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3D Printed Quadcopter with Arduinoby Nolan5454 on October 8,
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Intro: 3D Printed Quadcopter with Arduino . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 1: Acquiring Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 2: Deigning the Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 3: Designing the Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 4: Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 5: Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 6: Propeller Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 7: Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Intro: 3D Printed Quadcopter with ArduinoLately the news has
been buzzing with stories of drone technology. Be it for delivery,
recreation, or for military purposes unmanned flight is the future
of aviation.Beginning in December 2013, I began working on a drone
with several of my friends. We have created a drone that is 100%
our own design. Using Autodesk Inventor wedesigned, drafted, and
printed each part of our copter's frame. We converted our files
from .DWG to .X3G file, allowing us to print our frame on a
Makerbot 2x Replicator.All of the external wiring was done and
reviewed by each person working on the copter. This was made three
others. Their instructable accounts are BobBurghartCoreyOrlovsky
and Rnpauls.
Step 1: Acquiring ComponentsBefore any of our frame could be
designed, we needed to consider the size, shape, and placement of
all components. Our design is centered around an ArduPilot 2.5.
Inaddition to this, we have one power distribution board, four
speed controllers, four motors, and an FM receiver that must stay
safely on the copter. All of these are keptsafely inside of our
frame, and will not be vulnerable to crashes.
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Step 2: Deigning the CenterOur center was designed to fit all
components and allow no movement upon crashes. The bottom part of
our frame was designed to house both the battery and
powerdistribution board. The top of our frame was designed with
compartments for our Arduino, FM Receiver, and GPS. Both were
designed on Autodest Inventor and printedon a Makerbot 2x
Replicator under high quality settings with the bed heated to 100
degrees Celsius and the extrusion head at 240 degrees Celsius. We
used PLA plasticas opposed to ABS because PLA is more durable.
Attached are the files for the center of our quad copter.
File Downloads
Quadcopterbottom.ipt (292 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp
as the file ext, rename it to 'Quadcopterbottom.ipt']
Quadcoptertop.ipt (319 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as
the file ext, rename it to 'Quadcoptertop.ipt']Step 3: Designing
the ArmsOur frame and arms were designed to fit together using 3
screws per arm. Our arms are 21 centimeters long and were designed
with triangular honeycombing to create amore aerodynamic device
while maintaining structural integrity. Our motor mounts were
designed to house our motors in case our housings were to fly off,
and to keepthe bottom of our motors attached with screw holes for
our motors. They were designed using Autodesk Inventor, and printed
using the same settings as our previousprints. The file attached is
an Inventor file of our arm.
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File Downloads
Quadcopterarm.ipt (298 KB)[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as
the file ext, rename it to 'Quadcopterarm.ipt']Step 4:
PrintingExport all files as .STL files from Autodesk Inventor's
file type .IPT. From here we open Makerware software and scale all
files to 100%. Set to the settings described inSteps 1 and 2, then
save the printable file onto a secure digital (SD) card. Put this
into your printer, and wait for the prints to finish. ALWAYS HIGH
QUALITY! RAFTSON!
Step 5: WiringPlug the Battery into the PDB and the PDB into all
speed controlled motors. Make sure that the polarity is swapped on
the "push motors ( motors on opposing cornerswith pull propellers)
The wiring is quite straightforward:1) Plug battery to APM Power
Management cable, and APM power cable connected to the APM power
input, the Deans connector should be out from PowerManagement cable
to the Quad copter Power Distribution Board2) ESC are to be hooked
into the Quad copter Power Distribution board3) The PDB should lead
to all speed controllers and motors4) The receiver should be
plugged to the APM, Set all control components and plug them into
their corresponding ports.Many copters have been made using this
setup.
Step 6: Propeller SetupAll propellers rotating clockwise should
be push propellers (motors 3 and 4 in the diagram), and all props
rotating counter clockwise should be normal propellers ( motors1
and 2 in the diagram). Ensure that you have proper motors for your
copter and proper propellers for your copter. Our propellers are
10.5" props that have effectivelylifted our machine.
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Step 7: FlightNow that you've created your quad copter, it is
time for flight! Our machine is flyable by either GPS or FM
transmitter. Have fun!
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Comments2 comments Add Comment
seamster says: Oct 9, 2014. 9:19 AM REPLYVery nicely done!
Kingz18 says: Oct 9, 2014. 6:03 AM REPLYAwesome Intructable!
Great use of the 3D printer!!!!!