Use ESC plus UBEC ESC stands for Electronic Speed Controller. It converts the PWM signal from the flight controller or radio receiver, and drives the brushless motor by providing the appropriate level of electrical power. BEC stands for Battery… more »
1st Recomendation
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: BYOD - Land Surveying Drone Platform Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:22:08 +0000 (UTC) From: Mike Inwood Reply-To: Mike Inwood To: Roger Lovejoy Hi Roger, Good to speak with you yesterday. As per our conversation… more »
Camera(s)
Unless there is good control over the camera, which will need a gimbal and extra software etc then there may be a small forward looking fixed camera for navigation. Fixed camera: The same criteria also exist for the surveying camera Resolution/Zoom:… more »
Kv and rpm
Kv = rpm/v or rpm = Kv * v Kv is the factor to multiply the voltage to get rpm So motor has a range of voltage that it will run on At half volts the machine should hover What is the power behind the motor in grammes it will lift per Kv… more »
Lift Power
http://learnrobotix.com/uavs/quadcopter-basics/quadcopters-multirotors-motors-propellers-basics.html more »
Power to Weight
https://robotics.stackexchange.com/questions/554/quadcopter-lipo-battery-weight-capacity-trade-off Items: Frame Motors Flight Controller Batteries Receiver Module Aerial Basic Total Guidance camera: Video Surveying camera: Video Legs to raise surveying… more »
Item List
Frame Motors Flight Controller Batteries Receiver Module Aerial Guidance camera: Video Surveying camera: Video Legs to raise surveying camera Transmitter for video GPS module Base station flight controller more »
Flight Controll Radio £250
Futaba T8J 8 Channel 2.4 GHz S-FHSS + R2008SB SBUS Receiver Mode 2 Pros: Made in Japan Cons: Is it good enough; How many channels are bing used etc. Query: fhss-r2008sb Weight: 9.5g Cost: £50 Voltage: This receiver works with normal voltage or high… more »
Aerial Surveying
I'm considering building a radio controlled a six bladed helicopter (hexicopter) with a camera to survey the marsh. The three main considerations are: Camera Overall weight Power of copter more »
