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About Me:
I'm a mechanical engineering student. My friends and I are having fun building a quadcopter.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
This is my first quadcopter build. I've always had ground projects but never air so I'm excited to dive in.
Hometown:
morgan hill
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"Hi all,
HLQ is almost completed and ready to fly. Because of some pulley issues we will be delaying the flight but keep an eye on our facebook page. We will be posting updates as we get closer to completion and flight.…"
HLQ is almost completed and ready to fly. Because of some pulley issues we will be delaying the flight but keep an eye on our facebook page. We will be posting updates as we get closer to completion and flight.…"
"Hi everyone. The team and I have been hard at work. I wanted to share a new rendering of the design. It still might have some minor changes but will look more closely to the new rendering. We are also making great progress on the fundraising so I…"
"Hi everyone. I wanted to post a picture of what the team and I are working on. I have still yet to find the semi-symmetric blades :-(
The picture is of our Mechanical Engineering Senior Project. It's a gas Quadcopter with four variable pitch rotor…"
The picture is of our Mechanical Engineering Senior Project. It's a gas Quadcopter with four variable pitch rotor…"
"Mac,
as with anything scaling up will always incorporate a more complex design and in our case significant drive train and power supply issues. I agree that a single rotor head as in a traditional heli would work fine because it's been proven. The…"
as with anything scaling up will always incorporate a more complex design and in our case significant drive train and power supply issues. I agree that a single rotor head as in a traditional heli would work fine because it's been proven. The…"
"Gary,
you are right on the money. We wanted to reduce weight as much as possible and the generates on the market are not efficient enough to produce the power we need. We know using two gas motors is probably not the best option but with whats…"
you are right on the money. We wanted to reduce weight as much as possible and the generates on the market are not efficient enough to produce the power we need. We know using two gas motors is probably not the best option but with whats…"
"Robero,
That is an interesting set up. Thats going to be very similar to ours it looks like with the exception of four rotor blades. I found semi-symmetric rotor blades from spinblades but they only have them in one direction. I would like to speak…"
That is an interesting set up. Thats going to be very similar to ours it looks like with the exception of four rotor blades. I found semi-symmetric rotor blades from spinblades but they only have them in one direction. I would like to speak…"
"Daniel :-)
we did look into diesel/electric set up but we liked the gas option more.
Yes, this project wasn't about what's out there. It's more about what can we do to push the envelope. It might fail or it might work wonderful, we aren't sure yet…"
we did look into diesel/electric set up but we liked the gas option more.
Yes, this project wasn't about what's out there. It's more about what can we do to push the envelope. It might fail or it might work wonderful, we aren't sure yet…"
"Hi everyone,
So we decided to do gas because as Gary said, the power to weight is much better with gas.
As for stability, we are using variable pitch rotor heads so we can manipulate the quad quickly similar to that of electric. The driving factor…"
So we decided to do gas because as Gary said, the power to weight is much better with gas.
As for stability, we are using variable pitch rotor heads so we can manipulate the quad quickly similar to that of electric. The driving factor…"
a few of my friends and I are working on a project but have come up empty handed regarding left and right rotating semi-symmetric rotor blades 435mm in length with 3mm bolt. Does anyone know where we can get our hands on some or have some made? I…
Myself and three other Mechanical Engineering students are in our last year of college and we wanted to go out with a bang.... So we though, what would be fun to build as a senior project?Well, we decided unanimously on building a heavy lift gas…
Hi all, I'm new to DIY Drones but have read some forums and everyone seems very educated and knowledgeable so thank you in advance for any help I may receive. My friends and I are building a quadcopter with lift capability of 50 lbs, run time of 30…
