After creating the Arduspyder. We decided to create a real hexa. These are pictures of the making, maiden will be this weekend. Because of the purpose this frame is build for we sadly did not opt for an Arducopter but the frame will take an Ardu, Openpilot CC, Microkopter or any other hexa capable electronics.

The baseplate design in Rhinoceros

Finding the stupid MK BL-controller holes.

Testfitting the holes

Testrun upper plate. 

Routing the motormounts.

Video

Mounted motor. 

Proto wiredamper.

6 booms & motors

First mockup

Wiredamper study.

Easy on - off connectors tryout.

Final wirde dampers.

Buildin LED's

Batterybox with integrated damper.

Flexacopter is born.

I love red.

Mounting the wires.

Me.

Mario.

Nice picture.

Up close.

The easy on - off's

Assembly.

The dampers.

What a set.

Detail.

Green.

Testfit.

If you build a hex you got to do 6 controllers .....

The whole MK setup.

Even before maiden people believe in our design. MASS PRODUCTION

First customer frame ready for shipment.

and now?  .....Tomorrow we will complete the Flexacopter build. And if all is ok saturday will be maiden day.



Learning Based Model Predictive Control (LBMPC) identifies physical phenomena like the ground effect and uses this to refine the model of a quadrotor helicopter, which improves flight peformance while providing robustness and safety. This enables precise movements necessary for tasks such as catching a ball.

Researchers:

Anil Aswani, Patrick Bouffard, and Claire Tomlin

Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

University of California, Berkeley

For more information: http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~aaswani/LBMPC 

Finished movie:

 raw footage:

What about this ARDU Hexa?

Carbon CNC frame

Aluminium standoffs

Titanium screws

etc etc



More pictures at: http://holco.picturepush.com/album/154602/p-Arduspyder.html

We did this project together. Mario for the ideas me drawing and routing.