Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Build: Hexacopter for a friend

A friend of mine expressed interest in having a multicopter build with GPS and autopilot ability.  I've built a quadcopter for myself using the ardupilot APM 1 board from 3DRobotics (which I've added LED's underneath for some night flight and for easier orientation in flight.)


I've had a lot of successful flights with the board, and it's survived a few crashes, including one where it got completely submerged in a pond.

DIYDrones, where I got the APM1 board from, now sells the APM 2.5 board.  This board is sweet.  It comes with a voltage/amperage monitor that also powers the board, meaning you no longer need to rely on the BEC from the ESC, and diminishing the chance of having a brownout while in flight.  


Test flights soon to come.

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