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PSoC 4 Tricopter (Smarter Life Challenge) part #1

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If you like my project vote for "A Smarter Tricopter - Yuri Tikhonov" image

 

Good day comrades! I am very glad for the opportunity to participate in a Smarter Life Challenge!

The last few years, I am fond of RC models. I already have a wheeled robot, several helicopters and completely DIY micro-quadrocopter. It is time for tricopter!

 

So, the main features of this project are:

  • Frame construction: Classic tricopter (weight ~0.75kg).
  • "Heart" of tricopter: PSoC 4.
  • BLDC ESC's with custom firmware.
  • FPV with OSD function (optional).
  • Custom Tx system (optional).

 

You should immediately notice that I live in Russia and the delivery can be a big problem, for this reason, I split the project into two stages (A and B):

 

Stage A:

  1. Create based on PSoC 4 heart (for tri and quadcopter).
  2. Create Firmware (for tri and quadcopter).
  3. Install "1" and "2" to my old DIY Quadcopter with DC-motors.
  4. Use my Turnigy Tx-system to control it.


Stage B:

  1. Get based on PSoC 4 heart from stage A
  2. Get Firmware from stage A
  3. Create a new DIY Tricoter frame with motors, props etc.
  4. Update firmware on ESC's
  5. Connect all together
  6. Use my Turnigy Tx-system to control it

 

Upgrades:

  1. Get all from stage B
  2. Install FPV and OSD system
  3. Create based on Arduino Esplora (or somthing like this) Tx system

 

Now I want to:

  1. Receive PSoC 4 develompent board and start to create firmware. As a starting point I want to use open-source project MultiWii 2.0.
  2. Buy all RC-parts on HobbyKing (~200-300$).
  3. Farnell's 500$ I want to use first of all for buying Arduino Esplora, PSoC 4 chips and some instruments.

 

Update blog I plan to once a week (or more frequently as possible). If you have some interesting ideas - I'll be glad to see it!

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UPD (26.dec.2013): removed unnecessary steps

                                                                                                                                                                                

#linkdescription
1PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #1Introduction
2PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #2Purchase of components from Farnell and HobbyKing
3PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #3PSoC firmware: upTime & Rx
4PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #4PSoC firmware: UART & MultiWii GUI
5PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #5PSoC firmware: EEPROM emulation
6PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #6PSoC firmware: Servo & ESC control
7PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #7PSoC firmware: IMU, LED's & PID
8PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #8Hardware: PCB
9PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #9Hardware: tricopter's frame
10PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #10Hardware: YAW mechanics & motors
11PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #11Hardware: ESC's, wires & misc
12PSoC 4 Tricopter Part #12Final: The first fly

 

If you like my project vote for "A Smarter Tricopter - Yuri Tikhonov" image

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