In the beginning of 2014, Hassan Bouchiba and I (Edouard Leurent) decided to make a quadcopter from scratch as a hobbyist robotics project.
Parts
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| ITG-3200 MEMS gyroscope | A2212-13 Brushless Motors | Designed on Catia |
| ADXL345 accelerometer | APC 10x4.7 Propellers | 3D printed arms |
| HMC5883L magnetometer | FlyFun Electronic Speed Controllers 18A | Core made of carbon plates |
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Second version of the frame for my quadcopter project pic.twitter.com/C1XK55LiFv
— Edouard Leurent (@eleurent) January 21, 2014
The frame is finished, and it looks awesome ! pic.twitter.com/OZwb9WivKI
— Edouard Leurent (@eleurent) January 29, 2014
New version of the frame for my quadcopter: shorter arms and landing gears pic.twitter.com/Cts1vmUZN8
— Edouard Leurent (@eleurent) March 5, 2014
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Application: the ThugDrone
Now that the drone was up and flying, my good friend Adrien Rahier came to me with the idea to use it as an aerial graffiti platform.
We actuated a spray can with a servo-motor controlled remotely, and mounted it with a rotating joint on the quadcopter.
The drone had to be able to automatically stay still against a wall.
Here is the result.
You don't choose the thug life... pic.twitter.com/WM8I9sRQLV
— Edouard Leurent (@eleurent) June 13, 2014