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    Published on 03-26-2010 02:23 AM

    Flight Control Board
    • Arduino Duemilanove w/ Atmega 328
    • Arduino Mega

    Brushless Motor / Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) Options

    It is highly recommended to purchase spare motors for troubleshooting.


    Good with 10x4.7 propellers
    • BP 2217-9 brushless motors
    • KDA 20-22L brushless motors
    • Turnigy Plush 18A ESC
    Good with 12x3.8 propellers
    • Turnigy 2217 860 kV brushless motors
    • Turnigy Plush 30A ESC

    Counter rotating propellers

    For a quadrocopter, two slow flyer and two slow flyer pusher propellers are needed. It is highly recommended to get extra sets to prevent any downtime with your quad.


    8x3.8 Propellers
    • 8x3.8 Slow Flyer
    • 8x3.8 Slow Flyer Pusher
    10x4.7 Propellers - Great for general use
    • 10x4.7 Slow Flyer
    • 10x4.7 Slow Flyer Pusher
    12x3.8 Propellers - Great for heavier payloads
    • 12x3.8 Slow Flyer
    • 12x3.8 Slow Flyer Pusher

    6 Degree of Freedom (DOF) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)



    It is constructed out of two items:
    • 5 DOF IMU
    • Dual Axis Gyro - adds the 6th degree of freedom

    Shields



    Here are several choices, can be used to mount IMU and other electronics.
    • AeroQuad Shield or Arduino Prototype Shield
    • Stackable Headers

    Recommended Battery
    • FlightMax 3 Cell (11.1V), 20C, 4000mAh)
    • Battery Monitor

    Recent Forum Posts Recent Forum Posts

    Why can helicopter heading hold gyros, which don't have accelerometers or magnetometers hold Z steady enough for a helicopter, but quad copters need magnetometers and some times accels.

    Is it... Go to last post

    RCvertt On 09-03-2010

    heading hold with gyro only

    Lesto, With dynamic zero value you probably mean what is called the gyro offset (the gyro value when there is no motion). The gyro offset has drift, and indeed that can also be invoked by shaking the... Go to last post

    FabQuad On 09-03-2010

    heading hold with gyro only

    [QUOTE=Mikro;9457]@Jonnyotw, wouldn't the pinouts for the v2.0 shield be compatible with a Seeeduino? If not, it is definitely possible to jumper the receiver pins.

    doh! I kept thinking that the... Go to last post

    jonnyotw On 09-03-2010

    AeroQuad v1.8 Shield

    Awesome! I might have to build one of those as a stunt quad :) Go to last post

    Stockli On 09-03-2010

    Another impressive kk-multicopter Video

    I have one with two speakers on it - I bet you will hear it in 100m! :D Go to last post

    Hamburg On 09-03-2010

    Mac / RealStudio / Arduino / Serial Comms

    Recent Blog Posts Recent Blog Posts

    Senior Design Project (electrical engineering)

    datboidee 09-03-2010  

    Build Blog and Idea bucket.

    Twidget 09-02-2010  

    Spektrun positions new DX8 for late Sept release.

    TCIII 08-31-2010  

    Total Parts Purchase - Or someone want to sell finished quad / build one on spec?

    coolbloke1324 08-26-2010  

    can i use any other type of gyro on my v1.7 sheild

    skyknight010101 08-19-2010  
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