[Canberrauav] MHV Quadcopter Workshop Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com Sun Jan 27 23:38:23 EST 2013 Hi everyone, As has been previously mentioned, I (along with Alastair, Chris, Lachlan and Andreas) will be running a build-your-own-quadcopter workshop at MHV next month. The quadcopter will be based on the ArdupilotMega hardware/software platform (www.diydrones.com). This is the same autopilot used by CanberraUAV in the 2012 Outback UAV Challenge. Basic details for the quadcopter: Flight time: ~12 min Payload: 200g (a greater/lesser payload will alter the 12 min flight time). Max payload is ~500g Size: 45x45cm (without propellers), 55x55cm (with propellers) Basic details for the workshop: Cost: $500. Non-MHV members will need to pay extra to access the workspace (probably $50). I will need payment 2 weeks before the workshop. Time: The workshop will be run over 3 evenings (7pm - 10pm) for construction and 1 weekend afternoon (1-5pm) for flying. Numbers: Due to space constraints at MHV we can only accommodate 10 people at the workshop. If there is enough demand, we may run a 2nd workshop in parallel. Dates: The construction will be (tentatively) run on the 20/27th of Feb and 6th of March (Wednesdays). Flying will be on the weekend of the 9/10th March. At this point, what I need is an accurate idea of numbers for the workshop. If you are interested, email me before 4th February. Also - Feel free to distribute this around to any interested people! Thanks Stephen Dade
[Canberrauav] MHV Quadcopter Workshop Jack Pittar jpittar at bigpond.net.au Mon Jan 28 00:30:30 EST 2013 Hi Stephen, I wish to partake. I feel I could also be useful in mentoring some of the mechanical and wiring part of the build. Two members of CMAC are also interested, but like myself, they already have radios, receivers, batteries, and connectors etc. Could we have a definitive list of parts, with prices, to select from? It might be more useful to split it up into kits rather than individual parts. Eg - copter hardware kit, radio control, battery, APM. Many people would want to know exactly what they are getting before they put their money down. How about interested parties who would like to attend, but are not building their own quadcopter yet? Has the prototype flown, and how did it go? Jack. -----Original Message----- From: canberrauav-bounces at canberrauav.com [mailto:canberrauav-bounces at canberrauav.com]On Behalf Of Stephen Dade Sent: Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:38 PM To: makers at makehackvoid.com; canberrauav Subject: [Canberrauav] MHV Quadcopter Workshop Hi everyone, As has been previously mentioned, I (along with Alastair, Chris, Lachlan and Andreas) will be running a build-your-own-quadcopter workshop at MHV next month. The quadcopter will be based on the ArdupilotMega hardware/software platform (www.diydrones.com). This is the same autopilot used by CanberraUAV in the 2012 Outback UAV Challenge. Basic details for the quadcopter: Flight time: ~12 min Payload: 200g (a greater/lesser payload will alter the 12 min flight time). Max payload is ~500g Size: 45x45cm (without propellers), 55x55cm (with propellers) Basic details for the workshop: Cost: $500. Non-MHV members will need to pay extra to access the workspace (probably $50). I will need payment 2 weeks before the workshop. Time: The workshop will be run over 3 evenings (7pm - 10pm) for construction and 1 weekend afternoon (1-5pm) for flying. Numbers: Due to space constraints at MHV we can only accommodate 10 people at the workshop. If there is enough demand, we may run a 2nd workshop in parallel. Dates: The construction will be (tentatively) run on the 20/27th of Feb and 6th of March (Wednesdays). Flying will be on the weekend of the 9/10th March. At this point, what I need is an accurate idea of numbers for the workshop. If you are interested, email me before 4th February. Also - Feel free to distribute this around to any interested people! Thanks Stephen Dade
[Canberrauav] [Makers] MHV Quadcopter Workshop Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com Mon Jan 28 19:42:19 EST 2013 Jack, The parts list has not been 100% finalised yet. There's still a few small parts (screws, propellers, etc) that were the incorrect size for the beta build. Once we can confirm that all the parts fit together and work, I'll release a list (likely ~1 week from now). The kit will contain everything needed to build and run the quadcopter. I realise that some people may already have lipo chargers and transmitters/receivers. There will be an option for attendees to not order these parts if they already have them. One word of warning is that the transmitter must be capable of being programmed to allow the APM flight mode selection. In terms of other parts, I'm reluctant to further divide the package and allow people to bring their own motors/frames/etc. If the quadcopter has custom parts, I can't guarantee that the parts will be compatible or their effect on the flying characteristics of the quadcopter. The point of the beta program is to test and confirm that a particular set of parts works well together. The prototype is currently being built. It should be ready for flight tests next week. Thanks Stephen -----Original Message----- From: makers-bounces at makehackvoid.com [mailto:makers-bounces at makehackvoid.com] On Behalf Of Jack Pittar Sent: Monday, 28 January 2013 12:31 AM To: makers at makehackvoid.com; canberrauav Subject: Re: [Makers] [Canberrauav] MHV Quadcopter Workshop Hi Stephen, I wish to partake. I feel I could also be useful in mentoring some of the mechanical and wiring part of the build. Two members of CMAC are also interested, but like myself, they already have radios, receivers, batteries, and connectors etc. Could we have a definitive list of parts, with prices, to select from? It might be more useful to split it up into kits rather than individual parts. Eg - copter hardware kit, radio control, battery, APM. Many people would want to know exactly what they are getting before they put their money down. How about interested parties who would like to attend, but are not building their own quadcopter yet? Has the prototype flown, and how did it go? Jack. -----Original Message----- From: canberrauav-bounces at canberrauav.com [mailto:canberrauav-bounces at canberrauav.com]On Behalf Of Stephen Dade Sent: Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:38 PM To: makers at makehackvoid.com; canberrauav Subject: [Canberrauav] MHV Quadcopter Workshop Hi everyone, As has been previously mentioned, I (along with Alastair, Chris, Lachlan and Andreas) will be running a build-your-own-quadcopter workshop at MHV next month. The quadcopter will be based on the ArdupilotMega hardware/software platform (www.diydrones.com). This is the same autopilot used by CanberraUAV in the 2012 Outback UAV Challenge. Basic details for the quadcopter: Flight time: ~12 min Payload: 200g (a greater/lesser payload will alter the 12 min flight time). Max payload is ~500g Size: 45x45cm (without propellers), 55x55cm (with propellers) Basic details for the workshop: Cost: $500. Non-MHV members will need to pay extra to access the workspace (probably $50). I will need payment 2 weeks before the workshop. Time: The workshop will be run over 3 evenings (7pm - 10pm) for construction and 1 weekend afternoon (1-5pm) for flying. Numbers: Due to space constraints at MHV we can only accommodate 10 people at the workshop. If there is enough demand, we may run a 2nd workshop in parallel. Dates: The construction will be (tentatively) run on the 20/27th of Feb and 6th of March (Wednesdays). Flying will be on the weekend of the 9/10th March. At this point, what I need is an accurate idea of numbers for the workshop. If you are interested, email me before 4th February. Also - Feel free to distribute this around to any interested people! Thanks Stephen Dade
[Canberrauav] More quadcopter workshop goodness Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com Tue Jan 29 22:33:23 EST 2013 Hi again, At this stage we've reached the limit of 10 people for the workshop (that took all of 48 hours!) Anyone else who is interested will be put on a standby list. If a space opens up, I'll start adding people from the standby list - no guarantees though. I do intend to run a second workshop. It will likely be in August/September, as I will be overseas for April->July. -Stephen
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