Frame Research

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Last updated: 2021-10-20 by Cindy Cai (Deactivated)
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Material

  • Carbon fiber sheets are most common - light and durable

    • Conducts electricity so everything needs to be well insulated

    • Blocks signals so need to place antenna in a good location

  • HDPE also an option but not as strong

Arms

  • Easier to fix aircraft (and cheaper) if the arms are replaceable

  • Having unibody (arms not removable) could be less machining

Shape

6 Arms

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303346487_Design_and_Development_of_Hexa-copter_for_Environmental_Research

https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1216528/FULLTEXT02.pdf

4 Arms

Dead Cat

  • allows space for a camera at the front (and no rotors in the way)

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True X

  • Same stability on every access since the motors are all at the same distance

  • More aerodynamic

 

H Shape

  • Wider so it could fit the drone more easily

 

Sites:

How to choose drone frame for racing or freestyle? Drone Nodes

 

Stages

2 Stage:

  • Can carry more stuff

  • Could put a nice 3D print insert to enclose everything