Make. Vol.44 - Drone Racing. Fast, Fierce, High-Flying Fun

These days drones are buzzing, not only in the skies, but throughout the maker community! Makers' love affair with drones is easy to understand: it has all the trademarks of the maker movement. From open source hardware, robotics (like sensors), cameras, to innovative applications to solve real-world problems, drones are fun and functional. In Volume 44 of Make:, the editors dive into the red-hot world of quadcopters, with drone builds and inspired aerial activities.In this issue:
Build the maker hangar R/C tricopter
3D print a quadcopter
How to waterproof your drone
Setting up an FPV drone race
Pilot's checklist
Projects include:
DIY carbon fiber acoustic guitar
Singing plasma-arc speaker
3D printable electric motor
Easy infinity mirror
Clone a fig tree
Raspberry Pi super security camera

Summary

From open source hardware, robotics (like sensors), cameras, to innovative applications to solve real-world problems, drones are fun and functional. In Volume 44 of Make:, the editors dive into the red-hot world of quadcopters, with drone builds and inspired aerial activities.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Babler, Babler Jason
• Assisted by: Jason Babler (Editor)
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2015
• EAN: 9781457187100
• ISBN: 978-1-4571-8710-0
• No. of pages: 116
• Dimensions: 213 mm x 276 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 240 g
• Series: Make: Magazine; Make: Technology on Your Time; Make: Magazine
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Motorsport, motorcycle sport, bicycle sport, aviation sport; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; SPORTS & RECREATION / Air Sports, Electronic devices & materials, Air sports and recreations, Air Sports & Recreations, Electronic devices and materials