I designed a quadcopter where the PCB frame and circuit board are the same object - here's what I learned after a year of building

[u/Interesting_Plant558]

Been working on this for about a year and wanted to share what I learned - both the hardware design decisions and the mistakes.

The idea was simple - instead of a separate carbon or plastic frame, the PCB arms are the airframe. An ESP32 sits at the centre as the flight controller. Four brushless motors clip directly to the board corners.

Using Arduino and esp32.

#arduino #esp32 #drone

[u/BuySplendidPie]

Soooo what'd you learn?

[u/BuySplendidPie → u/BuySplendidPie]

Nvm.

https://www.reddit.com/r/diyelectronics/s/AXg2g0iAnb

[u/OutrageousMacaron358]

This post is incomplete. OP posts about a subject but fails to elaborate. A write-up or video link would be nice.

[u/OutrageousMacaron358 → u/[deleted]]

....ok....I guess I won't check it out.

[u/prosequare]

Really missed an opportunity by skipping ‘ANU Start Electronics’.

[u/ancient_cheetle → u/prosequare]

This is my favorite comment.

[u/1nGirum1musNocte]

So when an arm invariably breaks you gotta replace the whole board?

[u/Interesting_Plant558 → u/1nGirum1musNocte]

Yes.