Arduino Quadcopter: What You Need to Build One (DIY Project) If you love the idea of building your own quadcopter but haven’t got a clue how and where to start, you are definitely on the right page. We know how difficult and frustrating the research can be, so we decided to make a tutorial for building your own quadcopter using an Arduino board. We hope that you will find it useful. And, to get you even more excited about your upcoming project, here is an Arduino quadcopter in action: Building your own quadcopter from the ground up includes plenty of hours and hard work. But, with those quadcopters, you will miss out on the long hours and sweat invested in building, and getting to understand the essence of your bird and how it ticks. Exactly the entire process of building the quad is what hobbyists love. General “Quad Science” As the name suggests, it is basically a flying vehicle with four electric motors and four propellers. Now, unlike the traditional helicopter, quad relies on its four rotors to generate uplifting thrust by working together.
Build an Arduino shield for Quadcopter - Arduino Adapter I have been searching for ideas of making a Quadcopter Arduino flight controller Adapter to sit my Arduino nano board and the GY80, also have some header pins for motors and receiver to make the cabling tidy. There are a lot of Arduino shields people have designed for the Quadcopter. I didn’t follow any of the designs. I actually didn’t follow any planned design, and solder the parts on the veroboard as I go along. Here is my own build. I deliberately left some empty space on the top right corner, so I can extend the board if I want to for example for the GPS module or ultrasonic sensor and so on. This design has a few disadvantages, and there are some quick fixes I applied. BEC voltage input The ESC BEC voltage input should have been all disconnected except one of them. I should actually utilize these BEC 5V voltage supply. Motor and Receiver header pins position motor pins should be placed on all four directions for easier access. Microcontroller Socket Round adapter board by Warthox.
Flying Machine Arena | Research Jan Willmann, Federico Augugliaro, Thomas Cadalbert, Raffaello D’Andrea, Fabio Gramazio, and Matthias Kohler, “Aerial Robotic Construction: Towards a New Field of Architectural Research”, International journal of architectural computing, Vol. 10-3, pp.439-460, 2012.Bibtex Federico Augugliaro, Angela P. Schoellig, and Raffaello D’Andrea, “Generation of Collision-free Trajectories for a Quadrocopter Fleet: A Sequential Convex Programming Approach”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp.1917-1922, 2012.Pdf | Bibtex Markus Hehn and Raffaello D’Andrea, “Real-Time Trajectory Generation for Interception Maneuvers with Quadrocopters”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp.4979–4984, 2012.Pdf | Bibtex Fabian L. Mark W. Robin Ritz, Mark W. Angela P. Sergei Lupashin and Raffaello D’Andrea, “Adaptive Fast Open-Loop Maneuvers for Quadrocopters”, Autonomous Robots, Volume 33, Number 1-2, pp.89–102, 2012.Pdf | Bibtex Angela P.
aeroquad - An Arduino based four rotor R/C helicopter or quadrocopter. Check out our main website and forum at For feature requests or bug reports, please submit them to: If you are interested in obtaining the latest and greatest code, please visit our main repository at: The AeroQuad is an open-source hardware and software project dedicated to the construction of remote controlled four-rotor helicopters, also known as quadcopters or quadrocopters. AeroQuad hardware typically consists of an Arduino microcontroller (Mega-2560 or Uno) as the flight controller board, and an AeroQuad shield with various sensors, such as an accelerometer and gyroscope. AeroQuad software, written mostly in C and uploaded to the micro-controller via the Arduino IDE, currently supports Rate (Acrobatic) Mode that uses only the gyroscope for flight assistance, and Attitude (Stable) Mode that use both the gyroscope and accelerometer for auto-leveled flight assist. Current Features Planned Features
Drones: When the Future Sneaks Up on You Arduino Multiwii Quadcopter Connection Test Today I loaded up the Arduino Multiwii Quadcopter code on the Arduino Uno, and connected everything including a Radio controller, the IMU, ESC and motors, it works straight away! It’s so much easier than I thought. The reason I am using the Arduino as a flight controller was my KK2.0 was totally damaged in the last crash. So I decided rather than buying a new flight controller, I might try to dig out a spare Arduino board to make one myself. I basically followed this diagram from the Arduino Multiwii website to connect everything. Here is the result. The motors are controlled correctly, and also response to the IMU as well! For the start, I might just use Multiwii software, later on I might try writing one myself. If you find this article useful. To help us maintain and improve this website.
Un essaim de 49 quadrocoptères réalise réalise un show synchronisé Ars Electronica Futurelab et Ascending Technologies GmbH ont programmé 49 quadrocoptères pour qu’ils réalisent un vol synchronisé à Linz en Autriche. Chacun est équipé d’un éclairage à base de LED RGB représentant ainsi un pixel dans le ciel. Ce show, nommé « The Cloud in the Web » aura nécessité un grand travail pour arriver à synchroniser un essaim de 49 quadrocoptères type « AscTec Hummingbird« , c’est d’ailleurs le plus grand nombre d’appareils évoluant ensemble que je connaisse. Ensemble, ils représentent une série de modèles 3D dans le ciel, tout en discutant en liaison radio pour éviter toute collision. Cette démonstration reste impressionnante par le nombre d’appareils et surtout par une évolution de nuit, vous pouvez découvrir ce show dans la vidéo suivante. C’est avec un spectacle comme cela que l’on imaginer de recréer un nuage d’étoiles synthétiques, changeant de constellation au grès de nos envies.
Connecting elements « MultiWii Dimensions of the Wii Motion Plus are quite similar to Arduino Pro Mini card’s one. This is useful for designing a small and homogeneous card. The 2 PCBs are simply connected by four wires. Wii Motion Plus extension is powered by the regulated 5V of the Arduino Pro Mini. Digital PIN 12 of the Arduino is connected to VCC Wii Motion Plus. This PIN is commuted just after the Arduino boot sequence in order to fiabilize the WMP initialization and in order to fast reboot the WMP in case of a blocking state. The analog inputs A4 and A5 are connected via the I2C pins SDA and SCL. (the photo describes the old way to power WMP via VCC and not PIN 12) Note that it is not mandatory to use a Nunchuk to operate the Multicopter described in this article.It is mandatory only if you want to have an autolevel feature. The software recognizes automatically the presence of a nunchuk connected. Only 4 wires need to be connected between the WMP and the NK. Some Arduino board example: Some IMUs example:
Hexacopter vs. Quadcopter: Pros and Cons | Skilled Flyer It’s clear that RC drones are becoming more and more popular. It’s only a matter of time before they become totally mainstream. In this article, I want to show you a hexacopter vs. quadcopter comparison. Specifically, I want to discuss the pros and cons of each. Hexactoper vs Quadcopter: Overview “Hex” stands for “Six”, so a hexacopter is simply a drone with six motors. Many people automatically assume that having more motors is better. For example, even though a hexacopter has more motors, it’s also more expensive. The Pros and Cons of Quadcopters Personally, I’m a huge fan of quadcopters. In general, quadcopters are fast and highly maneuverable. The 4-propeller design is simple, yet, highly versatile, which is why I love it so much. This isn’t necessarily the case with hexacopters, which can remain in the air even if one of their motors fail. Pros FastHighly ManeuverableCheapEasy to Build Cons No Backup MotorsNo Heavy Payloads Are you interested in building your own quadcopter?
MultiWii additional HOWTO overview 4: MultiWii release descriptions This post just combines the release descriptions of the last revisions. Release version 1.9 1.8 -> 1.9 - some factorizations between PPM sum receiver code & standard receiver code EXPERIMENTAL: integration of direct SBUS receiver thanks to the contribution of Captain IxI & Zaggo For this, you must use: - a MEGA board - the RX1 of the Serial 1 port - have a way to invert the input signal. more info here: EXPERIMENTAL: integration of SPEKTRUM satellite receiver thanks to the contribution of Danal Estes For this, you must use: - a MEGA board - the RX1 of the Serial 1 port It could be used also on ProMini board with some restrictions (exclusive GUI or Spektrum use) more info here: EXPERIMENTAL: integration of direct Serial RX, to command the multi from a Bluetooth+phone Signal for instance. thanks to Luis - many optimizations to reduce loop cycle - all in one FC: Quote:
Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter with GCO3+ 4K Camera - Unmanned Tech The Typhoon H is a hexacopter drone from Yuneec with advanced features to make this one of the most advanced consumer drones available in 2016. The typhoon H features the GCO+ 4K gimbal stabilised camera which is capable of taking 12Mp still photos. Once to take off the landing legs retract for an unobstructed view allowing you to pan your camera a full 360 degrees to capture the perfect shot. While you are focusing on capturing your shot, a forward looking ultrasonic sensor will autonomously avoid large obstacles in your way. This obstacle avoidance technology is what sets the Typhoon H apart from the competition to make this drone easier and safer to use. The hexacopter configuration consists of 6 motors, this means that if a motor where to fail mid-flight the typhoon can use the remaining 5 motors to still be able to land safely. Key Features **INTEL® REALSENSE AntiCollision Sensors only available with advanced version of the Typhoon Enhanced Safety with Obstace Avoidance Technology