Make: Drones

Make three types of drones in this how-to book that covers flight control systems, multirotor aerodynamics, circuit board design with modular components, installation of radio, telemetry, and GPS, and fine-tuning for flight stabilization.

About the author

David McGriffy has been a programmer since the earliest days of the personal computer. He has piloted both radio-controlled and human-carrying aircraft, including gliders of both sorts. He worked on GPS systems before they had even finished launching all the satellites. He's written embedded systems code for top computer companies and for fun. He has traveled the world to do failure-mode analyses on the control systems of offshore oil rigs and is an inventor on a patent for a vibration analysis system. He is an expert on website performance and has been published by IEEE on the subject. David runs an audio software company, VVAudio, which produces plugins for surround sound and virtual reality. He has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin.

Summary

Make: Drones will help the widest possible audience understand how drones work by providing several DIY drone projects based on the world's most popular robot controller--the Arduino.

Product details

• Authors: David McGriffy
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781680451719
• ISBN: 978-1-68045-171-9
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 323 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 424 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; COMPUTERS / Software Development & Engineering / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Automation, COMPUTERS / Programming / General, Computer programming / software engineering, Aerospace & aviation technology, Automatic control engineering, Aerospace and aviation technology, Computer Programming / Software Development