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Building Smart Drones with ESP8266 and Arduino

By : Syed Omar Faruk Towaha
Book Image

Building Smart Drones with ESP8266 and Arduino

By: Syed Omar Faruk Towaha

Overview of this book

With the use of drones, DIY projects have taken off. Programmers are rapidly moving from traditional application programming to developing exciting multi-utility projects. This book will teach you to build industry-level drones with Arduino and ESP8266 and their modified versions of hardware. With this book, you will explore techniques for leveraging the tiny WiFi chip to enhance your drone and control it over a mobile phone. This book will start with teaching you how to solve problems while building your own WiFi controlled Arduino based drone. You will also learn how to build a Quadcopter and a mission critical drone. Moving on you will learn how to build a prototype drone that will be given a mission to complete which it will do it itself. You will also learn to build various exciting projects such as gliding and racing drones. By the end of this book you will learn how to maintain and troubleshoot your drone. By the end of this book, you will have learned to build drones using ESP8266 and Arduino and leverage their functionalities to the fullest.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Check the security protocols for flying a drone outside

There are some rules by the government of the country where you fly things in the sky, specially the drone. Always check the security protocols. A few common rules are as follows:

  • You cannot fly a drone within 5 miles of an airport
  • You must keep the drone within your eyesight
  • You are not allowed to go higher than 400 feet (around 0.12 km)
  • You cannot fly a drone in busy traffic areas
  • You must register your drone if you use it for business purposes or professionally; you must have a license
  • Always know the local rules before flying a drone