Aileron Servo Chart

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/hobby-servo-tutorial/all#:~:text=Metal%20Gears&text=Inexpensive%20servos%20(such%20as%20the,motor%20is%20jammed%20or%20overloaded.

https://youtu.be/FeCmUwTdfH8

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Additional Torque Needed For Weight of Aileron

Desired Servo Specs:

Torque:

The torque calculations above indicate that the exaggerated running torque of the motor should be around 6 kg-cm. I need to get what voltage the servo will be running on from electrical and how much current the servo can draw.

Digital vs Analog:

Digital servos operate with more precision and speed but can have a higher cost and power consumption.

The majority of servos with the torque we require are digital anyways so we don’t really get to pick.

https://youtu.be/2TVmWbIM3IM

Metal vs Plastic Gears:

Metal gears can handle more torque and are less likely to strip but can cost more. @Lance Bantoto (Deactivated) also has had an experienced UAV hobbiest recommend them.

https://discord.com/channels/776618956638388305/776619796971126824/857803403506090014

Weight:

Not sure if there is a specific weight we should be going for but, I think servo weight is something we can work around if it fits our needs.

Electrical Limitations:

The servos will be running on 5 V. The servos should at no point draw more than (undecided) mA of current.

Important Servo Dimensions:

One thing to be carful of is how much wing we have to inset the servo. Because our plane is more glider-esque we don’t have as much thickness on the wing to insert a servo. There are specific servo’s for gliders that are significantly thinner but they can cost more. (We can also just mount “normal” shaped servos on their sides.)

Currently the wings thickest point (where we might mount the servo) is approx. 25 mm.

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-tgy-811-slim-wing-ds-mg-servo.html?queryID=&objectID=74680&indexName=hbk_live_products_analytics

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