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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

Motors


Motors have only three wires coming from their insides. Usually, all three are connected on 3.5mm diameter banana connectors. Obviously, in the worst case scenario, we will have to solder these connectors. If you have no banana connectors, you should consider buying some, as they are quite easy to install and are reliable. The following image shows wires with and without the banana connector. At the end of the chapter, there will be a short guide and instructions on how to solder a connection like this: