After some time building mini-quads I've gone full circle back to 10" build. This is my second build of this size, the first being using the tried and tested "F450 frame", in this thread here -
http://www.rcindia.org/multirotors/(build)-home-built-aerial-videography-drone-for-cinematic-videos/.
I've been wanting to make that quad better, so got this new frame
Q380 which could still take 10" props for a 380mm.. sweet!
Upgrades so far:
- Transferred electronics to Q380, soldered motors (2212 920kv) to ESCs (SimonK 30A) directly, no bullet connectors. All this saved a whooping 110g! Time for a bigger battery perhaps?
- 2-axis gimbal replaced with Storm32 3-axis gimbal. Changed IMU orientation to enable mounting the gimbal on top of the quad. I prefer to keep the battery on the bottom, and really hate those landing legs.
- GPS upgraded to M8N and mast re-positioned. Folds down neatly and the quad could actually fit in a backpack!
A lighter/efficient 10" quad with 3-axis gimbal
A lighter/efficient 10" quad with 3-axis gimbal
Working on tuning the gimbal, next up, re-tune the FC PIDs.