DIY Quadcopters / Multicopters / Drones

[padeler]

This is not directly related with developers but I guess some might be interested so:

What is needed to create a flying machine?

• hardware parts and where to get them (a big issue for people in Greece)
• software. Lots of open source code out there, still lots of stuff to implement
• radios
• basic soldering/crafting skills
• money (but not as expensive as you may think)
• time (getting started is more or less a weekend project)

Cool stuff to do with your flying machine:

• Aerial photography
• FPV and drone racing (yeah!)
• autonomous flight
• ...the sky is the limit

I built my first DIY quad a few weeks ago and i got hooked, but it looks like there are not many people in the city working on such projects or I just don't know about them. I guess this could change :)

Ideas for the hack session:

• an intro into what is needed and how to get started (see above)
• build a multicopter from scratch
• heraklion drone racing league :)
• autonomous flight software projects and ideas
• ...

[zakkak]

:+1:

[padeler]

Hey @zakkak, what do you think about the hack-session? Do you have any experience with multicopters or want to know more about them?

[mikedi]

:+1:

[sonaht]

:+1: all in....

https://www.reddit.com/r/gadgets/comments/284kmj/game_of_drones_fight_club_for_quadcopters/

many many likessssss

[padeler]

@sonaht to termatises! pros to paron ftiaxno ena fpv setup gia to quad mou alla ama psithi kosmos gia agones eimai panta mesa :)

[msti]

👍

[sonaht]

@padeler eimai poromenos xronia apo agglia me to robot wars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Wars_(TV_series) )

Irthe i ora gia to drone wars Crete-GR !!!

Ego mesa gia hack session kai group kai fights or just flying around.

Den gnorizo polla alla me endiaferei MAX

[msti]

@sonaht Robot wars, τι μου θύμισες! Το έβλεπα και εγώ φανατικά. Πάρε εδώ ιδέα για drone wars: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/01/21/tokyo-police-are-using-drones-with-nets-to-catch-other-drones/

[maounis]

👍

Έχω ένα TBS Discovery έτοιμο για πτήση :)

[sstauross]

👍

[padeler]

@maounis auto einai ena akrivo paixnidaki nice! Gia to hacksession eixa sto mialo mou perisotero DIY kai h/w pou kratane to kostos arketa xamila, gia na min to klais poli otan arxisis ta drone wars me ton @sonaht :)

[sonaht]

ahahahaha ... siga siga tha ftasoume kai sta drone wars...ase pou eida fpv races tora kai ti na po ... !!!

[padeler]

@sonaht tha sou deikso fpv live molis mou erthei h epomeni paragelia mou (kai vro xrono na katso na ta ftiakso)

[daknob]

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Και εγώ έχω μερικά General Atomics MQ-1 Predator που βρήκα σε καλή τιμή και με μεγάλη διάρκεια μπαταρίας. Ποιός θέλει drone wars?

[padeler]

FYI: http://www.opengov.gr/yme/?p=3248

eurwph giname ... Pantos exei kapoia poli periergous (aparadektous) periorismous opos apagorefsi ptiseon 8km apo aerodromia...

[padeler]

So, when do you think we should do this?

I suggest Friday or in the weekend, @kabitakis is this ok? Can you be our host@office12?

[kabitakis]

Sure thing @padeler! As long as you don't fly your drones inside the office :)

[padeler]

@kabitakis not even a little hover? :) (just kidding). @sonaht, you initially suggested this week are you still ok with it?

[msti]

Friday is ok for me. I am not sure if I will be able to make it in the weekend.

[sonaht]

Sure, Friday is fine, weekend as far as I know details I can switch things around, but friday after work is fine

[padeler]

Ok how about ~19.00 @ office12 , (if @kabitakis is ok)

[maounis]

Office 12? Δηλαδή να τα φέρουμε σε φωτογραφίες μόνο ε? Που θα πετάξουμε? :)

Αλήθεια εξοπλισμό φέρνουμε ή όχι?

[sonaht]

όχι όχι να τον φέρεται τον εξοπλισμό... να δούμε και μεις κάτι....

[padeler]

xaxa nomiza oti h idea einai na doume ligo ti xriazete kai pos/poso/apo pou mpori kapoios na ta vrei. @maounis krata eksoplismo thelo na do to super duper quad sou :) tha fero kai ego to diko mou an kai den ksero an tha petaei. Efaga mia ksegirismeni ptosi simera kai einai sto sinergio!

[kroditakis]

i will be there! Μιχαήλ Ηλιάδη 12, Iraklio 714 09 , right?

[padeler]

@kroditakis yes!

[sonaht]

kai xamos tha ginei simera !!!

[padeler]

xamos! panikos!

[sonaht]

paizei na exoume kai ena dji matrice 100 !!!

[maounis]

Εφόσον είναι hack session:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CzURm7OpAA

[padeler]

@sonaht o sven den exei ena tetoio ? :)

[sonaht]

nai nai nai ... isos erthei !!!

[padeler]

xaxa kai xthes mou ta masage sto tilefono, kai gamo tha exoume olo to range apo h/w :)

[padeler]

Chat room on gitter: https://gitter.im/devstaff-crete/diy-multicopters?utm_source=share-link&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=share-link

Also my notes from today's hacksession: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mQmKV86S5RGl9w_58T1F4KiOl_rYxcGnRUym_ZtOJ0k/edit?usp=sharing

[sonaht]

@padeler THANK YOU for the non stop, non nonsense presentation yesterday.

@maounis THANK YOU for the flight buzzzz, addictive to say the least !!!

[padeler]

and thanks to @kabitakis for the hosting!

@sonaht I hope I did not scare you away with all the technical stuff! In any case if you need any help let me know ...

[sonaht]

Goes without saying that MANY THANKS go to @kabitakis for kindly providing for us!!!

[danmilon]

thank you all :)

[zakkak]

@padeler sorry pou den apantisa pote... Hmoun ektws kai ap'oti vlepw exasa kai to hack session :(

Empiria den exw, mono oti exw dei apo edw k apo ekei, kapoia stigmi 8a i8ela na ftia3w ena alla den yparxei xronos auti tin periodo. Ean pate gia kammia ptisi i gia deutero hack-session let me know.

[padeler]

@zakkak apo oti fenete psithike kosmos sto hacksession :)

sigoura tha exeis tin efkairia se kapoio epomeno event. btw sto gitter exei arxisi na ginete kouventa gia builds.