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Building Multicopter Video Drones

Table of Contents

Building Multicopter Video Drones

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the color images

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. What is a Multicopter?

How do multicopters fly?

A multicopter's yaw control

The principles of multicopter lift

How a multicopter moves

What's in a multicopter?

The airframe

Motors and propellers

The electronic speed control

The guidance system (the brain)

Camera gimbals and transmitters

Radio systems

Summary

2. Buying a Turnkey System

Why choose a turnkey system?

If someone is selling it, it probably works … right?

Where to look for reviews and advice you can trust

Online communities – the new consumer reports

RCgroups.com – the largest of the communities

YouTube.com – your source for user reviews, warnings, and tests

Other sites that can be used

What to expect for your budget…

Setting realistic expectations

Brands you can trust

For GoPro shooting

Bigger cameras

Summary

3. Choosing Your Components

What kind of drone should I build?

How many rotors should it have?

Redundancy versus stability

The calculations you'll need

Choosing your airframe

Carbon fiber versus aluminum

Choosing your propellers

Selecting your motor

Selecting the ESCs

Powering your multicopter – the battery

Tweaking your specifications for better results

Delving into camera gimbals

The multicopter brain – the guidance system

Multicopter guidance system sensor types

Global Positioning System

The compass

Measuring your altitude

Keep your attitude in check

The CPU of your brain

The final choice for guidance

X-Aircraft

ArduPilot (APM:chopper)

DJI

The human interface

The final component list and cost

Summary

4. Assembling Your Drone

Building the airframe

Connecting components

Connecting a brushless motor

What's a CAN bus?

Placing the sensors

Programming your guidance system and remote

Update!

Exploring the WooKong software

Setting your motor configuration

Mounting

RC calibration

Motor settings

Setting up your batteries

Summary

5. Flying Your Multicopter

Get a simulator!

Thinking in three dimensions

Safety

Where to fly

When to fly

How you should fly

The preflight checklist

Your multicopter's maiden flight

Battery calibration

Arming and flying your multicopter

What is ground effect?

Watch out for prop wash

Take it slow

Summary

6. First Person View (FPV) Gear

Components of an FPV system

The Camera

CCD versus CMOS

Onscreen display (OSD)

The transmitter and receiver

Video monitors

Some general guidelines

Rules for flying

Priority 1 – safety for the public

Priority 2 – follow the law

Priority 3 – safety for your aircraft and camera

Priority 4 – get the shot

Summary

7. Camera Flying Techniques

Executing camera moves

Crane shots

Dolly shots

Fly-through shots

Orbit-by shots

The 360 orbit

Indoor flying considerations

Experiencing an autonomous flight

Summary

8. Post Processing

Cutting your clips into segments

Using Adobe's Warp Stabilizer

Summary

Index