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Tdrone

An open-source coaxial twin-rotor drone (helicopter-style swashplate control) that can be 3D printed and rebuilt by hobbyists.

  • Other
  • No license: all rights reserved by the creator
  • 3D printable

Suggested by Robotheca, created by @ShenZhenAccelerationTechCo (opens in a new tab), from github.com/ShenZhenAccelerationTechCo/Tdrone (opens in a new tab). Pinned to commit 80383f9 (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 contains executable files that Robotheca doesn't check. Only run them if you trust the creator.

Which files (22 scripts, 6 programs or installers)

Photo

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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.

  • Coaxial twin-propeller drone that hovers using two same-diameter counter-rotating rotors, similar to a helicopter but without a tail rotor.
  • Pitch and roll controlled by a swashplate, with yaw handled by differential control between the two motors.
  • Roughly 10 minutes of flight endurance, carries a two-axis stabilized gimbal and a motion camera.
  • Flight control uses the CC3D flight controller running OpenPilot firmware, configured through the OpenPilot ground station.

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.

Read the creator's guideAsk the creator on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

More guides

Wiring and electronics

Notes written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Main parts

  • Two modified 1806 brushless motors providing thrust.
  • Two servos that drive the swashplate.
  • CC3D flight controller (OpenPilot).
  • Two-axis stabilized gimbal and a motion camera.
  • Battery and radio remote control are implied but not specified in the documents.

Connections

  • The documents do not describe the wiring or pin connections between the motors, servos, flight controller and receiver.
  • Connection diagrams are referenced as images but their content is not described in the text.

Schematics, boards and diagrams