1. Lenn Tilley
Manual quadrocopter build Jan Folens
Olivier De Bie
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2. Components
• First of all it is important to know which components you need and what they
are. This site is a good reference.
• Here you can find a useful tool to see if it is possible to fly, if you have enough
power etc.
• On the next slide you can see which parts we’ve selected.
dinsdag 22 januari 13

3. Components
• Here you can find a list of the components we used:
✦ 5 motors : Turnigy D2836/9 950KV Brushless Outrunner Motor - 23A max
✦ 1 charger for lipo :Turnigy Accucel-6 50W 6A Balancer/Charger w/ accessories
✦ 1 Transmitter and 8ch receiver : Turnigy 9X 9Ch Transmitter w/ Module & 8ch Receiver (Mode 1) (v2
Firmware)
✦ 2 batteries : Turnigy 2200mAh 3S 30C Lipo Pack
✦ 4 ESC motor controllers : Turnigy Multistar 30 Amp Multi-rotor Brushless ESC 2-4S
✦ 1 safety bag for charging lipo betteries : Lithium Polymer Charge Pack 18x22cm Sack
✦ 1 Lipo alarm : On Board Lipoly Low Voltage Alarm (2s~4s)
✦ 3 sets of 4 propellers : 10x4.5 SF Props 2pc Standard Rotation/2 pc RH Rotation (Blue)
✦ 1 breadboard with components : Flight controller based on arduino with 6 DOF imu soldered
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4. Components
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5. Step 1:Frame
• Before you can start with connecting all of your components you need to
build a frame. We builded our own frame. The files for the laser cutter are
available here.
• This is the frame you will get if you build our frame.
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6. Step 2: Mounting the parts
• Here you can see a video where we mount all the parts to the frame
• Invoegen van filmpje waarbij we de onderdelen op het frame plaatsen
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7. Step 3: Connecting all parts
• Schematics of the connected parts
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8. Step 4: Uploading the software
• To upload a program to the arduino breadboard we need the arduino
software.
• You also need the multiwii software.
• Adjusting the code trough the multiwii config file. You can find information
about this process here.
dinsdag 22 januari 13

9. Step 5: Preparing the parts
• Setting up the transmitter and receiver
• Bounding the transmitter (Turnigy 9x 9Ch Transmitter) with the receiver
(Turnigy 9X8C-V2 8-channel receiver)
• explanation about the system setting of the transmitter (turnigy DX9)
• Initialise and programming the ESC’s
• Programming the ESC's with the remote control. You repeat this step for
every ESC connected with a motor.
• Final settings and calibration trough multiwii GUI.
• For calibration and adding functions to the program you can use the multiwii
GUI. Here you can find a detailed description. Make sure your sensors are
defined good. You can change them in the program by adding a “-” or delete
it in the config.ino file of the arduino program.
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10. Step 5: Test flight
• Now you are ready for your first test flight.
• If he flies smooth. We can start the PID regulation process. This process is
described in this movie.
dinsdag 22 januari 13