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MAKE Terry Kilby Getting Started (205 pages)

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Table of Contents
5
Preface
9
1/Introduction
13
Some Definitions
13
Who Is this Book for
14
The Drone User Community
14
Brief History of Autonomous Flight
15
RC Model Airplane
15
The Advent of Microchips
16
The Technology of Drones
17
The Launch of GPS
17
Internet
18
The Smartphone
18
Small Autopilot Flight Controller
18
Principles of Flight
19
Weight/Gravity
19
Lift
20
Drag
20
Thrust
21
Flight Maneuvers: Aircraft Movement with Stick Mapping
21
Throttle
22
Yaw/Rudder
23
Pitch
23
Roll
23
2/Airframes
27
What Is an Airframe
27
Thrust Vectoring
27
Aircraft Designs
28
Materials
30
Keeping It Balanced
31
Building the Little Dipper Airframe
31
Step-By-Step Build Instructions
34
Step 1: Install the Standoffs
34
Step 2: Complete the Dirty Frame Assembly
37
Step 3: Assemble the Clean Frame
43
Step 4: Attach the Two Subframes Together
50
3/Power Train
53
Propellers
53
Direction
53
Size and Pitch
54
Balancing Props
56
Motors
58
Sizes
59
Kv Rating
59
Pairing with the Right Props
60
Total Lift
60
Electronic Speed Controllers
61
Flight Battery
62
Step-By-Step Build Instructions
64
Step 1: Mount the Power Distribution Board (PDB)
65
Step 2: Solder on the Bullet Connectors
68
Step 3: Mount the Speed Controllers
77
Step 4: Solder up the Power Supply
80
Step 5: Mount Brushless Motors
84
Step 6: Connect Brushless Motors
88
Step 7: Clean up
88
Wrapping up
89
4/Flight Controller
91
What Is a Flight Controller
91
Open Source Versus Closed Source
91
Sensors
92
Flight Characteristics
94
Software Assistant
94
Step-By-Step Build Instructions
95
Step 1: Mount the Flight Controller
95
Step 2: Wire up the Flight Controller Outputs
98
Step 3: Attach the Two Subframes to each Other
101
Wrapping up
102
5/GPS, Compass, and Battery Monitor
103
Gps
103
Flight Modes
104
Compass
106
Battery Monitor
107
Step-By-Step Build Instructions
108
Step 1: Mount the GPS Puck
108
Step 2: Connect GPS and Compass to the APM
110
Step 3: Install the Battery Monitor
114
Wrapping up
118
6/Transmitter
119
What Is a Transmitter
119
Most Common Frequency Bands
120
Different Modes Around the World
120
PWM Versus PPM
121
Step-By-Step Build Instructions
122
Step 1: Identify What You Need
122
Step 2: Mount the Receiver
123
Step 3: Plug in the Receiver
124
7/Telemetry Radios
127
Software Monitoring and Control
127
Step-By-Step Build Instructions
128
Step 1: Mount the Ground Station Radio
128
Step 2: Prep the Aircraft Radio for Mounting
129
Step 3: Plug in the Radio
131
Step 4: Mount the Aircraft Radio
131
8/Camera and FPV Equipment
133
Popular Drone Cameras
133
Micro Four Thirds Cameras
134
The Mobius Actioncam
136
FPV for a Live Stream
137
Step-By-Step Build Instructions
138
Step 1: Fasten the Camera Mount
138
Step 2: Attach the Vibration Isolation Plate
140
Step 3: Place the Camera in the Quick-Release Mount
141
9/Ardupilot Mega (APM) Setup
143
Step-By-Step Build Instructions
143
Step 1: Update Firmware
143
Step 2: Connect and Complete Mandatory Setup
148
Step 3: Optional Hardware
160
Let's Explore the Rest of Mission Planner
163
Flight Modes
164
Geo Fence
164
Basic Tuning
165
Extended Tuning
166
Standard Params
167
Flight Data
168
Flight Plan
169
Preparing for Your Maiden Flight
171
10/Safe and Responsible Flight
173
Above All Is Safety
173
Training and Education
173
Resources
174
Important Links
174
Key Flight Safety Rules
175
First-Person View
176
Where and When to Fly
177
Preflight Checklist and Flight Log Information
178
Aircraft Inspection
180
Flight and Maintenance Logs
180
Laws and Regulations
181
11/Real-World Applications
183
Beneficial Drones
183
Aerial Photography
183
Mapping and Surveying
185
Precision Agriculture
186
Search and Rescue
187
Infrastructure Inspection
188
Conservation
190
12/Expanding Your Drone's Abilities
191
Add a Camera and First-Person View
191
Collect more Data with Other Sensors
193
Altering Speed: Ready, Set, Race
194
Increasing Flight Times
196
Troubleshooting in the Drone Community
196
Thank You
197
Index
199

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