BUILDING AN AUTONOMOUS QUADCOPTER

List of Parts Case/frame Electronic

Frame parts Bottom base Leg (x4) Arm (x4) Upper base Side cover (x2) Top cover Inside holder Front cover Back cover Frame parts Motor mount (x4)

Electronic parts Battery Propellers (x4) Motors (x4) Motor Controllers Telemetry controllers APM: flight controller Power module GPS Module HD Camera Anti-vibration Electronic parts

Before starting (put battery to charge) Connect the 3 wire connector from the battery to the charger, then connect it to an outlet. Red Light will blink!!! WAIT UNTIL A GREEN LIGHT COMES TO DISSCONNECT!!

START!!!

Identify the back of each bottom plate FRONT BACK

Step 1 In this part you will assemble the bottom base with the 4 legs.

Step 2 In this part the legs will be screw to the Bottom frame. Align it to the hole on a side then align it to the arm that is vertical to each arm Align arms (example arm 1 and arm 2) Arm 1 Arm 2 hole Looking from top

Looking from a side Screw

Arrows pointing the direction in which the screws will be pointing

Step 3 In this part the power module (soldered to the ESC motor controller) will be assembled to the frame. Use zip ties to hold it. Note: remember to use a zip tie in the ESC (motor controller) to hold it to the arm

As you can see, each ESC Should be positioned from the First screw Align each of the 4 ESC controllers to have the same distance in each arm

front Step 4 In this step the upper frame will be attached to the bottom frame. Then you will use 4 screws to hold it tight. There is no need to use the 2 holes since the arm is already holding it. Note: remember to pass though the upper holes the wires that goes from the power module to the APM controller and the ESC controllers

wires wires

Power module wire Power module connector Use a zip tie to hold the connector Looking from a side with both pieces together, ready to be screw (use 8 screws)

Step 5 In this step, the side designs will be glued together to the central holder.

Example of the 3 pieces forming the upper case of the quad copter after being glued

Step 6 DON’T FORGET THE WIRES!!! USE ONLY THESE 2 HOLES FOR THE WIRES Assemble the upper case into the green holes marked in the picture on the left The next thing to do is assemble the upper case with the bottom case

Looking from a side Upper and bottom cases together ready to be glued.

Step 7 view from top After assembly In this step use Velcro to stick the APM controller to the anti vibration mount. Then, use hot glue to hold the mount with the APM controller.

Connect the power module to the APM. (this wire was previously assembled inside the bottom case)

3 1 2 4 APM Propeller direction Propeller direction Motor number FRONT APM Motor number Motor number 2 4 Propeller direction Propeller direction

This arrow points to the front. WARNING!!! This arrow points to the front. Back Motor 4 Motor 3 Motor 2 Motor 1 Connect the ESC’s 3 color wires to the APM Controller

BEFORE MOVING TO NEXT STEP: Glue some Velcro to the controller receiver and the telemetry module Receiver Telemetry

Step 7 In this step the controller receiver will be connected to The APM controller. Back Front The connector pin number 1 is going to be the chosen to power the receiver. Therefore, it will be the only one connecting power and ground sources

Connect here Proceed to connect the telemetry to the APM controller

Use the other side of the Velcro to hold the module and the controller somewhere near the positions from the picture Antenna wire

Drill out the middle hole to a larger diameter provided by instructor Step 8 Drill out the middle hole to a larger diameter provided by instructor Move motor wires through the right side holes of the 3d printed part Align the holes of the 3d printed mount to the motor holes and use 2 or 3 screws To hold it tight. In this step the motors and the 3D printed mounts will be screw and assemble into the quad copter legs

After the motor is screwed onto the 3d printed mount, then proceed to assemble the leg and the mount together and use a screw to hold it tight

MOTOR DIRECTON Motors with Silver nut will be connected in ARMS 1 and 2 Motors with BLACK nut will be connected in ARMS 3 and 4

3 1 FRONT APM 2 4

Step 9 In this part you will connect and mount the GPS to the Quad copter Pass the GPS wires through the hole and use Velcro to hold it tight to the top cover, then proceed to connect it to the APM as shown in the picture

It will look similar to this (the only difference is the pin are on the top and not on the side)