Helicopter/Howard Community College/Fall2012/p3-550-mww/Weight Testing

Purpose

 * To determine how much weight the quadcopter will lift.

Materials:

 * Lead shot


 * Plastic sandwich bags


 * Double sided tape


 * Lightweight fishing line


 * Clamps


 * Scissors


 * Scale


 * Quadcopter


 * Iphone with app installed

Procedure:

 * 1.	Ensure that the battery for the quadcopter is fully charged.
 * 2.	Gather all needed materials.
 * 3.	Create incremental weights using lead shot, plastic bags and the scale.
 * 4.	Fold bag with weight to concentrate weight to the smallest possible area.
 * 5.	Attach weight to quadcopter outdoor shroud with double-sided tape.
 * 6.	Attach equal length pieces of lightweight fishing line to each foot of the quadcopter.
 * 7.	Tether the quadcopter to the workbench with the fishing lines.
 * 8.	Connect the battery to the quadcopter.
 * 9.	Place quadcopter on the workbench.
 * 10.	Connect to the quadcopter with the Iphone application.
 * 11.	Press the takeoff button.
 * 12.	Observe whether or not the quadcopter will lift off of the ground with the added weight.
 * 13.	Hit the land button.
 * 14.	Record the results.
 * 15.	Repeat with incremental weights.