MAKE Terry Kilby - Index

Index
Symbols
+ (plus) frame type, 137
3DR radio (see telemetry radio)
A
A0-A11 analog pins, 81
Academy of Model Aeronautics
(AMA), 3, 162, 163
accelerometer, 7, 138-139
aerial photography, 171
(see also camera)
agriculture, 174-175
aileron (see roll)
aircraft designs, 16
aircraft inspection, 168
airframe, 15
alternatives for, 21
balancing, 19
building, 19-40
camera plate, 40
clean frame, 19, 20, 31-37
dirty frame, 19, 20, 22-31
frame type, setting, 136-138
front and back of, 84
joining clean and dirty frame,
38-39, 89
all up weight (AUW), 49
AMA (Academy of Model Aeronau-
tics), 3, 162, 163
amps, 49
APM (ArduPilot Mega) flight con-
troller, 79
accelerometer, calibrating,
138-139
battery monitor setup, 150-151
baud rates for, 135
building, 83-87
COM port for, 135
compass, setting up, 140
connecting to Mission Planner,
136
FailSafe setup, 146
flight data, viewing, 156
flight modes, setting, 144, 152
flight plan, creating, 157
frame type, setting, 136-138
Geo Fence, setting, 152
radio (transmitter), calibrating,
142
standard parameters, setting,
155
telemetry radio setup, 149
tuning, 153-154
updating firmware for, 131-135
versions of, 95
AUVSI (Association for Unmanned
Vehicles International), 162
AUW (all up weight), 49
B
balancing propellers, 44-46
batteries, 50-51, 68-72, 183
Battery FailSafe options, 146
battery monitor (power module),
95-96, 102-106, 150-151
baud rates, for APM communica-
tion, 135
best practices, 3, 162-164
Blackout Mini Spider hexacopter,
21, 31
brushless motor, 46-48, 72-76
bullet connectors, 56-65
C
CAD (computer-aided design), 15
camera, 121-126
187