GLDrone

An open-source quadcopter drone with a self-built frame and flight controller, designed for indoor flight and formation experiments.

Drone
No license: all rights reserved by the creator
ROS 2
3D printable

Suggested by Robotheca, created by @guanglun (opens in a new tab), from github.com/guanglun/GLDrone (opens in a new tab). Pinned to commit d26d981 (opens in a new tab).

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Hardware license: No license
Software license: No license
Commercial use: Unknown

No license is stated for part of this robot.

The creator chose the hardware and software licenses on Robotheca; the repository has no license file for them yet.

This repository has no photo of the robot yet.

Commercial use is not confirmed for this robot, so no preview is stored. View the STEP files on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

What it can do

Written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Autonomous indoor flight
Indoor formation flight
Position hold
Waypoint navigation
Manual remote control

Bill of materials

This repository has no parts list Robotheca can read yet.

Build guide

The creator's guide is written in Chinese. It has no license, so all rights stay with the creator: Robotheca doesn't show it here or translate it, and gives its own notes about the robot instead.

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Wiring and electronics

Notes written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Main parts

STM32F427VIT6 flight controller
EFM8BB21F16G motor controller on ESC
FD6288Q motor driver on ESC
TPN2R703NL MOSFET on ESC
ICM-20602 or ICM-20689 IMU
IST8310 magnetometer
MS5611 barometer
BLHeli_S firmware on ESC with C_H_30 protocol

Connections

ESC 5V output powers flight controller via diode (4.5V after drop)
I2C bus connects IMU, magnetometer and barometer to flight controller
PWM signals from flight controller to ESC for motor control

Project information

Difficulty: Advanced
Estimated cost: Not stated
Buildability: 30/100Incomplete documentation
Parts: –
Tools: 3D printer, soldering iron, PCB assembly tools

Buildability30/100

Incomplete documentation

How complete the published files are for rebuilding this robot, measured by Robotheca at commit d26d981. It isn't a rating of the robot.

3D and CAD files20/20
1 printable part (STL, 3MF), 13 CAD source files.
Robot description0/15
No URDF.
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Parts list0/20
No parts list in the repository or linked.
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Software10/15
Instructions to install or run it, built on ros2.
Link to your code, or add it to this repository.
Documentation0/15
README of 848 characters with 0 pictures; 0 build steps.
Write a README of at least 1,500 characters: what the robot does and how to build it. Split the build into at least 3 steps. Show the robot and its assembly in pictures in the README.
Simulation0/5
No simulation files.
Add a simulation model (MuJoCo, Gazebo, Webots or Isaac).
Licenses0/10
Hardware: no license; software: no license.
Add a license for the hardware (e.g. CERN-OHL-S-2.0 or CC-BY-SA-4.0). Add a license for the software (e.g. MIT or Apache-2.0).

Software

Framework: ROS 2
License: NONE

How to run it

Written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Clone the modified PX4-Autopilot repository
Flash the PX4 firmware to the flight controller
Configure the autopilot parameters for the airframe
Upload the BLHeli_S firmware to the ESC using BLHeliSuite

Robotheca doesn't review code. Read it before running it.

Project files

Every file of the project: code, CAD, electronics, guides, at commit d26d981.

Community

Questions and improvements go to the creator's repository.

Photo