Index
Symbols
- + (plus) frame type, Step 2.1: Set frame type
- 3DR radio (see telemetry radio)
A
- A0-A11 analog pins, Sensors
- Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), The Drone User Community, Resources, Important Links
- accelerometer, Small Autopilot Flight Controller, Step 2.2: Calibrate accelerometer-Step 2.2: Calibrate accelerometer
- aerial photography, Aerial Photography
- (see also camera)
- agriculture, Precision Agriculture-Precision Agriculture
- aileron (see roll)
- aircraft designs, Aircraft Designs
- aircraft inspection, Aircraft Inspection
- airframe, What Is an Airframe?
- alternatives for, Building the Little Dipper Airframe
- balancing, Keeping It Balanced
- building, Building the Little Dipper Airframe-Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together
- camera plate, Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together
- clean frame, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Step 3: Assemble the Clean Frame-Step 3: Assemble the Clean Frame
- dirty frame, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Step 1: Install the Standoffs-Step 2: Complete the Dirty Frame Assembly
- frame type, setting, Step 2.1: Set frame type-Step 2.1: Set frame type
- front and back of, Step 1: Mount the Flight Controller
- joining clean and dirty frame, Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together-Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together, Step 3: Attach the Two Subframes to Each Other
- all up weight (AUW), Total Lift
- AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics), The Drone User Community, Resources, Important Links
- amps, Classification: Amps and volts
- APM (ArduPilot Mega) flight controller, Open Source Versus Closed Source
- accelerometer, calibrating, Step 2.2: Calibrate accelerometer-Step 2.2: Calibrate accelerometer
- battery monitor setup, Step 3.2: Battery monitor-Step 3.2: Battery monitor
- baud rates for, Step 1: Update Firmware
- building, Step 1: Mount the Flight Controller-Step 2: Wire up the Flight Controller Outputs
- COM port for, Step 1: Update Firmware
- compass, setting up, Step 2.3: Set up the compass
- connecting to Mission Planner, Step 2: Connect and Complete Mandatory Setup
- FailSafe setup, Step 2.6: Failsafe setup
- flight data, viewing, Flight Data
- flight modes, setting, Step 2.5: Set flight modes, Flight Modes
- flight plan, creating, Flight Plan
- frame type, setting, Step 2.1: Set frame type-Step 2.1: Set frame type
- Geo Fence, setting, Geo Fence
- radio (transmitter), calibrating, Step 2.4: Radio calibration
- standard parameters, setting, Standard Params
- telemetry radio setup, Step 3.1: 3DR radio (telemetry)
- tuning, Basic Tuning-Extended Tuning
- updating firmware for, Step 1: Update Firmware-Step 1: Update Firmware
- versions of, Compass
- AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicles International), Resources
- AUW (all up weight), Total Lift
B
- balancing propellers, Balancing Props-Balancing Props
- batteries, Flight Battery-Leave a little in the tank, Step 4: Solder up the Power Supply-Step 4: Solder up the Power Supply, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- Battery FailSafe options, Step 2.6: Failsafe setup
- battery monitor (power module), Battery Monitor-Battery Monitor, Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor-Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor, Step 3.2: Battery monitor-Step 3.2: Battery monitor
- baud rates, for APM communication, Step 1: Update Firmware
- best practices, The Drone User Community, Important Links-Key Flight Safety Rules
- Blackout Mini Spider hexacopter, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Step 2: Complete the Dirty Frame Assembly
- brushless motor, Motors-Pairing with the Right Props, Step 5: Mount Brushless Motors-Step 6: Connect Brushless Motors
- bullet connectors, Step 2: Solder on the Bullet Connectors-Step 2: Solder on the Bullet Connectors
C
- CAD (computer-aided design), What Is an Airframe?
- camera, Camera and FPV Equipment-FPV for a Live Stream
- cost of, Popular Drone Cameras
- installing, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 3: Place the Camera in the Quick-Release Mount
- live stream broadcast from, Popular Drone Cameras
- micro four thirds camera, Micro Four Thirds Cameras-Micro Four Thirds Cameras
- Mobius ActionCam, The Mobius ActionCam
- remote trigger for, Popular Drone Cameras
- resolution of, Popular Drone Cameras
- vibration isolation plate for, Step 1: Fasten the Camera Mount, Step 2: Attach the Vibration Isolation Plate
- video transmitter for, FPV for a Live Stream-FPV for a Live Stream
- weight and size of, Popular Drone Cameras
- camera plate, Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together
- clean frame, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Step 3: Assemble the Clean Frame-Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together
- closed source flight controller, Open Source Versus Closed Source
- CNC (computer numerical control) machine, What Is an Airframe?
- coaxial aircraft, Y6
- colors of wires, standards for, Step 2: Wire up the Flight Controller Outputs
- COM port, for APM communication, Step 1: Update Firmware
- commercial use of unmanned aircraft, Key Flight Safety Rules
- communication protocols, PWM Versus PPM
- compass, Compass-Compass, Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM-Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM, Step 2.3: Set up the compass
- computer numerical control (CNC) machine, What Is an Airframe?
- computer-aided design (CAD), What Is an Airframe?
- conservation, Conservation
- contact information for this book, How to Contact Us
- conventions used in this book, Conventions Used in This Book
D
- dirty frame, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Step 1: Install the Standoffs-Step 2: Complete the Dirty Frame Assembly, Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together-Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together
- drag, Drag
- Drone Art: Baltimore (Kilby; Kilby), The First Book of Its Kind
- Drone Kit software, Collect More Data with Other Sensors
- DroneKraft Mach 300 quadcopter, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Step 1: Install the Standoffs
- drones, Some Definitions-Some Definitions
- (see also UAVs)
- aircraft inspection for, Aircraft Inspection
- balancing, Keeping It Balanced
- components of (see airframe; battery monitor; camera; compass; flight controller; power train; receiver; telemetry radio; transmitter)
- flight time of, increasing, Increasing Flight Times
- history of development, RC Model Airplane-Small Autopilot Flight Controller
- maintenance logs for, Flight and Maintenance Logs
- materials for, Materials
- real-world applications of, Beneficial Drones-Conservation
- speed of, increasing, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!-Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- training and education on, Training and Education
- user community, The Drone User Community-The Drone User Community, Troubleshooting in the Drone Community-Troubleshooting in the Drone Community
- weight of, Weight/Gravity, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- Drones for Good competition, Beneficial Drones
- duration of flight, increasing, Increasing Flight Times
E
- efficiency, of propellers, Size and Pitch, Size and Pitch
- elevator (see pitch)
- ESCs (electronic speed controllers), Electronic Speed Controllers-SimonK firmware, Step 3: Mount the Speed Controllers-Step 4: Solder up the Power Supply
F
- FailSafe setup, Step 2.6: Failsafe setup
- firmware for APM, updating, Step 1: Update Firmware-Step 1: Update Firmware
- first-person view (FPV), FPV for a Live Stream-FPV for a Live Stream, First-Person View, Add a Camera and First-Person View
- flat eight (see octocopters)
- flat six (see hexacopters)
- flight, Principles of Flight-Thrust
- (see also safety)
- best practices for, The Drone User Community, Important Links-Key Flight Safety Rules
- commercial, Key Flight Safety Rules
- duration of, Increasing Flight Times
- laws and regulations regarding, Laws and Regulations
- location of, Where and When to Fly
- preflight checklist, Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information-Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information
- preparing for, Preparing for Your Maiden Flight-Preparing for Your Maiden Flight
- speed of, increasing, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!-Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- flight batteries (see batteries)
- flight controller, Small Autopilot Flight Controller, What Is a Flight Controller?-Software Assistant
- (see also APM flight controller)
- flight characteristics of, Flight Characteristics
- open source and closed source, Open Source Versus Closed Source
- sensors for, Small Autopilot Flight Controller, Sensors-Sensors, Collect More Data with Other Sensors-Collect More Data with Other Sensors
- software assistant for, Software Assistant
- flight data, Flight Data
- flight logs, Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information-Flight and Maintenance Logs
- flight modes, Flight Modes-Follow Me mode, Step 2.5: Set flight modes, Flight Modes
- flight plan, Flight Plan
- flight simulator software, Roll, Training and Education
- flight time, increasing, Increasing Flight Times
- follow me flight mode, Follow Me mode
- fonts used in this book, Conventions Used in This Book
- force, Principles of Flight
- FPV (first-person view), FPV for a Live Stream-FPV for a Live Stream, First-Person View, Add a Camera and First-Person View
- frame type, for APM, Step 2.1: Set frame type-Step 2.1: Set frame type
- (see also airframe)
- frequency bands
- for telemetry radio, Software Monitoring and Control
- for transmitter, Most Common Frequency Bands
G
- G-10 fiberglass, Materials
- Geo Fence, Geo Fence
- GIS (geographic information systems), Mapping and Surveying, Precision Agriculture
- GPS (Global Positioning System), The Launch of GPS, GPS-Follow Me mode
- accuracy of, determining, Waypoint navigation
- compass for, Compass-Compass
- flight modes for, Flight Modes-Follow Me mode
- installing, Step 1: Mount the GPS Puck-Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM
- GPS sensor port, Sensors
- gravity, Weight/Gravity
- ground station radio, Step 1: Mount the Ground Station Radio-Step 1: Mount the Ground Station Radio
- gyroscope, Small Autopilot Flight Controller
H
- Heli-X flight simulator, Roll
- hexacopters, Hexacopter, Step 2: Wire up the Flight Controller Outputs
- history of drone development, RC Model Airplane-Small Autopilot Flight Controller
I
- I frame type, Step 2.1: Set frame type
- I2C (inter-integrated circuit), Sensors
- IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), Small Autopilot Flight Controller
- infrastructure inspection, Infrastructure Inspection-Infrastructure Inspection
- insurance coverage, Key Flight Safety Rules
- inter-integrated circuit (I2C), Sensors
- Internet, role in drone development, Internet
J
- JP1 jumper port, Sensors
K
- Kilby, Terry and Belinda (authors)
- Drone Art: Baltimore, The First Book of Its Kind
- kV rating, for motor, kV Rating-kV Rating
L
- laws and regulations, Laws and Regulations
- Li-Po (lithium-polymer) batteries (see batteries)
- lift, Lift, Total Lift
- Little Dipper quadcopter, The Book’s Goal-The Book’s Goal
- (see also drones)
- airframe, building, Building the Little Dipper Airframe-Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together
- battery monitor, installing, Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor-Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor
- camera, installing, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 3: Place the Camera in the Quick-Release Mount
- compass, installing, Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM-Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM
- design files, downloading, The Book’s Goal
- flight controller, building, Step 1: Mount the Flight Controller-Step 2: Wire up the Flight Controller Outputs
- flight controller, setting up, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 3.2: Battery monitor
- future components, allowing for, Step 4: Solder up the Power Supply
- GPS, installing, Step 1: Mount the GPS Puck-Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM
- hardware kit for, The Book’s Goal
- power train, building, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 7: Clean Up
- receiver, installing, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 3: Plug in the Receiver
- telemetry radio, building, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 4: Mount the Aircraft Radio
- live stream broadcast from camera, Popular Drone Cameras
- (see also FPV)
- location of flight, Where and When to Fly
- loiter flight mode, Loiter (position and altitude), Step 2.5: Set flight modes
- Lumenier QAV250 quadcopter, Building the Little Dipper Airframe, Step 3: Assemble the Clean Frame
M
- MAG port, Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM, Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM
- magnetometer, Small Autopilot Flight Controller
- maintenance logs, Flight and Maintenance Logs
- mapping and surveying, Mapping and Surveying
- Meetup website, The Drone User Community
- micro four thirds camera, Micro Four Thirds Cameras-Micro Four Thirds Cameras
- microchips, role in drone development, The Advent of Microchips
- Mission Planner software, Software Assistant, Step 1: Mount the Ground Station Radio
- accelerometer, calibrating, Step 2.2: Calibrate accelerometer-Step 2.2: Calibrate accelerometer
- alternatives to, Flight Plan
- APM firmware, updating, Step 1: Update Firmware-Step 1: Update Firmware
- battery monitor setup, Step 3.2: Battery monitor-Step 3.2: Battery monitor
- compass, setting up, Step 2.3: Set up the compass
- connecting to APM, Step 2: Connect and Complete Mandatory Setup
- FailSafe setup, Step 2.6: Failsafe setup
- flight data, viewing, Flight Data
- flight modes, setting, Step 2.5: Set flight modes, Flight Modes
- flight plan, creating, Flight Plan
- frame type, setting, Step 2.1: Set frame type-Step 2.1: Set frame type
- Geo Fence, setting, Geo Fence
- radio (transmitter), calibrating, Step 2.4: Radio calibration
- standard parameters, setting, Standard Params
- telemetry radio setup, Step 3.1: 3DR radio (telemetry)
- tuning, Basic Tuning-Extended Tuning
- Mobius ActionCam, The Mobius ActionCam
- modes, for transmitter, Different Modes Around the World
- motor, Motors-Pairing with the Right Props, Step 5: Mount Brushless Motors-Step 6: Connect Brushless Motors
- MultiRotorForums website, The Drone User Community
N
O
- octocopters, Octocopter, Step 2: Wire up the Flight Controller Outputs
- online resources, Resources-Important Links
- airframe building video, Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together
- APM standard and advanced parameters, Standard Params
- balancing props video, Balancing Props
- for this book, How to Contact Us
- FPV (first-person view), Add a Camera and First-Person View
- internal compass, disabling, Compass
- laws and regulations, Laws and Regulations
- Little Dipper design files, The Book’s Goal
- Mission Planner software, Software Assistant
- sensors, Collect More Data with Other Sensors
- soldering tutorial, Step 2: Solder on the Bullet Connectors
- tablet ground stations, Flight Plan
- user community, The Drone User Community-The Drone User Community, Troubleshooting in the Drone Community-Troubleshooting in the Drone Community
- video transmitter installation, FPV for a Live Stream
- open source flight controller, Open Source Versus Closed Source
- output ports, Sensors
P
- payload capacity, Total Lift
- PDB (power distribution board), Step 1: Mount the Power Distribution Board (PDB)-Step 1: Mount the Power Distribution Board (PDB), Step 4: Solder up the Power Supply
- Phoenix Professional Flight Simulator, Roll
- photography, aerial, Aerial Photography
- (see also camera)
- pitch (elevator), Pitch
- pitch, of propellers, Size and Pitch-Size and Pitch, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- plus (+) frame type, Step 2.1: Set frame type
- PM (power module) port, Sensors, Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor, Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor
- power distribution board (PDB), Step 1: Mount the Power Distribution Board (PDB)-Step 1: Mount the Power Distribution Board (PDB), Step 4: Solder up the Power Supply
- power module (battery monitor), Battery Monitor-Battery Monitor, Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor-Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor, Step 3.2: Battery monitor-Step 3.2: Battery monitor
- power train, Power Train-Leave a little in the tank
- (see also batteries; ESCs; motor; propellers)
- building, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 7: Clean Up
- PPM (pulse position modulation) protocol, PWM Versus PPM
- precision agriculture, Precision Agriculture-Precision Agriculture
- preflight checklist, Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information-Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information
- pressure sensor, Small Autopilot Flight Controller
- prop slip, Size and Pitch
- propellers, Propellers
- balancing, Balancing Props-Balancing Props
- direction of, Thrust Vectoring-Aircraft Designs, Direction
- motors paired with, Pairing with the Right Props
- number of, Thrust Vectoring-Aircraft Designs
- pitch of, Size and Pitch-Size and Pitch, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- size of, Size and Pitch-Size and Pitch, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- proximity sensor, Collect More Data with Other Sensors-Collect More Data with Other Sensors
- pulse position modulation (PPM) protocol, PWM Versus PPM
- pusher props, Direction, Direction
- PWM (pulse width modulation) protocol, PWM Versus PPM
Q
- quadcopters, Quadcopter
- example project (see Little Dipper quadcopter)
- motor speed and direction, Thrust Vectoring
R
- Radio FailSafe options, Step 2.6: Failsafe setup
- radios (see telemetry radios; transmitter)
- RC model airplane, RC Model Airplane-Small Autopilot Flight Controller
- RC transmitter (see transmitter)
- real-world applications of drones, Beneficial Drones-Conservation
- receiver (radio)
- communication protocols for, PWM Versus PPM
- installing, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 3: Plug in the Receiver
- ports for, Sensors
- receiver (video), FPV for a Live Stream-FPV for a Live Stream, Add a Camera and First-Person View
- remote control (see transmitter)
- remote trigger for camera, Popular Drone Cameras
- remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), Some Definitions
- resolution of camera, Popular Drone Cameras
- return to home (RTH) flight mode, Return to Home (RTH) failsafe, Step 2.5: Set flight modes, Step 2.6: Failsafe setup-Step 2.6: Failsafe setup
- roll (aileron), Roll
- RPA (remotely piloted aircraft), Some Definitions
- RPM, for motor, kV Rating-kV Rating
- RTH (return to home) flight mode, Return to Home (RTH) failsafe, Step 2.5: Set flight modes, Step 2.6: Failsafe setup-Step 2.6: Failsafe setup
- rudder (see yaw)
S
- safety
- aircraft inspection, Aircraft Inspection
- best practices, The Drone User Community, Important Links-Key Flight Safety Rules
- first-person-view (FPV), First-Person View
- importance of, Above All Is Safety
- insurance coverage, Key Flight Safety Rules
- laws and regulations, Laws and Regulations
- Li-Po batteries, Capacity and voltage
- no-fly zones, Key Flight Safety Rules, Where and When to Fly, Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information
- preflight checklist, Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information-Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information
- RTH (return to home) flight mode, Return to Home (RTH) failsafe
- training and education, Training and Education
- where and when to fly, Where and When to Fly
- search and rescue, Search and Rescue-Search and Rescue
- sensors for flight control, Small Autopilot Flight Controller, Sensors-Sensors, Collect More Data with Other Sensors-Collect More Data with Other Sensors
- SimonK firmware, SimonK firmware
- small autopilot flight controller (see flight controller)
- small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), Some Definitions
- (see also drones)
- Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Coalition (SUAVC), Resources
- smartphone, role in drone development, The Smartphone
- software assistant, for flight controller, Software Assistant
- soldering, Step 2: Solder on the Bullet Connectors
- speed, increasing, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!-Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- stabilize flight mode, Step 2.5: Set flight modes
- stick mapping, Flight Maneuvers: Aircraft Movement with Stick Mapping-Roll
- surveying and mapping, Mapping and Surveying
T
- telemetry radio, Software Monitoring and Control
- aircraft radio, Step 2: Prep the Aircraft Radio for Mounting-Step 4: Mount the Aircraft Radio
- building, Step-by-Step Build Instructions-Step 4: Mount the Aircraft Radio
- frequency bands for, Software Monitoring and Control
- ground station radio, Step 1: Mount the Ground Station Radio-Step 1: Mount the Ground Station Radio
- setting up, Step 3.1: 3DR radio (telemetry)
- telemetry radio port, Sensors
- 3DR radio (see telemetry radio)
- throttle, Throttle
- thrust, Thrust, Size and Pitch, Size and Pitch
- thrust vectoring, Yaw/Rudder, Thrust Vectoring
- tools, Step-by-Step Build Instructions, Step-by-Step Build Instructions, Step-by-Step Build Instructions, Step-by-Step Build Instructions, Step-by-Step Build Instructions, Step-by-Step Build Instructions, Step-by-Step Build Instructions
- total lift, Total Lift
- Tower software, Step 1: Mount the Ground Station Radio, Flight Plan
- tractor props, Direction
- training and education, Training and Education
- transmitter (radio, remote control), What Is a Transmitter?-Different Modes Around the World
- (see also receiver)
- calibrating, Step 2.4: Radio calibration
- communication protocols for, PWM Versus PPM
- frequency bands for, Most Common Frequency Bands
- Mode 1 or Mode 2, Flight Maneuvers: Aircraft Movement with Stick Mapping, Different Modes Around the World
- stick mapping for, Flight Maneuvers: Aircraft Movement with Stick Mapping-Roll
- transmitter (video), FPV for a Live Stream-FPV for a Live Stream, Add a Camera and First-Person View
- tricopters, Tricopter
- troubleshooting, Troubleshooting in the Drone Community-Troubleshooting in the Drone Community
- tuning APM, Basic Tuning-Extended Tuning
U
- UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), Preface, Some Definitions
- (see also drones)
- universities offering majors in UAVs, Beneficial Drones
- user community, The Drone User Community-The Drone User Community, Troubleshooting in the Drone Community-Troubleshooting in the Drone Community
V
- vector thrusting, Yaw/Rudder, Thrust Vectoring
- vibration isolation plate for camera, Step 1: Fasten the Camera Mount, Step 2: Attach the Vibration Isolation Plate
- video transmitter and receiver, FPV for a Live Stream-FPV for a Live Stream, Add a Camera and First-Person View
- volts, Classification: Amps and volts
W
- waypoint navigation flight mode, Waypoint navigation, Step 2.5: Set flight modes
- weight of drone, Weight/Gravity, Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race!
- where and when to fly, Where and When to Fly
- wind speed sensor, Collect More Data with Other Sensors-Collect More Data with Other Sensors
- wire color standards, Step 2: Wire up the Flight Controller Outputs
X
- X frame type, Step 2.1: Set frame type-Step 2.1: Set frame type
- X8 aircraft, X8
Y
- Y6 aircraft, Y6
- yaw (rudder), Yaw/Rudder
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