Propeller Calculations
Besides just handling the Inventor drawings, concept designs and landing gear designs & calculations, I also decided to find out more...
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Mechanical Design
Rover: Prototype FINAL - Camera & Sensor Mount
The mounting plate for the sensors and the camera must be made of a plastic material instead of metal as it may affect the sensors’...
Rover: Prototype FINAL - Motor Adaptor
The wheels for the latest rover design will be meant for rough terrain environment. With the wheel hub, fabricating a motor adaptor to...
Rover: Prototype FINAL - Docking platform
In order to increase the chances of the drone to land on the platform, the platform must be bigger than the drone itself. Therefore the...
Rover: From Mk1 to FINAL
After the feedback given, the frame is need to be further since the landing of the drone is impossible to have a proper linear movement....
Mark 4 Landing Gears
Before the project was over, I decided since I had extra time and extra 3D printers available, it would be smart to 3D print extra legs...
Calculations & Drop Tests
Before the landing gears were determined to be designed this certain way and to use PLA as its material, several calculations were...
Final Frame Design: The Safe Drones
Above is the final design of the drone, an X8, modified from 2 Mini 180 Racing Quadcopters to allow it to have the same design ideas of a...
Rover: Prototype Mk1 - Monitor Mount
For the monitor stand, aluminium sheet would be a better choice as it is more sturdy and does not break easily compared to polycarbonate...
Rover: Prototype Mk1 - Motor adaptor
The wheels that were used is meant for RC aircraft, which mean it is not meant to mount to the motor. Therefore, a motor adaptor must be...
Rover: Prototype Mk1 - Motor selection
Selecting a suitable motor for rover especially for such environment may be hard to start off. Therefore,i researched on information such...
Rover: Prototype Mk1 - Docking system
For this prototype, there is 2 features to allow the drone to and properly, 1 feature for the landing gears, the other for the base of...
Experimental Data
Accelerometer For the experiment to determine whether there was a difference in vibrations with or without the landing gears, the...
Rover: Prototype Mk1 - Material choices
As the Search & Rescue Flying Tank progess has come to an end, a new chapter begins. We decide to have a Unmanned Ground vehicle as a...
Problems Encountered
One important aspect to note is that the spring rate of the Mark III & IV springs are noticeably softer than the ones originally used in...
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