Having a top quality drone gimbal is essential to capturing great aerial film, photography, 3D mapping, lidar, photogrammetry and other sensor driven imagery. For drones to be widely used across
How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 11
Step 11: Parameter Settings and Flight Testing One will need to install quadplane-enabled firmware and then do some PID tuning to get the aircraft to fly properly. I have attached
How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 10
Step 10: Quadcopter Components: Wiring The first 2 photos in this step show the quadcopter motor wiring and how it is laid long the 8 x 8mm carbon spars and
How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 9
Step 9: Quadcopter Components: Wiring Terminals These photos show the quadcopter motor wiring and plugs which are mounted in the wing. Hybrid Drone Step 10: Quadcopter Components: Wiring
How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 8
Step 8: Quadcopter Components: Boom Mounting Lugs The first photo in this step shows the mounting lugs made from glass fibre sheet which are screwed to the aluminium boom clamps
How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 7
Step 7: Quadcopter Components: Carbon Reinforcement Spars This photo shows the the 8mm x 8mm square carbon fibre spars which are recessed into grooves in the lower surface of the
How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 6
Step 6: Quadcopter Components: Boom Mounts This photos shows the underside of the wing (left panel) and how I milled out some foam to accommodate the carbon fibre sheet which
How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 5
Step 5: GPS and Pitot Tube Mounting These photos show the positions of the GPS unit and pitot tube holder. The latter is from Shapeways and fits the 3DR pitot tube
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Step 4: Canopy Modifications In order to accommodate the camera and batteries, the canopy requires some modifications since the foam canopy “floor” which comes with the kit is too deep
How to build Quadplane Hybrid Drone-step 3
Step 3: Camera Mount and Battery Tray Modifications This step illustrates the modifications required to carry a hard-mounted stills camera (Sony RX100 in this case). The first and second photos