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Starting With Hardware

Choosing hardware is the relatively "easy" part of building a quadcopter. Looking at the flowchart on the left, we can find what components we need.  I suggest not buying single parts at a time, but insead deciding on all the parts you need first and ordering them all together.  This way you won't change your mind about what you want, and you can make sure everything will work together before they come.

 

Please go in order. There's a lot to know. 

Structures

  1. Frame

  2. Propellers

  3. Skids (Optional)

  4. Assembly Materials

 

Electronics

On-Board​

    5. Motors

    6. Electronic Speed Controlles (ESC)

    7. Battery

    8. Gimbal

    9. Powered Landing Gear

Off-Board

  10. Transmitter/Reciever

  11. Charger - Adapter

Sensors

   12. Accelerometer

   13. Gyroscope

   14. Magnetomer 

   15. GPS

   16. IR Sensor

   17. Barometer

   18. Camera

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