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First Rearlight test of my quad

mayermakes

Check out the first test video of the rear lights of my FPV-quadcopter..(build is not finished yet)

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp5zM7qLV4Q

 

 

Bright enough?   ;-)

 

these are waterproof Led strips made for aquaristics. 9 smd LEDS @12V

I've got an even brigther strip in white for the front....

  • in reply to crjeder

    thanks for pointing out the Techpod I wasn't aware of that product.

    Today I received a Piper J-3 Kit (900mm wingspan) today which will serve as my main fun plane + Testing rig for  the sensory equipment I'm developing separately.

    Well until the quadcopter is ready for takeoff I will experiment with some fixed wings.

  • in reply to mayermakes

    For me figuring out the sensors would be a project alone. If I'd like to do something similar I'd use a proven working platform as a basis. There are a lot of hobby RC planes around for every budget. So personally I'd use one of those first and build the appliacation on top. If it turns out that the platform works sub optimal than I can allways change that. But if you are trying to learn aircraft design VTOL is a good place for failure and gaining experiance from that image

    If it is just because of cost, there is an other platform worth mentionig, the TechPod. Cost is aprox 1/2 of the explorer.

    I am not into fixed wing - flying (or at least trying to image) everything copter (quad / heli)

  • in reply to crjeder

    You are spot on

    yes I use an IR camera (I'm currently sorting out the type of cam and and and...)+ additional sensoring, to get more results per pass and cross evidence.

    I'm working on both prototypes Quadcopter  & Plane (2 Types a smaller slower one(smaller areas) and a bigger ,SOARER faster version) maybe the result might be a hybrid  VTOL-Plane. it depends on the tasks.

    I acquired some vineyards , crop fields, and alpine forest as testing fields for 2016/17.

     

    Bormatec Explorer is a great plattform, but I try to go my own way on a lower budget, right in the DIY spirit. and If I fail I have at least  gained experience in flight..

  • in reply to mayermakes

    sounds intresting. do you use an IR camara for nutrition monitoring?

    Ok it depends on how big your fields are image but I think planes fit better - they easily can stay 45 min in the air (cf Bormatec Explorer for example).

  • in reply to crjeder

    BOTH!!image

     

     

    In fact it do try to use my quadrocopter for an agricultural purpose ( rapid monitoring of health/nutrition condition) and  I surely will fulfill the UFO plan .

    I'm also experimenting currently with RC-planes for the same purpose.