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Building Your Own Drones

Building Your Own Drones

A Beginners' Guide to Drones, UAVs, and ROVs

by John Baichtal
Paperback
Publication Date: 04/09/2015

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Absolutely no experience needed
Build your drone, step-by-step, with this full-color, hands-on guide

You've heard about drones. You've seen drones. Now, build your own--it's a lot easier than you think

Drones are the newest frontier for the DIY/maker community, and you don't need to be a technical expert to build one. John Baichtal, the #1 author of hardware hacking books for beginners, will teach you all the skills you need.

First, Baichtal shows you the amazing drones others have built. Then, he walks you through several complete projects: quadcopters, UAVs, ROVs, and more. Not ready to start from scratch? No problem: Baichtal helps you choose from today's best new kits.

Hundreds of full-color step-by-step photos teach you every step, every skill. When you're ready for more advanced concepts, Baichtal explains them in plain English.

  • Discover what drones are and why they're so exciting
  • Explore today's most imaginative projects, from 3D-printed mini quadcopters to floating robot armies
  • Compare kits, from $200 up: Parallax ELEV-8, DJI Phantom 2 Vision+, OpenROV, Actobotics Nomad, Brooklyn Aerodrome Flack, and more
  • Create your own practical Drone Builder's Workbench
  • Build complete rocket, blimp, waterborne, and automotive drones
  • Construct both fully autonomous and radio-controlled drones
  • Choose and assemble your chassis (airframe), motor, props, flight control, power system, accessories, and software
  • Integrate Arduino to make radio-controlled drones operate autonomously
  • Teach a drone to navigate via RFID tags
  • Learn all the basic electronics and programming you'll need
ISBN:
9780789755988
9780789755988
Category:
Robotics
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
04-09-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pearson Higher Education & Professional Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
226.06x175.26x15.24mm
Weight:
0.37kg

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