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Building a Quadcopter with Arduino

By : Vasilis Tzivaras
Book Image

Building a Quadcopter with Arduino

By: Vasilis Tzivaras

Overview of this book

<p>Quadcopters, also known as quadrotors, are gaining more and more popularity in today's world. With the help of these devices, anyone can have an “eye in the sky” and can monitor any place at any time. You can capture photographs and once a while and perform automated tasks. In this book, you will be informed about all the basic modules and electronics needed to fly a simple quadcopter. You’ll delve deep to create a fully-functional quadcopter quickly with the help of Arduino boards. Through this book, you’ll develop the skills needed to build a DIY drone that can capture pictures and record videos.</p>
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Building a Quadcopter with Arduino
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 2. Hardware Overview

In this chapter, we will go through almost every crucial component needed for the build. All the parts will be explained and information about the usage of each one will be given. Furthermore, you will be able to find some simple instructions and a list of specifications that you should be aware of when buying a component. Thus, you will know how to choose your component based on your requirements. Hopefully, by the end of the chapter you will be able to estimate the cost of your build and have a total overview. This is extremely important when building a craft because you always need to be aware of the final purpose. You always need to know and have an abstract picture of the parts you need and how they will be connected.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • The motors and propellers

  • The electronic speed controller (ESC)

  • The flight controller

  • The battery and charger

  • The power distribution system