General Information about multicopter parts and concepts.
Some Acronyms;
* UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (aslo: Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle)
* FPV – First Person View
* RPV – Remote Piloted Vehicle
* R/C – Remote Control
==Components of a Multicopter==
A multicopter has several different systems and there are many options for each system. Here we try to list several options for each system.
=== Controllers ===
==== [https://store.diydrones.com/APM_2_0_Kit_p/br-ardupilotmega-03.htm ArduPilot Mega 2] ====
*$199.00
*Uses [http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/ArduCopter ArduCopter] firmware
*Controller and Autopilot
*Works with 3rd party Ground Control Station (GCS) [http://qgroundcontrol.org/ QGroundControl]
==== [http://www.kkmulticopter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=12&Itemid=65 KKmulticontroller] ====
*$96.50 Available from [http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/kkmulticontroller-smd-v55-blackboard-p-739.html?cPath=132_136 SeeedStudio.com] (piezo gyros)
*$14.99 at [http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=19534 Hobby King] (piezo gyros)
*[http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=KKmulticontroller More info] at Seeed Studio Wiki.
==== [http://www.multiwiicopter.com/ MultiWiiCopter] ====
*$184.00 [http://www.multiwiicopter.com/products/paris-hex-ysiix-sirius-600mp-v4-0-llc-plug-n-play PARIS – HEX/YSiix Sirius®600MP+ – v4.0 LLC Plug-n-play]
==== [http://www.dji-innovations.com/minisite/index_en.html DJI Wookong Multi-Rotor] ====
*On sale at $220.00 http://www.rchobbyhelicopter.com/store52/agora.cgi?product=DJI_Innovations
==== [http://www.openpilot.org/products/openpilot-coptercontrol-platform/ OpenPilot CopterControl] ====
*$89.95 plus shipping – ordered one from [http://www.rchobbyhelicopter.com/store52/agora.cgi?cart_id=5737275.18793&p_id=OP-CC-1&xm=on RCHobbyHelicopter.com] on 28 OCT 2011 (on backorder till mid November 2011) openpilot devs pulled distributor
*Open source software and hardware
*onboard USB (nothing extra required to program)
*STM32 32-bit microcontroller (ARM Cortex)
*[http://wiki.openpilot.org/display/BUILDS/OpenPilot+Software+Downloads Open Source/Free Software multiplatform programmer and Ground Control Station (GCS)]
=== OSD ===
==== [https://store.diydrones.com/Remzibi_OSD_3DR_p/br-remzibiosd.htm Remzibi OSD] ====
* Price: $89.99
* works with Ardupilot APM2 and sold on their site
==== [http://www.eagletreesystems.com/OSD/osd-pro.htm EagleTree OSDPro] ====
* (blank for now)
==== [http://www.dragonlabs.net/site/DragonOSDplus DragonOSD] DOSD ====
* (blank for now)
====[http://www.rangevideo.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=135 Range Video OSD] RVOSD ====
* (blank for now)
=== Camera===
==== [http://gopro.com/product-comparison-hd-hero2-hd-hero-cameras/ HD Hero(2)] ====
* maybe the pro, but the naked original if $$$ is tight
* has composite out so can be used to record HD video and serve as the FPV feed
=== Video Tx/Rx ===
* still researching (many options at [http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/index.rc Hobby King]
=== Airframe ===
* (ARC I plan on designing my own)
* http://www.opensurprise.com/airframes-c-35.html
* http://www.multiwiicopter.com/airframes/
=== [[Head Mounted Display]] for FPV ===
* (see dedicated HMD page)
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