Am building my FIRST MultiRotor UAV; a 3DR Quad Kit. When I got around to installing the landing legs, I decided to make two mods:
I decided to move the legs as far out on their respective arms ( closer to the motors ) for added support since I will
Read more…Please help me with criticisms and comments since I am a NEWBIE at Drone Building. When I built my 3DR QUAD airframe ( still waiting on mounting the radio, props and setting up the PIXHAWK ), I wanted to provide a wider stance base for my "bird DERV
Read more…I have built balsa R/C planes back as far as the 1960’s. But did not get interested in MultiRotor UAVs until just a few months ago. Looking at my options, I decided to purchase a 3D ROBOTICS QUAD KIT. The 3DR QUAD KIT seemed to be the best airborn
Read more…Sam, Have you considered adding a solar panel array as an accessory to the back of your field table. The panel could be used to recharge computer and phone batteries as well as flight packs.
Read more…Has anyone experimented with melding the philosophy, engineering, electronics and just pure fun of remotely piloted vehicles with UUVS ( Unmanned Underwater Vehicles ) like the OpenROV:
http://www.makershed.com/products/open-rov-
Read more…How long will it be before someone successfully operates a private / hobby UOSV ( Unmanned Outer Space Vehicle )
And, what would the propulsion system especially the propellers look like on a UAV working in the atmosphere of MARS ?
( The MARS atmospher
Read more…Is anyone out there experimenting with LIDAR as a collision avoidance system for UAVS ? I found some parts for this at: http://www.robotshop.com/en/leddartech-platform-sensor-evaluation-kit.html Am also looking for interfaces, probes anbd sensors
Read more…Does anyone make a ruggedized field case like a PELICAN 0550 ( http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail.php?Case=0550 ) that might include a folding stand to move the case up to waist level during deployment, have a separate small parts storage area, allo
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