Hello everyone,
For school, we started a project. We decided that this and next year, we would like to try to build a quadcopter. We have a vague idea of how we want to do it, but we still have several questions that I hope can be answered by some members of this forum.
First, I think it's good to mention what we want our quadcopter to be able to: as we think it will already be hard enough to be able to get the quadcopter in the air, to be able to steer it and to be able to come up with an algorithm to let the drone stabilize itself, and as we will really build it almost from scratch, we don't want anything really 'fancy'. We just want it to be able to do the things just mentioned.
Now a few questions:
1) Which parts will be absolute necessary (only in terms of technology, for example an microcontroller or an accelerometer, not in terms of things like a frame).
2) We doubted if we should be using an Arduino microcontroller or a Raspberry PI microprocessor. We know that using an Raspberry PI will result in having a small delay in things like being able to let the quadcopter stabilize, but on the other side we don't know if an Arduino will be sophisticated enough to run quiete an amount of code and algorithms? If you say an Arduino will be good for our purposes, do you have some advice regarding which kind of Arduino (i.e. UNO or something else?)
3) What do you think will be the hardest part to program?
4) Would it more convenient to build an mobile application connected via wifi or bluetooth to be able to steer the quadcopter, or is it easier to use a pre-built controller? If you choose for the second option, are there library's available to be able to translate movements you make with this controller into code to be able to let the quadcopter move?
5) If you have other advice, we would like to hear it as well.
If there's something you would like to know or don't understand yet, just ask it.
I know the post is quiete long, but many thanks for taking the time to answer, it's appreciated!
-Coach
For school, we started a project. We decided that this and next year, we would like to try to build a quadcopter. We have a vague idea of how we want to do it, but we still have several questions that I hope can be answered by some members of this forum.
First, I think it's good to mention what we want our quadcopter to be able to: as we think it will already be hard enough to be able to get the quadcopter in the air, to be able to steer it and to be able to come up with an algorithm to let the drone stabilize itself, and as we will really build it almost from scratch, we don't want anything really 'fancy'. We just want it to be able to do the things just mentioned.
Now a few questions:
1) Which parts will be absolute necessary (only in terms of technology, for example an microcontroller or an accelerometer, not in terms of things like a frame).
2) We doubted if we should be using an Arduino microcontroller or a Raspberry PI microprocessor. We know that using an Raspberry PI will result in having a small delay in things like being able to let the quadcopter stabilize, but on the other side we don't know if an Arduino will be sophisticated enough to run quiete an amount of code and algorithms? If you say an Arduino will be good for our purposes, do you have some advice regarding which kind of Arduino (i.e. UNO or something else?)
3) What do you think will be the hardest part to program?
4) Would it more convenient to build an mobile application connected via wifi or bluetooth to be able to steer the quadcopter, or is it easier to use a pre-built controller? If you choose for the second option, are there library's available to be able to translate movements you make with this controller into code to be able to let the quadcopter move?
5) If you have other advice, we would like to hear it as well.
If there's something you would like to know or don't understand yet, just ask it.
I know the post is quiete long, but many thanks for taking the time to answer, it's appreciated!
-Coach
hope this helps!