Drone Engineering 101 Camp

I. Drone Hardware

II. Design

III. Build

IV. Calibrating / Setup

V. Flight Safety

VI. Legal / FAA

Course Content

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Drone Hardware Presentation

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Thrust and Weight

What Influences Thrust and Current Draw

Estimating Thrust Of Your Drone

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Attaching Arms To Frame

Installing Motors on Frame

Securing Raspberry Pi To Vibration Dampening Plates

Install Pixhawk to Raspberry Pi

Installing Top Plate to Drone Frame

Securing ESCs to Drone Arms

Bind RC Receiver And Secure To Frame

Wiring the ESC PWM Lines to Flight Controller

Install Telemetry Module to Drone

GPS Mount Assembly

Securing GPS to Frame

Installing Safety Switch and Buzzer

Wiring Pixhawk to Raspberry Pi

Velcro-ing Battery To Drone

Securing Power Module to Frame

Securing Propellers to Motors

Tighten Motor Nuts Over Props With Wrench or Socket

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Configure RPI to Connect to the Internet

Install Mission Planner and Connect to Drone

Connect Drone To MissionPlanner Via Internet Only (OPTIONAL)

Mission Planner Sensor Calibration and ArduPilot Setup

Correct Motor Spin Direction

Charging LiPo Batteries

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Pixhawk Info LED Blink Meaning

Setting Up Flight Modes

Roll, Pitch, Yaw and Throttle

Pre-flight Safety Checklist (IMPORTANT!)

First Time Flying Drills/Advice

Flying in ALT-HOLD Mode

Flying In LOITER Mode

Using LAND Mode

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Drone Programming