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Building Smart Drones with ESP8266 and Arduino

By : Syed Omar Faruk Towaha
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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)

Be careful about the battery

The battery of the drone is one of the most important things. Without the battery, you cannot even power the drone. So taking care of the battery is a must. Since we use a LiPo battery for our drone, there are some things you should know in order to save the battery life. Always use the fully charged battery in your drone while flying. If you wish to keep the battery idle for a long time, charge it to 40 to 65 % and store it in a dry location at a proper temperature, as specified in the battery manual.

Do not allow the battery to have contact with any kind of liquid, as it may short circuit and then reduce the battery life. Always look at the battery monitor while flying the drone. If you see your battery is draining too fast, then land your drone immediately and inspect all the connections and allow the battery to cool down. You can also add the FS_BATT_VOLTAGE...