Index
A
- applications, quadcopter
- defining / Applications
- research platform / Research platform
- commercial use / Commercial use
- military and law enforcement / Military and law enforcement
- Arduino boards
- defining / Arduino boards
- URL / Arduino boards
- ArduPilot
- URL / Uploading firmware
- connecting / Connecting ArduPilot
- calibrating / Calibrating ArduPilot
- ArduPilot, calibrating
- frame type / Step 1 – frame type
- accelerometer calibration / Step 2 – accelerometer calibration
- compass calibration / Step 3 – compass calibration
- radio calibration / Step 4 – radio calibration
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- about / Basic categories
B
- banana connection
- soldering / Soldering a banana connection
- wire, stripping / Stripping the wire
- banana connector, soldering / Soldering a banana connector
- battery
- about / Battery and charger
- selecting / Choosing a battery
- blade flapping
- about / Choosing the right material
- bullet connectors
- about / Bullet connectors
C
- camera for FPV
- defining / Camera for FPV
- camera for photographs
- about / Camera for photographs
- position, in relation to other components / Position in relation to other components
- vibrations / Vibrations
- charger
- about / Battery and charger
- common issues
- about / Common issues
- damaged propellers / Damaged propellers
- damaged frame / Damaged frame
- vibrations / Vibrations
- compatible charger
- selecting / Choosing a compatible charger
- connections
- securing / Securing connections
- craft
- maintaining / Maintaining your craft
- crash analysis
- about / Crash analysis
E
- electronic speed controller (ESC)
- about / Common motor specifications
- electronic speed controllers
- about / Electronic speed controllers
- selecting / Choosing the appropriate ESC
- ESC
- defining / ESC
- installing / Installing the ESC
F
- firmware
- uploading / Uploading firmware
- frame shapes
- about / Frame shapes
- X shape / The X shape
- plus shape / The plus shape
- H shape / The H shape
- racing shape / The racing shape
- stability shape / The stability shape
G
- General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP)
- about / Research platform
- GPS systems
- about / GPS systems
L
- LED strips
- defining / LED strips
- location
- and environment / Location and environment
- long distance flights
- about / Long distance flights
M
- market
- versus DIY / Market versus DIY
- materials
- about / Materials
- wood / Wood
- aluminum / Aluminium
- carbon fiber / Carbon fiber
- plastic / Plastic
- conclusion / Conclusion
- Mission Planner
- about / About Mission Planner
- URL / About Mission Planner
- motor checks
- about / Motor checks
- motors
- about / Motors and propellers, Motors
- specifications / Common motor specifications
- selecting / Choosing a motor
- installing / Motor installation
- cleaning / Cleaning the motors
P
- parachute landing
- defining / Failsafe parachute landing
- PDB
- soldering / Soldering the PDB
- phantom
- about / Commercial use
- power distribution boards
- defining / Power distribution boards
- powering up
- defining / Powering up
- preflight checklist
- about / Preflight checklist
- propeller
- mounting / Mounting the propeller
- propellers
- about / Motors and propellers
- selecting / Choosing an appropriate propeller
- right dimension, selecting / Choosing the right dimension
- right material, selecting / Choosing the right material
- information, gathering / Gathering more information
Q
- quadcopter
- components / Basic components
- categories / Basic categories
- fully remote controlled vehicles (fully RCV) / Fully remote-controlled vehicles (fully RCV)
- hybrid remote controlled vehicles (hybrid RCV) / Hybrid remote-controlled vehicles (hybrid RCV)
- autonomous flying vehicles / Autonomous flying vehicles
- different frame shapes / Different frame shapes
- motors, defining / Flight dynamics
- future potentials / Future potential
- with other aerial vehicles, comparing / Comparison with other aerial vehicles
- and airplanes, comparing / Difference between quadcopters and airplanes
- and helicopters, comparing / Difference between quadcopters and helicopters
R
- radio transmitter and receiver (TX/RX)
- about / Radio transmitter and receiver (TX/RX)
- defining / Radio transmitter and receiver
- receiver
- connecting / Connecting the receiver
- remotely piloted aircraft (RPA)
- about / Basic categories
S
- servo
- defining / Servo mechanism
- signal interference
- about / Signal interference
T
- T connector
- soldering / Soldering a T connector
- transmitter
- voltage / Transmitter voltage and settings
- settings / Transmitter voltage and settings
U
- unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
- about / Basic categories
- unscheduled landings
- about / Unscheduled landings
V
- voltage testing
- about / Voltage testing
W
- websites, frames
- reference link / Market versus DIY
- weight balancing
- about / Balancing the weight