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Project Condor

DIY Drone System

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Structure

Condor I, a large quadrotor airframe with a very modular rack-like cargo area.

All with parts from the hardware store.

Plans
structure
controller

Controller

The flight controller is the nervous system of a drone, keeping it stabilized and in the air.

Based on available off-the-shelf components such as the Teensy 3.1 microcontroller and Adafruit 10-DOF sensor board, this controller is trivial to build (hence the name, trifle).

Hardware Software *

*Note: the custom controller project is currently stalled, it is recommended to use the PX4 Autopilot. Modifications to the underlying real-time kernel, NuttX, have been merged back upstream.

Cockpit

No remote control needed.

The drone is guided from a computer through a telemetry link. Current state is displayed in a modern web-app and controlling is done via a gamepad.

Virtual Cockpit (Demo) Virtual Cockpit Gamepad Remote

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