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封面
版权信息
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
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Why subscribe?
Customer Feedback
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Downloading the color images of this book
Errata
Piracy
Questions
Drones 101
Introduction to drones
Purposes for drones
Types of drones
USV drones
Rovers
Submersibles
UAV drones
Multirotors
Fixed-wing drones – airplanes
Hybrid drones – VTOL
Helicopter drones
Dirigible drones – Blimps
Ardupilot 101 – A quick overview of Pixhawk 2.1
Safety and best practices
Summary
Your First Drone - An Autonomous RC Car
Our rover
Kitbashing
Rustler VXL
Planning and limitations
Identifying the components
Planning the placement of Pixhawk
3D modeling printing and silicone molding
Measure five times print once
Model it in 3D
Print it in 3D
Preparing for molding
Pouring the mould
Demolding and curing
Hooking up your Pixhawk
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Radio telemetry
RC receiver
Connecting the brain to the body
Programming the Pixhawk for our (basic) rover
The wizard
More calibration...
Testing and driving
Setting waypoints
A Drone for Hunters – Autonomous Duck Decoy
Spawning a marketable deal
Outlining the scope before you design
Choosing the kitbash boat
Designing the duck body for 3D printing
The basics of 3D modeling
Modeling with subdivs
Box modeling 101
Knifing polygons
Extruding and shifting
Making the duck hollow
Freezing curves into polygons – subdividing
Booleans
Printing large 3D models
Testing for water-tightness
Installing the propulsion system
Steering and electronics
Hooking everything up!
A Drone for Golfers
The design
Using tank locomotion
Adapting Pixhawk for skid-steering
Using Bluetooth to control Pixhawk with a phone
Using LIDAR to avoid obstacles
LIDAR 101
Making LIDAR work
Mounting the module
Configuring LIDAR with Mission Planner
Introduction to UAVs
Safety concerns
Propellers - flying cuisinarts
Designing for air versus ground
Weight
Power/lift
Fuel - battery
Learning some physics
Designing a multicopter airframe
Symmetry
