Open Sky Anchor WiFi Drone Brings The GIG

ok , so as I was previously indicating, I will use the second plate I have to make a raised platform. The temporary spacers will be swapped for custom vibration isolators normally used for camera gimbals.  This also raises the sensors and gps module higher and farther away from DC ESCs the DC power wires and the 110v /220v wiring as well to reducing any possible interference. Here is the 3D model and I am printing 12 pieces to make 6 vibration isolators now.

So this is a bit smaller of a project and does not involve long term flying, but it really is a tiny version of what I am doing. I found this kids paper and he has a website from a couple years ago. I think this was an engineering project for school. I will review his findings to see if there is anything out there useful.

https://garethnunns.com/wp-content/uploads/Flying,-Autonomous-WiFi-Gareth-Nunns.pdf

Web page and you tube video

https://garethnunns.com/blog/flying-autonomous-wifi/

I really am not sure if I have the worlds worst solder or this soldering gun is giving up the ghost. I went through three tips and a bunch of flux. As far as looks go, this is not my best looking soldering job, but I went through and reheated each connection to molten and then cooled again to prevent any cold joints.

This is the fold down mount for the new arms. We already needed to design a new arm to mount two motors and props on each arm , so adding a folding feature would make it easier to store and transport as well.

This is sort of uneventful, but there are tedious tasks you need to do when prepping any aircraft. Reaming custom props to match your motor shaft perfectly with no play is one of them. I picked up a reaming tool typically used for wood from Great Planes. The shaft of a DJI 2212 is just shy of 8mm thick when measured by a micrometer.   Because of the motors that will be pointed down in operation, there are no DJI self tightening props that will work. I actually need to Ream the props and mount them in reverse to be in the correct orientation. Also moving from 9.4 in x 4.5in to 10 in x 5 inch provides a bit more thrust over the original props.

I have finished reaming and matching props to the motors. Next I need to balance then on both blades as well as the hub. More on that soon...