Quadracopter

1. Title: A Quadrocopter


2. Components:
i. 4 brushless DC motor
ii. 4 Gyro and 4 ESC
iii. chassis (body of the robot)
iv. 4 propellers
v. Controller Board
vi. LIPO battery and Charger
vii. Turnigy Radio(9 channel)


3. Rating/Difficulty: 4/5


4. Description: It is a flying 4 rotor copter.


5. Concepts to Study: center of gravity and self balancing, brushless DC motor, ESC, Gyro, radio, controller board.


6. Procedure:
i. Design chassis considering minimum weight and proper dimension
ii. Mount Motors on chassis and attach Propeller to motor
iii. Connect Gyro and ESC to motor
iv. Connect controller board and Receiver
v. Connect LIPO battery
vi. Switch transmitter ON and fly the copter!!!


7. Advantages:
i. complex in construction
ii. no digital programming required
iii. Radio readily available in market


8.Disadvantages:
i. less battery Life
ii. Interference of Noise in Radio.
iii. Battery maintenance


9.Improvement/Modification:
i. Autonomous Quad rotor
ii. 2 in 1 Quad copter
iii. Stunt Performance


10. Applications: GPS and GIS based applications, Surveillance system.


11. Price: INR 35,000/-

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