In this post, I describe how I designed and built the Quadcopter V1. This quadcopter is inspired from the Tricopter V2.5 (which is a remix of the RCExplorer tricopter). Some parts such as the arms, the motor mounts and the Continue reading The Quadcopter V1 – a Quadcopter for Aerial Video
A few months ago, I did my first 3D reconstruction of a house using the Tricopter V2.5 and my GoPro Hero 3 Black. Thanks to my friend Thibault, for letting me experiment this on his house! In this post we Continue reading 3D reconstruction of a house using a drone
This post follows the Tricopter V2 build. I describe how I improved the tricopter video performances by using a gimbal to stabilize the GoPro camera. I also show how I realized a new 3D printed landing gear, which allow to Continue reading The Tricopter V2.5 – Adding Landing Gear and Gimbal
In this post I’m fully describing how I built my second version of the tricopter, starting from the RCExplorer Tricopter V3 kit. This tricopter is an upgrade of the previously built Tricopter V1, I’m using the same electronic components. I Continue reading The Tricopter V2 (carbon arms version)
The first drone I ever built is a tricopter! Tricopters are multirotors that only have three propellers. The way tricopters fly is a bit different from quadrotors. Since they have an odd number of rotors, they need the rear motor Continue reading The Tricopter V1 (wooden arms version)