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Building Your Own Drones: A Beginner’s Guide to Drones, UAVs, and ROVs
by John Baichtal
Building Your Own Drones: A Beginner’s Guide to Drones, UAVs, and ROVs
About This eBook
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
About the Author
Dedication
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
Reader Services
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
How This Book Is Organized
1. A History of Drones
What Is a Drone?
Three Terrrains
Anatomy of a Drone
Summary
2. Showcase of Cool DIY Drones
Bicycle Rim Quadcopter
3D-Printed Mini Quadcopter
Clothesline Racer
Vessels
Radio-Controlled Blimp
FPV Quadcopter
Open RC Trike
Foldable Quadcopter
Mini-Quadcopter
3D-Printed RC Boat
Tricopter
Mecanum Wheel Rover
Summary
3. Overview of Commercial Drones and Kits
Parallax ELEV-8 Quadcopter
DJI Phantom 2 Vision+
OpenROV
Actobotics Nomad
Brooklyn Aerodrome Flack
Summary
4. Building a Quadcopter I: Choosing an Airframe
Which Airframe?
Choosing Between Commercial Options
Making Your Own Airframe
Project #1: MakerBeam Airframe
MakerBeam
Parts
Steps
Summary
5. Rocket Drone Project
Amateur Model Rocketry
Quick-and-Dirty Arduino Guide
Project #2: Data-Gathering Rocket
Parts for Building the Data-Gathering Rocket
Steps for Building the Data-Gathering Rocket
Programming the Payload
Summary
6. Building a Quadcopter II: Motors and Props
Choose Your Motors
Outrunner Versus Inrunner
Brushed Versus Brushless
AC Versus DC
Choose Your Propellers
Prop Adapters
Project #3: Attach the Props and Motors
Parts
Steps for Attaching the Props and Motors
Summary
7. Blimp Drone Project
Radio Control
Transmitters
Receivers
ESC (Electronic Speed Controller)
Project #4: Blimp Drone
Parts
Arduino Parts
Steps
Autonomous Control with an Arduino
Code
Summary
8. Building a Quadcopter III: Flight Control
Know Your ESCs
Common ESCs
Programming ESCs
Receiver
Flight Controller
Flight Controller Examples
Installing the Flight Electronics
Parts
Installing the ESCs
Installing the Flight Controller
Installing the Receiver
Summary
9. Drone Builder’s Workbench
Design It
Drive It
Measure It
Cut It
Wire It
Attach It
CNC It
Summary
10. Building a Quadcopter IV: Power Systems
Choosing a Battery
Battery Types
Adding Bullet Connectors
Why Bullet Connectors?
Parts List
Steps for Adding Bullet Connectors
Assembling the Wiring Harness
Parts
Steps for Assembling the Wiring Harness
Wiring the Flight Controller and Receiver
Summary
11. Waterborne Drone Project
Realities of Waterborne Electronics
Disadvantages of Waterborne Electronics
Advantages of Waterborne Electronics
Waterproofing Your Electronics
Sandwich Container
Pelican 1000-Series
Sealing a Tube
XBee Mesh Networking
Project: Soda Bottle Boat
Parts
Building the Drone
Building the Controller
Programming the Soda Bottle Boat
Summary
12. Building a Quadcopter V: Accessories
Add Accessories to Your Quadcopter
Camera
First-Person Video (FPV)
Landing Gear
Parachute
Protective Plate or Dome
Prop Guards
Project: Adding Accessories to the Quadcopter
Install the Camera Mount
Install the Landing Gear
Install the Top Plate
Summary
13. Making a Rover
Advantages and Disadvantages of Rovers
Advantages of Rovers
Disadvantages of Rovers
Chassis Options
3D Printed
Tamiya
mBot
Arduino Robot
Actobotics Bogie
Navigating with Radio Frequency Identification Tags
Project: RFID-Navigating Rover
Parts
Steps
Programming the RFID-Navigating Rover
Summary
14. Building a Quadcopter VI: Software
Flight Control Software
OpenPilot
MultiWii
APM Planner 2.0
eMotion
AR.Freeflight
3DR Solo App
Configuring the MultiWii
Examining the MultiWii Control Sketch
Pre-Flight Checklist
Summary
Glossary
Index
Code Snippets
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