Major Components of a?Drone
Mohamed Shawky
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Ever wondered what it takes to make a drone? ??
It may look simple from the outside but there's a lot going on inside.
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1?? Drone Flight Controller: It's the brain of the entire drone. It receives input from the sensors and the remote control and gives output to the ESC.
2?? Drone Motors: A drone (Quadcopter) has 4 of these, 2 clockwise and 2 counterclockwise. These help life, turn, pitch, and yaw the drone.
3?? Drone propellers: These are the blades attached to the motors. They help push air down.
4?? Drone Camera: It works the same way as a digital camera. It can take photos or videos.
5?? Drone Antennas: The antennas are inside the legs of a drone and they transmit and receive signals from the controller.
6?? Electronic Speed Controller (ESC): The ESC is connected to the battery and the flight controller. It receives signals from the flight controller that helps it control the motors.
7?? Flight LED: These lights flash various colors to show the user where the drone is facing.
8?? The GPS Module: The global positioning satellite module uses 2 different positioning systems to determine the drone's location.
9?? Ultrasonic and obstacle avoidance sensors: The ultrasonic sensor calculates the height of the drone while the obstacle avoidance sensor avoids collisions.
1??0?? 3 Axis Gimbal: This includes the motors that keep the camera and the footage stabilized.
1??1?? Main Camera Board: This control the information coming from the camera sensor
1??2?? Power port module: This monitors the amount of power coming from the battery and distributes it to the ESC and Flight Controller.
1??3?? Joysticks: These translate to the physical movement of the sticks that control the motion of the drone.
1??4?? Main Remote Control Board: This controls the signals coming from the remote control.
These were the most essential components of a drone.
If you know of any special components not mentioned in this list, feel free to comment down below. ????
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Team Lead/Consultant-Aerostructure @ Accenture | Lead Engineer, Structural Design Engineer
2 年Helpful, I am interested to build drones.
Research Team Leader & GIS Analyst
2 年Thanks for sharing