7/4/2022 Drone Testing

 Lindsay Wright

Setup procedure

-setup gps home on tripod

- connect battery wire and power on *very carefully*

-calibrate compass

Guide is CubePilot and ArduPilot

Here1 manual

Enter some parameters based on these guides

Reboot

Disconnect something (on computer program), go to setup

Open QGroundControl

Setup drone

Rotate all over place after beep

A) 360d 1 direction upright

B) 360d other dir upright

C)point antenna towards you, rotate 360d

D) “baby roller coaster” (rotate while gently spinning drone in random directions)

Unscrew knobby screws to engage arms

Screw to lock

CCW blade

CW Blade

Mount on drone:

Gold brass ring (DO NOT LOSE)

Rotor

Steel wheel shape

2 screws

Quadcopter formation: front in, CW rotors in diagonal

Weak points: arm (mech), battery (elec)

Level calibration

Video coming soon!

Calibrate gyro by pushing a button

Overrode safety checks

Flying the drone: manual under 50% throttle, hold position 50% throttle is hover

Battery: 25.2V is full 22.2V is empty

Successful flight of 20 minutes, moving around, for 4.5 kg drone

Need to test with payload of camera and grabber

Coach Alex says the drone is on the heavy side and doesn’t leave much margin for payload.