Monocopter- i did

satz flying · March 25, 2012, 09:38:31 PM

Finally i completed my project - MONOCOPTER.

The model is only 10 gram

Nandha kumar sir (chennai) guided us.thanks a lot to him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDVc5WNgqc4&feature=g-upl&context=G26589dbAUAAAAAAAAAA

VC · March 25, 2012, 09:49:28 PM

These are the innovative creations that add real value to the forum. I salute you.

Please post in detail and a longer video will be appreciated. What was the most difficult part of this project? Did you cannibalise the electrics from an IR Heli?

Swapnil · March 25, 2012, 09:59:39 PM

+1 VC sir.

I guess this is the first home-built mono on this forum.
Simply amazing!

RcBazaar · March 25, 2012, 10:03:10 PM

fantastic

wish i could commercialize this...
but a great job and keep it up...

sujju

Dharmik · March 25, 2012, 10:05:39 PM

Oh man..that's really cool build.

raja2k5 · March 25, 2012, 10:08:56 PM

Something new.

sundaram · March 25, 2012, 10:18:28 PM

Real Cool. Nice one.

satz flying · March 25, 2012, 10:50:58 PM

thanks to everyone

warriornair · March 25, 2012, 10:55:40 PM

sooper machi........ well done...........

spitfire · March 25, 2012, 11:23:57 PM

Very nice!

Please post some more information about components used etc

Swapnil · March 26, 2012, 07:54:51 AM

That's an exotic bird! Please do post a build log so that we can put to use those old Chinese helis (just sitting in a showcase).

vineet · March 26, 2012, 08:56:45 AM

yes swapnil - but the prop he used i dont know where did he get from

Swapnil · March 26, 2012, 09:51:56 AM

It looks like it's homemade and easy to construct.

roopeshkrishna · March 26, 2012, 02:26:12 PM

great job Satz.. nice utilization of counter torque.. well done..

satz flying · March 28, 2012, 12:42:51 PM

thanks to all

In this flier, stabilizing is difficult task. want to stabilize both lateral and longitudinal
cg should be at center.
lets try it in home

main parts are
2mm balsa sheet
1mm carbon rod
IR tx

satz flying · March 28, 2012, 12:43:46 PM

plan here

vineet · March 28, 2012, 03:13:57 PM

please give it to me

rohitgupta322 · March 28, 2012, 03:25:47 PM

Wow! Pure brilliance!!

abhay · March 28, 2012, 06:06:51 PM

Great!!!

How do u control the horizontal movements ?

satz flying · March 28, 2012, 08:56:22 PM

@ abhay1290 i didn't get???
ask clearly sir

Swapnil · March 28, 2012, 09:10:09 PM

I think Abhay wants to know if it can be moved forward/ backward & left/ right like a heli.

Sathish, are you guys planning to develop a bigger mono with greater stability? 'Cos that would be even more cool!

satz flying · March 28, 2012, 09:20:08 PM

Ya got the thing.
actually now i have only one channel i.e throttle.In that,can't do fly in all directions and only hovering is possible.

To fly in all axes, we have to place a on-board system. And I'm going to try . . .

will see ?

abhay · March 28, 2012, 09:41:53 PM

thanks swapnil...
sathish, i am only in fixed-wingers.. so just wanted to know the method to steer this type of little monsters...
googled a bit, but could not find any satisfactory, but found it:

http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-samarai-flyer-monocopter/19572/

I like the way onboard camera works in the above link..

satz flying · March 28, 2012, 10:58:18 PM

ya , many mono-copters are there like this.But no one didn't mention deeply about full control.

There should be a magnetometer on board gives us a magnetic north reference so we can use the small flap to actively change the angle-of-attack during part of the cycle on the wing, and that changes the lateral direction.

It is very crazy,peculiar flier and cannot manned to survival that's why, there is no revolution developed in the mono-copter.
but the things are changing nowadays.

thinking to start learn about on board system ! ! wanna do big flier