Quadcopter: Now with GoPro
Don't rip me of Matt.
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I’ve borrowed a GoPro Hero 2 and plan on mounting it on my quadcopter at some stage this weekend. In this photo I’m experimenting with the camera’s location and mounting.
The quad is now setup to fly in an ‘X’ configuration (two motors forward). This means a camera can be mounted facing forward without one motor and prop right in front of it. To change from ‘+’ (plus) I reprogrammed the KK board (firmware XCopter V4.7 [m186] kapteinkuk) and changed the mounting orientation of it. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be. The only thing that might be an issue is the battery as it lays left to right. It’s safer and better to have it lay forward and back.
My brother and I had some suggestions to improve the quads setup
-Reinforce the yaw gyro to the main board with hot glue (the small upright board connected by three pins)
-Cover the KK board with some type of canopy- to reduce interference from wind and temperature to the gyros
-Add a thin layer of foam to the top and bottom of each arm under the top and bottom boards- to reduce vibration to all the electronics
-Change the gyro mounting- I like the idea of hard drive mounting grommets top and bottom (I only have enough for bottom)
We are still experimenting with props and the gain on the KK board. It’s completely new to me and to a lesser extent my brother (as he has been flying helicopters for years). Neither of us has any idea how they should fly, now they should react and how stable they should be. It’s all new ground and a steep learning curve.
GWS HD9050 3 Blade Prop Counter Rotate
Quadcopter: Now with GoPro
Don't rip me of Matt.
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I’ve borrowed a GoPro Hero 2 and plan on mounting it on my quadcopter at some stage this weekend. In this photo I’m experimenting with the camera’s location and mounting.
The quad is now setup to fly in an ‘X’ configuration (two motors forward). This means a camera can be mounted facing forward without one motor and prop right in front of it. To change from ‘+’ (plus) I reprogrammed the KK board (firmware XCopter V4.7 [m186] kapteinkuk) and changed the mounting orientation of it. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be. The only thing that might be an issue is the battery as it lays left to right. It’s safer and better to have it lay forward and back.
My brother and I had some suggestions to improve the quads setup
-Reinforce the yaw gyro to the main board with hot glue (the small upright board connected by three pins)
-Cover the KK board with some type of canopy- to reduce interference from wind and temperature to the gyros
-Add a thin layer of foam to the top and bottom of each arm under the top and bottom boards- to reduce vibration to all the electronics
-Change the gyro mounting- I like the idea of hard drive mounting grommets top and bottom (I only have enough for bottom)
We are still experimenting with props and the gain on the KK board. It’s completely new to me and to a lesser extent my brother (as he has been flying helicopters for years). Neither of us has any idea how they should fly, now they should react and how stable they should be. It’s all new ground and a steep learning curve.
GWS HD9050 3 Blade Prop Counter Rotate