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I'm a 17 year old student in South Africa with a passion for RC helicopters quad copters and planes
RC Quad-copters are becoming a craze throughout the RC world, and its no surprise as these machines are extremely fun and rewarding to fly. One of the main problems however when starting in Quad-copters (as i found out) is finding a strong cheap reliable and well designed frame. My fist attempts at a frame were extremely heavy monsters of aluminum tubes and steel bolts.
This drove me to search for a better frame made of composite materials specifically G10 fiberglass.
Unfortunately frames from common Quad-copter shops can be very expensive and not very well engineered or suited to my needs.
Because of this I decided to Design my own frame to suit my every need.
This instructable focuses on the frame rather than electronics and motors however i will give some guidance on appropriatly sized
motors and such.
If you enjoyed it please give my instructable a vote :)
Thank you.
I'm a 17 year old student in South Africa with a passion for RC helicopters quad copters and planes
RC Quad-copters are becoming a craze throughout the RC world, and its no surprise as these machines are extremely fun and rewarding to fly. One of the main problems however when starting in Quad-copters (as i found out) is finding a strong cheap reliable and well designed frame. My fist attempts at a frame were extremely heavy monsters of aluminum tubes and steel bolts.
This drove me to search for a better frame made of composite materials specifically G10 fiberglass.
Unfortunately frames from common Quad-copter shops can be very expensive and not very well engineered or suited to my needs.
Because of this I decided to Design my own frame to suit my every need.
This instructable focuses on the frame rather than electronics and motors however i will give some guidance on appropriatly sized
motors and such.
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Features
The design is made up of a very secure "ball" that protects the electronics and attaches the arms, making it extremely crash proof.
The arms are reversible so you can fly with some motors facing up and some down, all the while maintaining the correct thrust line.
The Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC) have their own mounting boards, with appropriate mounting plates.
The Motors lie inboard of the arms for additional protection.
There is a LARGE battery bay with mounting strap holes.
The electronics platform, is large, to accommodate even the most complex installation.
The Design is also fully modular for easy replacement of parts.
No glue is used. There are some nylon bolts for easy assembly and changing out of parts / sections of the Quad Copter.
The fiberglass board and my design makes for an extremely strong and high crash resistant Quad Copter.
A GoPro or any other suitably sized camera can be mounted directly to the top or bottom, of the Quad Copter.
A Sonar sensor has it's own mount place, on landing gear, with clear visibility of the ground
The whole structure is VERY LIGHT and hence gives increased flight time.
The design is made up of a very secure "ball" that protects the electronics and attaches the arms, making it extremely crash proof.
The arms are reversible so you can fly with some motors facing up and some down, all the while maintaining the correct thrust line.
The Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC) have their own mounting boards, with appropriate mounting plates.
The Motors lie inboard of the arms for additional protection.
There is a LARGE battery bay with mounting strap holes.
The electronics platform, is large, to accommodate even the most complex installation.
The Design is also fully modular for easy replacement of parts.
No glue is used. There are some nylon bolts for easy assembly and changing out of parts / sections of the Quad Copter.
The fiberglass board and my design makes for an extremely strong and high crash resistant Quad Copter.
A GoPro or any other suitably sized camera can be mounted directly to the top or bottom, of the Quad Copter.
A Sonar sensor has it's own mount place, on landing gear, with clear visibility of the ground
The whole structure is VERY LIGHT and hence gives increased flight time.
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BTW did you know of any places to get cheap G-10? I can't find good prices. To make your design would probably cost $80+.
I been playing about with KK multicopter board, and multiWii.
yet to make something that flys yet but doing tests with servos and stuff to see wat is more stable and can be promising
It works very well and is in constant development as it too is an open source project.