RaDD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1liwvczzdsk

RandomData Drone (RaDD)

RandomData is going to build a drone, for ethical use off course. Just to discover the possibilities of a Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and to get some knowledge on this subject.

Brainstorm

We held a brainstorm session for our own space drone. The RandomData Drone (Radd). We first made a list about the possibilities what we could do with the RaDD.

• Automatic burgular system, hovers around your home when home alarm is activated, and take's pictures of suspicious cars and people.
• Wifi deploy, a mobile Wifi AP.
• Warflying, some Wifi harvesting.
• Cloudpoint images, make a 3D image of the city.
• Operation doorbell, 433 MHz hacking drone.
• T.V.DroneGone, a universal flying t.v. switch off.

Platform

The decision is made to make a multicopter platform. By building the platform with the modularity in mind, it will be possible to easily change payloads. Therefor it can be used in different projects. Ardillo makes a list with the possible parts. This list is just a guideline to get a grip on the expense.

Parts list

The parts are selected from www.hobbyking.com, with the price in mind. As warehouse it is possible to select the dutch warehouse, but they are a bit more expensive. So therefor we used the global warehouse for making the list below.

amount	what	url	price	total
1	Q450 frame - integr. PCB	Q450_Glass_Fiber_Quad	$11.98	$11.98
4	1275kv Turnigy motors	Turnigy_Aerodrive_SK3_2822_1275_Brushless_Outrunner_with_Short_Shaft	$15.60	$62.40
4	40A ESC HobbyKing	HobbyKing_40A_BlueSeries_Brushless_Speed_Controller	$18.33	$73.32
1	Multirotor FlightController	HobbyKing_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board_V3_0_Atmega328_PA	$17.99	$17.99
1 set	10x4.5 props	10x4_5_SF_Props_2pc_Standard_Rotation_2_pc_RH_Rotation	$3.14	$3.14
1	transmitter	OrangeRx_T_SIX_2_4GHz_DSM2_6CH_Programmable_Transmitter	$64.99	$64.99
1	receiver	OrangeRx_R800X_Spektrum_Compatible_DSMX_8Ch_2_4Ghz_TwinPort_Rx	$29.99	$29.99

more to come...