Finding PIDs and Losing Them Again (Video)
I haven’t posted any updates in a while, but I kept working on the quad every chance I had. Last weekend, I kept using my wooden test platform to see if I can get...
Test Platform (Video)
Tonight, after the last disaster with ropes and chairs, I built a dedicated test platform out of a couple of wood panels, to see if I can work with finding correct PID values in...
Test Harness For PID Tuning (Video)
I tried to fashion a test harness out of rope and chairs to tune my PID values. It worked somewhat, but was fairly unstable. I need to come up with a more rigid setup....
First “Flight”/Flop (Photos and Videos)
I took the quad for its first outing in the backyard today. It’s nowhere near ready to fly, but the basic code that controls stabilization is there. I wanted to see if it will...
Sensor Readings (Video)
Below is a short screen capture of the Remote Control app with sensor readings that I just incorporated into the app. BNO055 seems to be working great. Behind the scenes I’m holding the copter...
One Step Closer
IMU finally arrived a couple of days ago. I didn’t have a lot of time to work with it, but I have successfully soldered the connectors on, wired everything up and ran a simple...
Remote Control (Video)
First attempts at remote control over WiFi. I still have to connect to the drone via ssh and start server manually, but I wanted to see if the general concept of controlling the drone...
First Wire Up and Motor Spin
I know it looks like a big ball of wires, but I wanted to hook everything up and see if I can: 1. Spin all the motors up from Python. 2. Power Raspberry Pi...
Software Design
This is a high level overview of my current thinking on software architecture: Server: Runs on Pi Listens on TCP port for incoming connections from a Remote Responds to commands from Remote to operate...
First Parts are In
Received the first batch of parts for my drone today. Assembled the frame and attached motors. I think the frame is a bit too small for the battery and all of the electronics to...
