Autonomous Flight at 39 Grams, No Registration Required

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If you're looking for an autonomous aircraft without the need for registration in the U.S., Paparazzi UAV and 1bitsquared have got you covered. The Lisa/S quad has a takeoff weight of 39g(0.086 lbs.) That's way below the FAA registration limit and still leaves plenty of head-room for payload, approximately 210 grams worth.

Here's a link to the kit: Lisa/S Nano Quadcopter Kit

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  • What is the lifting capacity of this?
  • ... and there is now a companion computer available for 5$ to experiment with in this nano size category; The Rapberry Pi Zero

    Raspberry_Pi_Zero.jpg

    http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/raspberry-pi-zero-launched-towa...

  • Nano copters unite!

    For those interested in the Lisa/S Nano Copter, TUDelft MAVLab put together a nice tutorial that includes a short autonomous flight clip. Enjoy.

  • Not to hijack this topic, but this was in june 2014:

    https://youtu.be/a6yVU6KhlNU

    AutoQuad M4, full autonomous, 42gram, HoTT telemetry, Android GCS/QGroundcontrol etc

    Around 7 min @ 1S 320mAh

  • There are a couple of interesting options in the sub 250g. range.

    What about the Hermit Micro FPV  racer  (getfpv.com) integrated with the new XRACER v1 Autopilot (http://www.auav.co/product-p/xr-v1.htm)   " The XRacer V1, the latest next generation PixHawk derivative flight controller.". 

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  • Wow, that is incredible. What sort of flight times does it manage? Can it handle any wind? I'm assuming it's for outdoor use given the GPS.

  • MR60

    Light drones, under the regulation weight, with same sensors capabilities as the >4kg drones, are the future and the way to go. I expect only large corporations will ultimately have the means and resources to comply with regulations for bigger drones carrying heavy payload (they create and lobby such regulations)

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    Top notch

  • Wow, its really great achievement !

  • Of note, this autopilot was developed in cooperation with TU Delft MAVLab.

    Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory
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