Page 10 - Build Your Own Quadcopter_ Power Up Your Designs with the Parallax Elev-8

Contents

Preface ..................................................... xv

1 Introduction to Quadcopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A Brief History of Multirotor Helicopters ........................ 1
A Matter of Definition ........................................ 4
How Are Quadcopters Used? ............................ 4
Design of the Elev-8 Quadcopter ............................... 6
Main Electrical/Electronic Elev-8 Components ............. 7
Summary ................................................... 12
2 Quadcopter Flight Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Flight Basics ................................................. 13
Flight Axes ............................................ 14
Basic Quadcopter Configurations ........................ 15
Flight Controls ........................................ 18
Quadcopter Controls ......................................... 19
PID Control ........................................... 24
PID Theory ........................................... 26
Tuning ............................................... 27
LabVIEW PID Simulation ............................... 28
Summary ................................................... 32

3 Building the Elev-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Introduction ................................................. 33
Safety ...................................................... 33
Tools and Additional Materials ................................ 34
Bill of Material ......................................... 35
Additional Materials ................................... 37
Optional Additional Materials ........................... 40
Beginning the Build .......................................... 44
Motor Set Screws ...................................... 44
Solder the Motor and ESC Connectors .................... 44
Motor Mount Assembly ................................ 47
Boom Accessories ...................................... 49
Attach Motor/Boom Assemblies
to the Bottom Chassis Plate ........................... 50
Solder the Power Harness Together ...................... 51
Installing the Quad Power-Distribution Board ............. 53

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