Additions to ShenDrone Squirt v2
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These are additional parts that I created for my ShenDrones Squirt v2. (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3351513) Andy Shen did a great job designing this little drone and I've been really impressed so far - I needed a few extra things for my build: 1) A rear shelf to mount a gps and some additional electronics for the Mini Pixhawk flight controller (simply not enough space inside the frame for everything I needed so I made a "trunk"). Printed in ABS for a little extra strength. 2) The GPS tower sits on top (attached with servo tape) and the BN-220 gps fits perfectly on top. This tower Raises the gps up a little and I printed it in TPU so it provides a little dampening - probably very little, but every little bit helps. 3) The camera mount provides adjustable angle to about +- 30 degrees from vertical. It wouldn't be hard to make it a little more but the clearance at the top of the camera limits the + angle adjustment. This mount also provides a 20mm mount point where I put the TBS Pro32 Nano VTX mounting board (a frame that comes with the VTX that you solder the unit into for easier mounting) I attached the board with M2x 6mm screws. 4) The camera hoop anchors to the top and bottom front screw and provides a little protection for the front FPV camera. This is still being revised as it's a prototype. It fits pretty well and with the RunCam Phoenix micro camera the hoops do not show in the frame the camera mount (#3 above). 5) Landing Feet. These, when printed in TPU, provide a bit of a springy landing legs to protect the bottom of the drone (and any electronics or other things you have on the bottom of the plate) and provide a bit of a landing cushion for those slightly harder landings. Upcoming (when I have time): 1) Refine the shape of the ends of the camera hoops. Either round them for better adjustment or a fixed angle block to better match up with sheepshank's GoPro Mount (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4795170). I may also add add some spacers to hold the hoops at a more open angle. 2) Add some gussets to the camera hoops to provide better impact dampening. 3) Refine the Landing feet - this one is a prototype that works pretty well, but could be a little taller and the dampeners more oval shape so they are a little softer - we'll see. I printed all parts except the rear cage in TPU. The parts may or may not be optimized for printing position (you may need to rotate them in your slicer for best printing). I found that most of them needed at least some support to make the TPU behave.
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