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Onboard video with a GoPro HD wide on my quadcopter

Posted by Jean-Louis Naudin on January 17, 2011 at 2:53am

QRO v5: Maiden flight with a GoPro HD wide

Hello,
You will find below my maiden flight successfully done with my quadcopter (QRO v5) with a GoPro HD Wide camera. This video has been done on january 16, 2011, early in the morning.

My setup is:

A hands made Quadcopter (QRO v5) with a Minsoo Kim's KKmulticopter (Blue board version).
Firmware: XXcontroler_KR_1_1a (JLN updated)
4 brusless Dual Sky XM2822CA - 1450 KV - 100W
4 ESC DualSky 12A
4 propellers (X-UFO props modified)
Lipo: 3S 2500 mAh

Regards,
Jean-Louis

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Developer

Jean-Louis Naudin February 23, 2011 at 1:56am

Here a full tutorial in english for building yourself my Quadcopter QRO v4,V5:
http://ardupilotdev.googlecode.com/files/DIYquadricopter_en.pdf

Happy builing and enjoy your flights with the QRO...
Regards, Jean-Louis
Developer

Jean-Louis Naudin February 14, 2011 at 2:11am

Hello,

You will find HERE a full tutorial (in french) fro building yourself my QRO v4 or V5 quadcopter...

You will find also HERE a full tutorial (in french) for using the gyroscope MEMS sensors of the Wii Motion Plus (Nitendo version) instead of the basic piezo gyro with the KKmulticontroller board.

Below the diagram of my WMP version of the KKmulticontroller board:

Enjoy,

Jean-Louis
Developer

Jean-Louis Naudin January 17, 2011 at 10:05pm

Yes, they are flexible I agree, but this is safety. To get the propellers more rigid, look at the photos above, I have added two 2 mm diam threaded rods and a small epoxy plate fixed on the motor shaft. The efficiency is not so bad, I got 141 Watts/Kg with these propellers.

Regards, Jean-Louis
KKUSA January 17, 2011 at 5:10pm

I tried those props and didnt have much luck with them. They were way too flexible.
Developer

Jean-Louis Naudin January 17, 2011 at 11:12am

To Ducan, now unfortunately this is not near the Epson downs...

To Taylor Cox, I use propellers taken from my Old X-Ufo quadcopter and conducted some change to be compatible with the current brushless engine. You will find the X-Ufo propellers as spare parts HERE

Below some detailled photos of the QRO v5 propellers.

Regards, Jean-Louis
Taylor Cox January 17, 2011 at 10:55am

What kind of props are you using? They don't look like standard plastic.
Developer

Jean-Louis Naudin January 17, 2011 at 7:14am

QRO v5 flight with a GoPro HD Wide on board

Here another video under windy conditions...

Regards, Jean-Louis