User:Dkromer1996/enes100/drones

Link to project Drones team page.

Give instructor top 3 project choice list
Helicopter

Hovercraft

Write problem statement
Find better power source for the drone.

Assign Task1
Make a tutorial for charging batteries with the dual power charger.

Compare actual work done to Task1
Tutorial for using the dual power unit and Logview was made.

Week1 Narrative
Researched different battery connectors to find the right ones for the Dual power unit and the drone battery. The new battery for the drone uses an EC3 Connector. Standard battery uses mini tamiya which is the connector to the drone. The right photo shows the cord adapters so we can charge different connectors for rechargable batteries.

Week1 Peer Review
Posted feedback on members discussion pages.

Assign Task2
Order many EC3, mini tamiya battery connectors for the batteries and sodder the cords together. Fit the big battery in the drone.

Compare actual work done to Task2
Week 1 was mostly a planning week to set my goals straight. Because of timing around the holiday, i was not able to order ec3 and dean connection cords yet but have been able to practice soldering and connecting different wires together. Tested a battery after soldering a mini tamiya connector to see if it would charge and to practice soldering and connecting cords.

Week2 Narrative
Solder EC3 video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u8aF3-4uBkQ

Battery Fitting Video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u8aF3-4uBkQ

Week 3 Peer Review
posted feedback on my teammates pages

Assign Task3
For Task 3 i will order all of the connector parts and connect and solder the battery(old and new). Also, i will fit the big battery into the normal battery spot on the drone accordingly so it will fly level.

Compare actual work done to Task4
=This week i configured many ec3 connectors and dean cords to remote controlled vehicles, mainly rc cars in my basement. I was planning on soldering the connector cords onto the drone but when i went into class the drone was being used by other teams or were not available. With this issue, i just decided to used the old rc cars in my house, because it will still demonstrate the charge difference with the ec3 and dean connector cords.

Week4 Narrative
Most of the work was done on rc cars and an rc battery charger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZAZHqWH6ceA

These are the tools used for soldering : http://www.e-fliterc.com/ProdInfo/articles/1768-tools.jpg

This is a video showing what i would do if i used the ar drone : http://www.e-fliterc.com/ProdInfo/articles/1768-tools.jpg

This is the connector cord i used File:EC3Adapter.jpg|The EC3 connector

Week4 Peer Review
i posted feedback on my teammates discussion pages