How to Make a Drone / UAV - Lesson 5: Assembly

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this is awesome but is there no phone’s app for control.

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@humphrey You are correct that not many manufacturers have developed App for controlling drones.

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What type of propeler can i use (plastic or metallic) and What if i don’t include the ESC,remote control can it still work(fly)?.

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How much time will it take to fly three motors of 2v each with 3.7v LiOn battery and how far high does the drone travel

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Hello… am from India and my budget is not more than 1500 rupees…I don’t need a car,meta or high end Co trolleys I it. ? Plxz help me on my email… [email protected] also I have a rc controller of a helicopter. ?.so can it work for drones?

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@Nishant, A budget of 1500 rupees will not get you very far when building a UAV unless you buy a R/C toy. Your transmitter will work if it can be set to Airplane mode without any mixing between channels.

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@Humphrey, Manufacturers of plastic propellers produce them using injection molded material, some in wood or carbon fiber but none in metal. The ESCs are mandatory as you need to change the motor’s speed.

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@Humphrey, We are not sure to understand you question here. There are a lot of calculation involved to get the information and we can’t provide this.

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Your Comment Here…sir can the frame of the drone be carved out from a carton

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@eric Anything is possible.

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how can i purchase UAVs parts while in Kenya?

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@okoth samuel RobotShop ships worldwide: https://www.robotshop.com/en/uav-parts.html

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How much does a simple drone with remote range of 100m cost?

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@Anosh A micro UAV starts at $27 USD: https://www.robotshop.com/en/small-micro-uav.html

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Hi, my battery is 14.8V and I have a Quadrino Nano from robotshop.com, do I need a power distribution board with step down voltage so that it won’t burn my Quadrino Nano and ESC and my motors?
This is the battery:

http://www.maxamps.com/proddetail.php?prod=Lipo-11000-148-Pack

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@Jonathan You don’t power the Quadrino directly from the battery; you should be using ESCs with BECs to provide 5V. Note that only one BEC is needed. Please read the Quadrino User Guide carefully.

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Thanks a lot for the tutorials! They are really useful
just one doubt- is a power distribution board a separate thing I have to get? I was under the impression that the ESCs and flight controller connect to the battery directly. If so where would i place the board? Thanks for helping me out!

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@DS The PDB or PD Wiring is to split the main batter to be used by all of the ESCs. This is normally a separate product. The Flight controller does not normally connect directly to the battery - there is usually an intermediate power circuit, or it’s powered by a BEC in one of the ESCs.

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Hi Mr Benson,

Thank you for this amazing article. I am modifying an RC Plane into a quadcopter and this has helped me a lot.

I had a doubt though.

Can I use 2 different flight controllers with 1 RX?
I want to use one for quadcopter control and the other for forward flight or conventional plane control (rudder,aileron and elevator)

Is it possible?

Best wishes
Vish

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@Vishwa Honestly good question - it’s almost like using two completely different systems within the same drone. It would be best if you used different channels for each, otherwise both flight controllers would get the same signals and react. You can also program a mode to one of the channels which effectively “shuts down” the flight controller and prevents it from reacting to input.