 25, 2016
Charles Blouin commented on Mike Binder's blog post BAT-SAFE for lipo charging
"Just backed for two boxes! Good luck with your kickstarter campaign. It is not as cool as the 1M$+ recent drone kickstarts, but it has a lot more chances of delivering, and safety is important to our hobby."
Feb 25, 2016
Charles Blouin commented on Charles Blouin's blog post First affordable USB thrust stand available now!
"@DynexHobby Glad to see such a product exist!
@OlliW: Thanks for the feedback. We considered many options and we had to balance sturdiness, simplicity, accuracy of results and cost. It is not perfect, but we think for many designers, the results can…"
Feb 25, 2016
Charles Blouin commented on Charles Blouin's blog post First affordable USB thrust stand available now!
"@Tobias Unfortunately, the central part of the propeller does not contribute as much. Blade speed is proportional to the radius, and area covered is proportionnal to the radius. Thrust is proportional the square of the air speed. Those are not the…"
Feb 23, 2016
Charles Blouin commented on Charles Blouin's blog post First affordable USB thrust stand available now!
"@Stephen With the factory calibrated load cell, your will obtain absolute values of +-5g, and you can use your own test weight to perform your own calibration, which will give you absolute values of +-1g. The thrust resolution is excellent due to…"
Feb 23, 2016
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