Selecting the drone’s components

Building a drone involves selecting and assembling various mechanical and electronic components to create a functional and reliable aerial platform. In this section, we’ll look at the key components of a drone and the considerations for selecting them. Everything right from the airframe to the latest flight controller has to be selected to make a perfect drone that can fulfill our surveying needs. Make sure that the drone is durable and complies with the local regulations.

Airframe

As we already know, the airframe is the skeleton of a rigid material that holds the electronics together in their desired area to make them function together as a proper system.

Here are the selection considerations for the airframe:

• Material (carbon fiber, aluminum, and so on): Since a carbon fiber body proves to be good in terms of weight versus strength, we’ll use a carbon fiber frame.
• Size and weight capacity: The airframe’...