open source and closed source,
79
sensors for, 7, 80-81, 181-182
software assistant for, 82
flight data, 156
flight logs, 166-168
flight modes, 92-94, 144, 152
flight plan, 157
flight simulator software, 12, 162
flight time, increasing, 184
follow me flight mode, 93
fonts used in this book, ix
force, 7
FPV (first-person view), 125-126,
164, 179
frame type, for APM, 136-138
(see also airframe)
frequency bands
for telemetry radio, 115
for transmitter, 108
G
G-10 fiberglass, 18
Geo Fence, 152
GIS (geographic information sys-
tems), 173, 175
GPS (Global Positioning System),
5, 91-94
accuracy of, determining, 93
compass for, 94-95
flight modes for, 92-94
installing, 96-102
GPS sensor port, 81
gravity, 7
ground station radio, 116-117
gyroscope, 7
H
Heli-X flight simulator, 12
hexacopters, 17, 88
history of drone development, 3-7
I
I frame type, 137
I2C (inter-integrated circuit), 81
IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), 7
infrastructure inspection, 176-178
insurance coverage, 163
inter-integrated circuit (I2C), 81
Internet, role in drone develop-
ment, 6
J
JP1 jumper port, 81
K
Kilby, Terry and Belinda (authors)
Drone Art: Baltimore, vii
kV rating, for motor, 47-48
L
laws and regulations, 169
Li-Po (lithium-polymer) batteries
(see batteries)
lift, 8, 48
Little Dipper quadcopter, vii-viii
(see also drones)
airframe, building, 19-40
battery monitor, installing,
102-106
camera, installing, 126-129
compass, installing, 98-102
design files, downloading, viii
flight controller, building, 83-87
flight controller, setting up,
131-151
future components, allowing for,
72
GPS, installing, 96-102
hardware kit for, viii
power train, building, 52-76
receiver, installing, 110-113
telemetry radio, building,
116-120
live stream broadcast from camera,
122
(see also FPV)
location of flight, 165
loiter flight mode, 92, 144
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