MonkeyBot, Ready to Swing
The structural failures have been remedied and MonkeyBot back in action. We’ve had the bot swing around some and the servos are better than I …
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28 Oct
Flight Logging
Flight Logging
The group will be instituting flight logging from this point forward. The log will be available as a Google spreadsheet. Flight Logs
28 Oct
Full Assembly and Failure
Full Assembly and Failure
After getting in a few of the remaining pieces, the team put together the remainder of MonkeyBot.Arm Assembly Detail We were eager to see the bot …
25 Oct
CMUQuadrotor Introduction Video
CMUQuadrotor Introduction Video
We’ve spent the last week working away on the quadrotor, getting stable mode up and running and getting some serious flight time in. Here’s what we’ve …
22 Oct
Quadrotor Renders
Quadrotor Renders
I took some time to model the quadrotor in SolidWorks and rendered a few shots. The following are the results: For later branding purposes:
15 Oct
MonkeyBot, in Plastic
MonkeyBot, in Plastic
The body and passive claw for MonkeyBot have been laser cut and partially assembled.The following are photos of the parts and the passive claw. All the …
14 Oct
MonkeyBot, in Pixels
MonkeyBot, in Pixels
This Thursday’s meeting was particularly productive. The body group and passive claw group finalized their designs for laser cutting tomorrow. The Mechanical Engineering Shop got …
13 Oct
Fence Flying
Fence Flying
With stable hovers possible, we took a little bit of time between classes to take the quadrotor out to The Fence for some fly time. …
13 Oct
PID Tuning and Stable Flight
PID Tuning and Stable Flight
As demonstrated by the “First Flight” video, the quadrotor was not very flyable. The group adjusted the PID coefficients in the AeroQuad configurator to improve …
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