NarCopter

Projects
Participants	Narya
Skills	Soldering, Electronics, Coding, Cameras
Status	Planning
Niche	Electronics
Purpose	Fun

The idea

Make a quad copter that can make pictures

• so stability is preferred over stunting
• would be nice if I could add auto navigation, but this is not required
• want to control the camera from the ground
• budget ~250 euro

Related and inspired by:

• Quadcopter_workshop
• Justa_copter_1
• AnusCopter

To do

• Gather info about comparable quad-copters
• Estimation of the weight, and figure out which parts are needed
• See which camera would be suitable (programmable simple lightweight cam)
• Think about the design
• Order parts
• Make the thing
• Learn to fly

Parts

A more detailed list is here: Parts-NarCopter.ods

• Body/frame (DIY)
  • Choose build and material: printed, wood, and/or carbon frame
  • Models Thingiverse
  • Carbon 4.50-8.50 euro per meter Muco
• Flight control board, with integrated camera control (gimbal and push-the-button support), and with GPS support
  • Comparison flight controlers
  • Crius all-in-one pro - $57.50, GPS has to be bought separately ~$30
  • MultiWii pro 2.0 with GPS module - $65
  • MultiWii mega pirate - $49 (same as crius?), GPS $18 (this one looks suitable)
• Receiver
• Transmitter
• Motors
  • Probably need a bit stronger motors than the Turnigy D2811/17 , because the total weight is higher (camera)
  • Turnigy D2811/14 brushless outrunner 1100kv, 160W (compared to 102W of the D2811/17), thrust ~650g (x4 = 2600g). Same weight and size as the D2822/17.
• Propellers
• Batteries
  • If a stronger motor is chosen a larger battery is needed, e.g. the 5000mAh 3S 20C lipo pack, this weights twice as much as the other one, but it seems that the total flight time seems to be 150% of the smaller one
  • Lipo battery calculator
• Camera stabiliser thingies (ah, "gimbal" is the name for it)
  • Price range $15-$40, weight 80-200g
• Wires (probably enough of those at home), connectors and stuff

Totals with components of Justa_copter_1 and AnusCopter as basis
Weight incl camera: 970g
Excl camera and mount: 720g
Total costs: 235 euro
Parts-NarCopter.ods

To-do-next: tweak components to make sure they are suitable for this set-up

Spare

• battery
• motor
• props
• frame parts
• ...

Ordered

nothing yet