Great day for spcopter, recording a video with two of the spanish climbing stars:
These guys really rocks!
More to come.. stay tuned!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
SPCopter progress update
A long time since last update... the team has been very busy with our daily jobs... but we have had some time to continue building and improving new models.
#Juanki has build:
#Juanki has build:
- a hexa with Robbe 2827-35 and 10" props.
- a Y6 with tiny motors KDA 20-50S and 8" props.
- a quad with big arducopter motors and 12" props (crash in the first flight.... bad solders)
Introducing the tiny Y6:
With this small Y6 we enjoy doing some tricks: Flying under a bridge:
Flying around a tree:
#Nio has ordered the Y6 frame from rccarbon and plan to mount his MK3538.... We are really excited about this copter... big thrust and redundancy!
I have build also a hexa but with KDA 20-22L and 10" props. Here are some onboard videos with gopro fixed:
More to come! Stay tuned!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
SPCopter news
An update on SPCopter progress:
More to come. Stay tuned!
- A new family member: "The Round" a 52cm M2M based on round carbon fiber tubes
- Arducopter 2.0 beta is out: we have done some limited testing with tinycopter and also with "The Robbe". There are some big yaw issues that we need to fix
- First looping: @Nio was able to perform some loopings flying in Acro mode with a tinycopter. Unfortunately there are no pictures/video... we will record it next time!
More to come. Stay tuned!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Flying in Easter
@Juanki finished the new SPCopter member "La Perla" and flew it successfully! Some pictures of "La Perla" and "The Robbe" at Aranjuez:
"La Perla"
Frame:
- Arms: Square Aluminum
- Center: Aluminum
- MotorToMotor distance: 40cm
Motors: KDA 20-26M
ESC: Turnigy Plush 18A
Lipo: Turnigy nano-tech 3S2200mah
Props: 8x4
Weight RTF: 925gr
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
"The Robbe"
Frame:
- Arms: Square Aluminum
- Center: Aluminum
- MotorToMotor distance: 50cm
Motors: Robbe Roxxy 2827/35
ESC: Turnigy Plush 25A
Lipo: Turnigy nano-tech 3S3000mah
Props: 10x4.5
Weight RTF: 1.140kg
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
"La Perla"
Frame:
- Arms: Square Aluminum
- Center: Aluminum
- MotorToMotor distance: 40cm
Motors: KDA 20-26M
ESC: Turnigy Plush 18A
Lipo: Turnigy nano-tech 3S2200mah
Props: 8x4
Weight RTF: 925gr
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
"The Robbe"
Frame:
- Arms: Square Aluminum
- Center: Aluminum
- MotorToMotor distance: 50cm
Motors: Robbe Roxxy 2827/35
ESC: Turnigy Plush 25A
Lipo: Turnigy nano-tech 3S3000mah
Props: 10x4.5
Weight RTF: 1.140kg
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Howto start in the multirotor world
There are many friends asking what is the cheapest way to enter in the multi rotor world.
Let's do some numbers based on a quadcopter running multiwii firmware:
1 x Arduino Pro Mini (18,95$)
1 x FTDI programmer (14,95$)
(Sparkfun shipment = 8.94$)
1 x WiiMotionPlus (19.99$)
1 x Nunchuk (19.99$)
1 x Board for connecting all the multiwii stuff (14,95$ + shipment 3$)
You need a radio: the cheap turnigy radio from hobbyking (53,79$ + shipment 17$)
You also need a charger for your batteries:
1 x charger + 1 x power supply (22.99 + 9.99 = 32.98$)
Some common materials for the center plates and arms:
1 x G10 center plate (7$ + shipment 8.46$)
1 x aluminum square tube 12x10mm, 2,82$
Now, you can choose the size of your quadcopter:
TOTAL Medium = 348.29$ (245 euros)
TOTAL Big = 366.78$ (258 euros)
Of course, there are expensive alternatives like replacing the arduino pro mini with a flyduino, replacing the WMP+/Nunchunk with Jussi's FreeFlighImu or using the Diydrones APM/Oilpan.
Note1:
All conversions have been made using dolar-euro rate at 1.42
Note2:
Some users point me to the OpenPilot control board that is also in the 100$ range.
Let's do some numbers based on a quadcopter running multiwii firmware:
1 x Arduino Pro Mini (18,95$)
1 x FTDI programmer (14,95$)
(Sparkfun shipment = 8.94$)
1 x WiiMotionPlus (19.99$)
1 x Nunchuk (19.99$)
1 x Board for connecting all the multiwii stuff (14,95$ + shipment 3$)
You need a radio: the cheap turnigy radio from hobbyking (53,79$ + shipment 17$)
You also need a charger for your batteries:
1 x charger + 1 x power supply (22.99 + 9.99 = 32.98$)
Some common materials for the center plates and arms:
1 x G10 center plate (7$ + shipment 8.46$)
1 x aluminum square tube 12x10mm, 2,82$
Now, you can choose the size of your quadcopter:
- Let's imagine you want to build a tiny size quadcopter (25cm motor to motor)
4 x Motors, Turnigy 1811-2000 (31.96$)
4 x ESC, Plush 6A (29.64$)
1 x Battery, Rhino 610mah (5.29$)
(Hobbyking shipment = 9.99$)
4 x Props, 3-blade 5x3 CW and CCW (3.22$ + shipment 3.56$)
- Maybe you want a medium size quadcopter (40cm motor to motor)
4 x Motors, KDA 20-26M (45,24$)
4 x ESC, 18A (44,2$)
1 x Battery, 2200 mah (16,48$)
4 x Props, 8x4 CW and CCW (4.56$)
(Hobbyking shipment = 14.99$)
- Or you need more power and want a big size quadcopter (60cm motor to motor)
4 x Motors, KDA 20-22L (51.52$)
4 x ESC, Plush 25A (47.24$)
1 x Battery, 3000 mah (24.32$)
4 x Props, 10x6 (2.93$)
(Hobbyking shipment 17.95$)
TOTAL Medium = 348.29$ (245 euros)
TOTAL Big = 366.78$ (258 euros)
Of course, there are expensive alternatives like replacing the arduino pro mini with a flyduino, replacing the WMP+/Nunchunk with Jussi's FreeFlighImu or using the Diydrones APM/Oilpan.
Note1:
All conversions have been made using dolar-euro rate at 1.42
Note2:
Some users point me to the OpenPilot control board that is also in the 100$ range.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Training in Leganes
Nice saturday evening flying in Leganes (@Juanki's land). We exhibited our official t-shirts with custom logo :) Unfortunately @Nio was not available, because he is currently kite surfing in Fuerteventura. We miss his expert flying skills!
Introducing the "SPCopter family":
- The "Tiny", a 28 cm M2M based on JoseJulio's design
- The "Robbe", a 50cm M2M on a X frame
- The "Arducopter", a 60cm M2M based on official arducopter parts on a + frame
After five batteries, some crashes and two broken props, our verdict was unanimous. The winner is the "Robbe". Very good manoeuvrability, wind-resistant and providing a lot of fun!
The "Arducopter" was a little unstable, maybe because of the wind, the + frame or the motor distance and props combination. We need to dig into it!
Stay tuned, next week a new member to our SPCopter family is comming: "La perla" a 40cm M2M X frame.
Photos:
Video:
Specs:
"The Tiny"
Frame:
- Arms: Square Aluminum
- Center: Carbon fiber
- MotorToMotor distance: 28cm
Motors: Turnigy 1811-2000kv
ESC: Turnigy Plush 6A
Lipo: 3S610
Sonar: Maxbotix LV-EZ0
Props: 3-blade 5x3
Weight RTF: 250gr
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
"The Robbe"
Frame:
- Arms: Square Aluminum
- Center: Aluminum
- MotorToMotor distance: 50cm
Motors: Robbe Roxxy 2827/35
ESC: Turnigy Plush 25A
Lipo: Turnigy nano-tech 3S3000mah
Props: 10x4.5
Weight RTF: 1.140kg
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
"The Arducopter"
Frame:Standard Arducopter frame
- MotorToMotor distance: 60cm
Motors: Arducopter Motors 880kv
ESC: Turnigy Plush 25A
Lipo: Turnigy nano-tech 3S3000mah
Props: 12x4.5
Weight RTF: 1.025kg
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
Introducing the "SPCopter family":
- The "Tiny", a 28 cm M2M based on JoseJulio's design
- The "Robbe", a 50cm M2M on a X frame
- The "Arducopter", a 60cm M2M based on official arducopter parts on a + frame
After five batteries, some crashes and two broken props, our verdict was unanimous. The winner is the "Robbe". Very good manoeuvrability, wind-resistant and providing a lot of fun!
The "Arducopter" was a little unstable, maybe because of the wind, the + frame or the motor distance and props combination. We need to dig into it!
Stay tuned, next week a new member to our SPCopter family is comming: "La perla" a 40cm M2M X frame.
Photos:
Video:
Specs:
"The Tiny"
Frame:
- Arms: Square Aluminum
- Center: Carbon fiber
- MotorToMotor distance: 28cm
Motors: Turnigy 1811-2000kv
ESC: Turnigy Plush 6A
Lipo: 3S610
Sonar: Maxbotix LV-EZ0
Props: 3-blade 5x3
Weight RTF: 250gr
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
"The Robbe"
Frame:
- Arms: Square Aluminum
- Center: Aluminum
- MotorToMotor distance: 50cm
Motors: Robbe Roxxy 2827/35
ESC: Turnigy Plush 25A
Lipo: Turnigy nano-tech 3S3000mah
Props: 10x4.5
Weight RTF: 1.140kg
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
"The Arducopter"
Frame:Standard Arducopter frame
- MotorToMotor distance: 60cm
Motors: Arducopter Motors 880kv
ESC: Turnigy Plush 25A
Lipo: Turnigy nano-tech 3S3000mah
Props: 12x4.5
Weight RTF: 1.025kg
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
Sunday, April 10, 2011
New Video flying over Sanse
We go on with a new video, in a sunny sunday morning with a gentle breeze, but a good day for flying over a park near at home.
Credits:
Pilot: @Nio
Frame: X468 con brazos de aluminio. Distancia Motor a Motor 60cm.
Motors: MK3538
ESC: Turnigy Plush 25A
Lipo: NanoTech 3S2650
Camera: GoPro con carcasa.
Weight RTF: 1.5kg
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
Labels: arducopter, gopro, videos
Credits:
Pilot: @Nio
Frame: X468 con brazos de aluminio. Distancia Motor a Motor 60cm.
Motors: MK3538
ESC: Turnigy Plush 25A
Lipo: NanoTech 3S2650
Camera: GoPro con carcasa.
Weight RTF: 1.5kg
Core: ArduPilotMega and IMU (Oilpan)
Code: Ardupirates Rev 527
Labels: arducopter, gopro, videos
