I was tasked with creating a search and rescue tool that can penetrate tree canopies. The goal, to create a drone prototype that will have a selfie stick with a 360 camera at the end.
My first attempt, I learned the hard way about the pendulum effect and how dangerously unstable it can make the drone.
Over the weekend I was searching for a glide camera design to 3d print for another project when the brilliant idea hit me. I could 3d print a gyro between the drone and the selfie stick. I had a crashed Phantom adv. that was collecting dust, I removed the camera and proceeded to create what I feel is the perfect solution for a proof of concept design.
The first tests area stability,start and stop, and limited altitude.
The second tests are pre-programmed flight plans, fly to the desired coordinates, drop altitude to 15ft above ground, pause, raise to safe altitude, go to next location.
The third tests will be real environment simulations. The goal of this design is to look where conventional drones cannot, and to create a one-man search team for rugged terrains.
Using the Phantom was out of convenience and will not be the drone used in the field for the final professional use. The final version will have a retractable 50ft carbon fiber pole with a custom 360 camera.
I wanted to share with the group another use for the phantom. Instead of a 360 camera, a claw could be attached, test tube, etc.
My first attempt, I learned the hard way about the pendulum effect and how dangerously unstable it can make the drone.
Over the weekend I was searching for a glide camera design to 3d print for another project when the brilliant idea hit me. I could 3d print a gyro between the drone and the selfie stick. I had a crashed Phantom adv. that was collecting dust, I removed the camera and proceeded to create what I feel is the perfect solution for a proof of concept design.
The first tests area stability,start and stop, and limited altitude.
The second tests are pre-programmed flight plans, fly to the desired coordinates, drop altitude to 15ft above ground, pause, raise to safe altitude, go to next location.
The third tests will be real environment simulations. The goal of this design is to look where conventional drones cannot, and to create a one-man search team for rugged terrains.
Using the Phantom was out of convenience and will not be the drone used in the field for the final professional use. The final version will have a retractable 50ft carbon fiber pole with a custom 360 camera.
I wanted to share with the group another use for the phantom. Instead of a 360 camera, a claw could be attached, test tube, etc.
