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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

Materials


Depending on the budget, various materials can be used to build your own frame or you can buy a market one. A frame does not need to be only one material. For example, you will notice that many frames consist of a combination of different materials.

Wood

Wooden frames are simple, easy to build, and more importantly, you can make any change you may think of, later on. As far as the frame is concerned, the cost of damage after a crash is very low. These are almost all the advantages of a wooden frame. You can either buy some wood and cut it by yourself or give instructions to your local shop about the dimensions. Lastly, when creating a wooden frame, make sure to cut it with a laser; this way you will be able to design it precisely according to your dimensions and hopefully have a stable quadcopter.

Aluminium

Aluminium is the second and most common material used for quadcopters. It is quite simple and lightweight and suitable for hobbyists who seek fun. Aluminium is lighter than wood...