Introduction

Problem Statement

Drones are part of an emerging industry that is being found in more and more homes. However, the problem is that they are fairly expensive.

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to make a drone out of 3-D printed material and an eBoard that can fly and is cheaper than commercial drones.

Research Question

Is it possible to make a drone using a 3-D printing machine and an eBoard that is cheaper than commercial drones found in stores?

Hypothesis

The 3-D printed drone will be cheaper than a commercial drone by several hundred dollars.

Materials

* *These are the ones we used but you may find different models for your project.**

8.5mm (outer diameter) brushed motors

Parrot Rolling Spider propellers (Optional, Motors come with one set but you may need these as extra)

3-D Printer to print a frame of your choice (We used UltiMaker 2+) (If you don't have a 3D printer, you can purchase a frame on Ebay or Amazon for $5-$15)

Drone frame files (You may try another design with similar features)

Radio Remote Controller Option 1

Radio Controller Option 2 (We used this one)

Batteries

Micro controller (Download the Manual. Also attached below)

Mini Receiver Option 1(We used this one)

Mini Receiver Option 2

FPV Micro AIO Camera (Optional and requires FPV Goggles)

SOFTWARE to Program the Micro controller

Procedure

1. Download the files for the base, top piece, and arms of the drone

2. 3-D print the pieces using preferred filament( We used TPU for its flexibility)

3. Attach propellers to motors and install them on the arms of the drone.

4. Solder motors, battery, camera, and receiver to the microcontroller. (see picture below)

5. Program the drone to your liking

6. Test the drone in safe area

We encourage you to use the pictures below as a guide to where to put parts and such.