Society of Robots - Robot Forum
General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: BuddingContraptionist on October 19, 2008, 07:20:43 PM
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I'm sure lots of people with no clue come through here and ask how to make a flying robot. I am another one of these people.
Realistically speaking, I don't seriously expect to make a quadcopter or any of that. I just want to learn about motors, and I'm not interested in using them for wheeled robots.
If I bought something like this (http://www.sourcingmap.com/helicopter-outrunner-brushless-motor-kv3500-for-trex-450-f2632-p-18168.html), I'd need a controller, right? Could I use the SPEEDY-BL (http://www.aerodesign.de/peter/2001/LRK350/SPEEDY-BL_eng.html)? Where on earth (or preferably, the internet) can I buy a kit for that? And then I guess I need a power source for the controller/motor, and one for my microcontroller, and I interface the two with PWM or some such communication mechanic?
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You can buy prebuilt brushless speed controllers for RC use.
Here is an example of brushless ESCs. Note that each has a maximum amp limit.
http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/Escs.aspx
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Check RCgroups.com
They've got tons and tons of info about that stuff ;)
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while RCgroups.com (http://RCgroups.com) is a huge wealth of information it can be a little hard to find the info you are looking for.
this guy: http://www.giantcod.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=15 (http://www.giantcod.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=15) has some food beginners tutorials in his forum and may be easier to get started with.
dunk.
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while RCgroups.com (http://RCgroups.com) is a huge wealth of information it can be a little hard to find the info you are looking for.
this guy: http://www.giantcod.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=15 (http://www.giantcod.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=15) has some food beginners tutorials in his forum and may be easier to get started with.
dunk.
yay food! :D (lol j/k)