Mad Quadcopter
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A Completely Over-Engineered Quadcotper. I Used The Awesome Ardupilot 2.6. Some Footage In Flight: Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Sgj_Lmexlz0 I Used A Cheap "Action Cam" To Take The Videos. The Motor Mounts Contain 4 Superbright Leds Each Which Are Driven By One Of The Esc'S Bec Output. I Soldered The Resistors For The Leds Into The Channels In The Motor Mounts And Then Hotglued Them Tight. The Cables Go Through The Hollow Arms. The Body Took 24 Hours To Print. I Had To Print It "Upright", On Its Side Since Printing It Flat Always Ended Up In Severe Warping. Since I Printed Everything In Colorfabb Xt I Had To Print Quite Slow As Well ( 30 Mm/S ). It Was Worth It Though. I Spray Painted It Black In The End. The Arms Are 10Mm Carbon Fiber Rods. Again A Pain In The Ass To Get The Screw Holes To Line Up. Even With The Attached Harness ( Armalignblock.Stl ), It Still Didn'T Align Perfectly And I Had To Force It Into A Somewhat Correct Orientation. The Power Distribution Board Is Also Of My Design. The Attached Pdf Contains All The Layers. Its A Double Sided Pcb, The Xt-60 Connector Pins Are Soldered To One Side Each, And The Esc Connectors Are Soldered On The Top ( For Positive ) And On The Bottom ( For The Negative ). Solder Resist Mask Is Highly Recommended. All The Screws Are 3Mm Allen Keys Of Various Sizes. The Landing Gear Is Made From The Same 10Mm Carbon Rods. I Used The Awesome Apm Mount From Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:252197 Combined With The Anti Vibration Mount From: Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:160655 Other Parts: - Emax Bl2215/20 Motor - 10X5 Apc Prop And Fitting Spinner - Afroesc 20A - Spektrum Ar6210 Receiver ( With Satellite ) - 4000Mah Sls Lipo - 8X Super Green ( 22000 Lumen ) Leds - 8X Super Red ( 18000 Lumen ) Leds Flighttime Is Around 10-15 Min. It Looks Absolutely Awesome When Flying At Night, You Can See The Light On The Ground Even If Its ~30M Above The Ground :) The Take-Off Weight Is About 1.5Kg (With Camera), And It Can Carry A Payload Of Up To 1.3Kg ( Though Above 600G It Becomes Impractical As You Need 90% Throttle Just To Lift Off )
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