Jan 14, 2016 Typically, the parts you will need for a custom DIY drone will include (but not limited to): Transmitter (and receiver) – Link. Quadcopter Frame – Link. Flight controller – Link. Power distribution boards – Link. Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs) – 4 – Link. Propeller Drive Motors – 4 – Link. Propeller adapters – Link. Frame Type #2: Tripcopter. When in motion, this type of frame setup flies more like an airplane than it does an RC drone. Also, since it requires the fewer number of brushless motors, it could be the cheapest route to take when learning how to build a drone.
NOTE: THIS INSTRUCTABLE IS BEING WRITTEN
This project is a quadcopter powered by a Multiwii and controlled with a Raspberry Pi 2 B. This quadcopter has a particularity because he's using 2 differents controller and he could be pilot with 2 differents devices : a remote control or a smartphone.
The Multiwii controller look after the 4 motors and distribute the power to supply them whereas the Raspberry Pi collect the informations who came from the smartphone and relay them to the Multiwii. You can also take pictures and Full HD video too !!! A Pi camera is places on the frontground of the Drone Pi. It ca recording or just take a picture to a USB key.
The frame of this quadcopter is constituating with different recycled elements and it was another challenge : create a quadcopter with sometimes heavy elements... But we did it !
We are some young french students and it was our first creation. We were helping during this project with some internet website whose Instructables and now we want to share with you our Drone Pi. Enjoy !