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Published in Apr 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837633005

Pages 316 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Concepts

Robotics

Author (1):

Sumit Sharma

Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Fundamentals of Flight Engineering

2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with UAV and Drone Engineering

3. Chapter 2: Understanding Flight Terminologies and the Physics of Motion

4. Chapter 3: Learning and Applying Basic Command and Control Interfaces

5. Chapter 4: Knowing UAV Systems, Sub-Systems, and Components

6. Part 2: System Conceptualization and Avionics Development

7. Chapter 5: The Application of Sensors and IMUs in Drones

8. Chapter 6: Introduction to Drone Firmware and Flight Stacks

9. Chapter 7: Introduction to Ground Control Station Software

10. Chapter 8: Understanding Flight Modes and Mission Planning

11. Part 3: Configuration, Calibrations, Flying, and Log Analysis

12. Chapter 9: Drone Assembly, Configuration, and Tuning

13. Chapter 10: Flight Log Analysis and PIDs

14. Chapter 11: Application-Based Drone Development

15. Chapter 12: Developing a Custom Survey Drone

16. References

17. Index

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Components and tools required to build a drone

To begin the process of assembling a drone, we must focus on gathering the essential components we will need. These include the drone’s frame, motors, ESCs, propellers, flight controller, battery, and transmitter/receiver. Before we dive into the intricate assembly steps, having these components at hand is the crucial first step. So, let’s have a look at the complete list of the materials that are required for assembling the drone.

In this section, we will study the different tools and components that are required to assemble a drone. We will only focus on how to assemble the different components as we have already studied the various sensors, physics, and dynamics of the drone.

The complete list of build materials and tools, along with the bill of materials (BOM) of the drone, are provided in the following tables:

Tools:

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Authors (1)

Sumit Sharma

Sumit Sharma has rich experience in Unmanned systems with specialization in Drones architecture development and testing for different applications. He is experienced in Drone Mechanics, Avionics, Design and manufacturing. In his early career, he was involved in the development and testing of the first approved agriculture drone and later getting it approved by the DGCA. Along with this, he has contributed to the development of a Survey drone for Aerial Surveys. He was also involved in the development of high speed and long range surveillance drones for defence tenders. Sumit has been involved in early agriculture spraying pilot projects and was a part of Aerial Spraying on the Locust which hit Rajasthan in 2020.

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