— Two Months — I Turned a ‘Draft’ into A Flying Homemade Drone A Mechanical Sophomore’s ‘Flight Test Journal’ Introduction “Can you believe it? Two months ago, I couldn’t even hold a soldering iron steadily, and now I can make my own drawings ‘fly’.” As a sophomore in the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, … Read more
Want to build your own custom drone? This comprehensive guide from design to test flight will help you avoid pitfalls and efficiently complete your project. From functional positioning to safe takeoff, key parameters and operational techniques are organized for easy understanding, even for beginners. 1. Understand First: Define Requirements and Set Parameters The first step … Read more
Recently, at the 18th China Intelligent Robot Conference’s sub-forum on “Embodied Intelligence Industry Practice and Corporate Innovation”, Zhang Yu, Chairman of Tuogong (Nanjing) Robotics Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote speech titled “From Flight Control to Complete Machine: Tuogong’s Technological Breakthrough and Industrial Innovation”. In his speech, Zhang Yu introduced the brief history of Tuogong’s drone … Read more
2. Motors 2.1 MG 996R MG996R is a type of servo motor with three ports: power port, signal port, and ground port. The power port is used to connect to the power supply, the signal port is used to receive control signals (PWM), and the ground port is used for grounding. The signal port is … Read more
Hardware design diagrams are available at the end for download. STM32 is a series of 32-bit microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M core, launched by STMicroelectronics. With high performance, low power consumption, and a rich set of peripherals, it is widely used in embedded system development. Core Components STM32 Microcontroller (Main Control Board): Choose the … Read more
Smart drones are an important part of the low-altitude economy, with extensive applications in disaster relief, logistics, geological surveying, environmental protection, agricultural pest control, and aerial filming. In recent years, the continuous development of smart drones has brought significant market opportunities to the low-altitude economy. According to statistics, the output value of China’s smart drones … Read more
A quadrotor UAV belongs to the non-coaxial disc rotor category in rotor layout, with four rotors symmetrically distributed in a cross pattern. Compared to traditional single-rotor aircraft, quadrotors have many advantages. The four rotors counteract each other’s torque effects, eliminating the need for a tail rotor found in single-rotor helicopters, making them more energy-efficient while … Read more
1Drones: What Are They? Drones, short for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are uncrewed aircraft that utilize radio remote control devices and onboard programmed control systems. They include unmanned helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, multi-rotor UAVs, unmanned airships, and unmanned gliders. Broadly speaking, they also encompass near-space vehicles (20-100 km altitude), such as stratospheric airships, high-altitude balloons, and … Read more
Drone 1. What is a Drone A drone is short for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which is an uncrewed aircraft that uses radio remote control equipment and self-contained program control devices. This includes unmanned helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, multi-rotor aircraft, unmanned airships, and unmanned gliders. Broadly speaking, it also includes near-space vehicles (20-100 kilometers altitude), such … Read more
With the opening up of the pandemic, the tourism industry is booming again, and aerial drones are becoming increasingly known to the public. Compared to regular cameras, the biggest advantage of drones is that they can fly, capturing stunning images from a god’s-eye view, which has led many people to want to purchase their ideal … Read more