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. These are only the basic parts for making the quadcopter fly by human interaction.
| 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...