Head First: Diving into Drones

Commonly referred to as Drones, these craft provide the pilot the ability to capture images from a new perspective. In this talk we will briefly discuss the basic principles and technology that enable this gravity defying craft to fly, then dive deeper into advanced customizations, like First Person View (FPV).

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1. ©2015 Tom Paulus Video: Tech Casita Productions (Vimeo) Head First: Diving into Drones Tom Paulus @tompaulus http://tompaulus.com The Slides are already available online.
 Link is at the end.
2. ©2015 Tom Paulus What is a MultiCopter?
3. So, it’s a Drone… Right?
4. ©2015 Tom Paulus Video: JBalls21 (YouTube) How Do I Get One?
5. Start Small!
6. ©2015 Tom Paulus HUBSAN X4 H107C-HD Quadcopter with 2MP Video
 US$ 65
7. ©2015 Tom Paulus
8. Video: DJI Innovations (YouTube) Now What? Investing in a MultiCopter
9. Build vs Buy
10. Build vs Buy
11. Typical MultiCopter Configuration
12. Frame
13. Flight Controller
14. ESCs and Motors
15. Battery
16. Receiver
17. ©2015 Tom Paulus Frame
18. ©2015 Tom Paulus
19. ©2015 Tom Paulus Flight Controller • The MOST important component on your craft • Translates your inputs into changes in the motor speeds • There are 3 different classes of Flight Controller to choose from
20. ©2015 Tom Paulus Auto-Level Only KK 2.1 $30 Acro Naze 32 $25 Flip 1.5 $16* *Does NOT include the case
21. ©2015 Tom Paulus Altitude Holding Flip 1.5 $22* ** Naze 32 $52 **With the addition of the Pimp Your Flip Board ($7) *Does NOT include the case
22. ©2015 Tom Paulus GPS with AutoPilot Capabilities PixHawk $300 DJI Naza $300 *Includes GPS
23. ©2015 Tom Paulus Motors • RPM is measured in kV • 1 kV is 1 revolution per volt (Under No Load) • Measure of the dimension of the stator • For Example, 2212 980kV Motor Photo: rcexplorer.se
24. ©2015 Tom Paulus Props Lets take a 10x4.5 Prop for Example 10 x 4.5 Diameter of the Prop Pitch of the Prop
25. ©2015 Tom Paulus ESCs Electronic Speed Controller Connects your Motors to your Battery and Flight Controller Motor Battery ESC Flight Controller Photo: HobbyKing
26. ©2015 Tom Paulus Batteries Voltage • 4s+ - High Voltage App. • 3S -11.1V (Very Common) • 2S - 7.4V Amperage Measured in C (Capacities) Diagram: Traxxas
27. ©2015 Tom Paulus Radio (TX/RX) Turnigy 9X $60 FrSky Taranis $230 Spectrum DX8 $430
28. Video and FPV
29. ©2015 Tom Paulus Mobius GoPro Camcorder DSLR 39g Camera: 74g (2.6oz) w/housing: 136g (4.8oz) approx. 350g approx. 1500g Payload
30. ©2015 Tom Paulus FPV Cameras GoPro ~$400 Sony Super HAD 600 Line TVL $50
31. ©2015 Tom Paulus Looking at your Video FatShark Video Googles Starting at $200 RMRC 8” Display $95 ImmersionRC UNO $69 +
32. ©2015 Tom Paulus FPV is Analog from Camera to Display! It’s like TV used to be. Does the Snow look familiar?
33. ©2015 Tom Paulus Radio Frequencies 900 MHz 1.2 GHz 2.4 GHz 5.8 GHz
34. ©2015 Tom Paulus Questions?
35. ©2015 Tom Paulus Demo
36. ©2015 Tom Paulus Thanks for Coming! Slides - https://tompaulus.com/talks Twitter - @tompaulus Email - tom@tompaulus.com