SteadiDrone releases new 2014 models including updated versions of the original QU4D and the NEW QU4D X with 60+min flight times, a payload capacity of well over 8kg and $15,000.00 price tag.
2014 SteadiDrone QU4D X from SteadiDrone on Vimeo.
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A fair comment Duran - the distinction between a hobby build and a "commercial" build often overlooks the fact you need to pay salaries, pay for specialist services, build the supply chain, R&D etc. I suspect many here could build a 60min machine with ease, but would not need to count the man hour costs.
I did have some specific question about this rig:
1. The universal mount - When you say universal, do you mean "standard"? It is a problem I am running into with my "payloader"; while there are no universal mount systems, there does appear to be 2 "emerging" standards for mounts - a 4 peg (45x45), and the 65mm 2 rail. Does your universal mount over any advantages over either of these solutions - enough to warrant open sourcing it, so it could become a "standard"? As far as I can see, it's a simple plate that would only support the "4 peg" attachment method.
2. The legs - I love the folding idea - it's very clever and very simple; my query is around longevity and load - is there some lateral "spring" in the hinge, for those *cough* "interesting" landings? And are these load tested with the 8kg claimed payload?
3. There appears to be some arm flutter in the video, though I could be mistaken. Are these 25mm arms? And what arm diameters were tested, and what were your results?
Well Max Levine R_Lefebvre?
"@Crashpilot1000
I'll buy it from you for $3750... where is your shop ?"
??? I hope you people can read - and please show me where I wrote that?? The shopprices are taken from the SteadiDrone shop - what did you think?. So go and buy it there you bunch of 3DR dependant and all so witty guys. But it is very nice to see that these copters don't rely on "3DR designed by bloody amateurs that even have no idea how to design the powersupply hardware".. So no Arducopter Muppetshow with Steadidrone.
If it was aimed at the professional commercial market I don't think I would go with a quad copter. I sure wouldn't want my very expensive cameras/sensors on a platform that can't recover from a prop failure. I don't believe the A2 can gently land a quad if something happens to a prop or motor or ESC... unlike that TED talk video from UPenn that shows a decent recovery from clipping the propellers on two of the props of a quad copter.
@OG: Now that's a flying lawnmower ;)
SteadiDrone builds very nice copters and this is a really good example of a very well designed Quadcopter.
$15,000.00 is way too expensive even though clearly aimed at professional use and not at all in line with the rest of their product line.
I,m sure this has lots of uses but is way to easily duplicated for half the price even using top quality components.
It looks like a very ready to go out of the box solution and I am sure they are hoping that will justify the expense, but a lot of people are already in that market with successful entries at lower prices so it seems a questionable concept.
Still I wish them luck and would be interested in the frame (at a reasonable price) myself).
Their vibration isolating motor mounts seem to be the only ones out there that actually improve things more than they cause problems.
Best Regards,
Gary
What makes this drone able to fly for 60min (not even taking into account the payload).
Hugues, I agree there's a general rule of thumb that "if it folds, it vibrates", but I can't quite make out any twisting in the video at 1:02? I definitely don't see twist, but there is some side to side shaking. But if you look, it seems like the base of the frame is moving with the arm. I think the entire machine is shaking. Maybe it's just due to the flimsy landing gear? My guess is this is a Yaw "ground resonance" due to the Yaw PID fighting the landing gear. It would disappear once it takes off.
OG: That's pretty sleazy to jump in somebody else's blog post to promote your product. Please do your own post.
Mauricio: I was wondering the same thing.
Max: Yeah, if Crashpilot is volunteering to build all of our systems for us for free, it would be nice to know where his shop is.
Very nice but way too overpriced. I understand that is the first commercial quad that size and maybe he can justifies the price because of that, but still...
Just what we need. A 16lb flying lawnmower/tree trimmer.
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