RC VTOL - V4
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- Combining an Arduino with a flight controller to accomplish the VTOL transitional mixes worked well! Obviously it would be ideal to integrate the Arduino code into the flight controller, but that's beyond my current coding skill level. Also, the majority of flight controllers nowadays only have 2x motor outputs and 4x servo outputs, which would work for this aircraft, but would struggle with a more complex setup. E.g a quadcopter VTOL would need 4 motor outputs, leaving only 2 outputs for servos.
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For someone who says they are not good at programming you have a really good sense of how to make readable code. Good job!
Readable? Perhaps. Maintainable? Heck no. Hard coded constant values all over the place, code repetition..
hanetar that doesn’t mean it will break. It’s just not flexible
@@han5vk some times you don't need things that much flex-able code
Tomasxt25 / legobrainiac Although you should practice storing a function's returned value instead of invoking the entire function for every if statement and math.. Actually that could seriously limit the speed the code runs, especially with these Arduino libraries
Once upon a time i worked for an aerospace corporation. There were constants all over the code produced in Bangalore. The colleagues were told to fix it.
for(int i =one; i < thousand; i++) {...} was what we got.
As usual, clear, concise, all the issues shown and explained, no banging music and heavy editing to just show the "good" bits. Excellent educational series.
Honestly this. Should tell a university to subscribe to his channel as a teaching resume.
I want super-smart and humble ginger babies :P
The elevator opening was a nice touch. I hope he does the "staircase" for his next video introduction.
My thoughts exactly. I'd also like to point out the humility. "For the remaining 99% of you that watch this video for entertainment purposes only - -." I admit watching these videos for entertainment, however not solely. As GrandadIsAnOldMan pointed out, the clear and concise videos make for an excelent educational series.
Ah yes, the popular format of DIY. Flashy username card with lots of techno music, then when the build starts, either heavy bass techno music ready to burst your ears or royalty free sample music.
I don't know how that became the default for so many channels, but boy I'm glad this channel is more explanation and education centered.
From an aging retired Eng, your ability to fail and then learn from that fail, are the very core values of successful engineering. That and a never ending curiosity. Your vids reflect all of those attributes. Nicely done.
1 propeller on the front faces the axis - 3 drivelines - 2 on each side - one in the rear - wide, symmetric propellers that stop and switch into wings. tri copter
Isn't that how the Wright Brothers built the first airplane? Proof that you don't need to be a billionaire to change the world.
I admire how you keep challenging yourself. You should be proud of yourself.
And so should his parents👍
Hey Tom, really interesting project! I'm an aeronautical engineering student as well and I've done quite some studies about wingtip devices to make aeroplanes more aerodynamically efficient. Here's an idea that might be interesting to give some thought: I see that you placed your motors some distance apart from the end of the wing, and I can imagine you did this for two reasons: 1) so the propellors don't cut your wing when tilting forwards and 2) so the wing doesn't block half the downward airflow generated by the propellors in hovering flight. But consider this idea: Why not give the piece of CF bar between the wing edge and motor mount a fairing with the same wing profile as the main wing, which would tilt together with the motors. This way when doing forward flight, the fairings (if precisely made) will align just nice and flush with the wing, making your airplane potentially way more efficient. This because wingtip propellors might have a potentially positive effect on your induced drag and even have the effect of a blown wing. This could mean even lower power settings during cruise and potentially a less drastic drop when doing the transition from hover to forward flight. It might also slow the plane down quicker when transitioning from forward flight to hover, because you now got 2 peices of blown wing wich generate a lift force against the flight direction, potentially slowing you down more drastically. A downside might be the precise building so the gap between the rigid and rotating wing parts are as tiny as possible to reduce losses. Another downside might be the lift vector that is constantly generated due to the blown wing effect, regardless of flight configuration. In hover this would mean the engines need a slight forward thrust vector (read forward tilt angle) to compensate for this lift vector. Also the motormounts would need to extend higher ofcourse as to not cut your wing when tilting ;)
I know your plane is already quite efficient hence the low power setting you used, but I thought this just might be a very interesting experiment?
Yes please.
In hover would this make the plane fly backwards?
Nvm didn't read all the way through
87mits that would indeed be my assumption, so you would need some forward tilt to compensate. No idea though how significant this would be, but I know that blown wings can generate a significant amount of lift, tom even made a video about it ;) but if you've seen it you'll see that the effect is way more subtle on straight wings
thats a great idea.
Been done, albeit with a 4 motor RC plane th-cam.com/video/yfJWWzg5LeM/w-d-xo.html
Embedded programmer here; You might think that the flight controller is written in some foreign programming language, but there is good news! As you've already got yourself writing Arduino code (which is pretty much C with a bit of C++ thrown in for some of the objects, aka Servo and PWM), it's very much possible to remove the Arduino from the equation for your V4 plane and use only the flight controller with your custom code. I'd actually recommend relying on the SBUS output (it's the same information as coming out of the PWM channels) as you get it faster and it's easier and less error prone to trying to read the PWM channels (timing jitter).
If you want a bit of help trying to get it going on just the flight controller, send me a youtube message and we can converse and get you up & running :D Keep up the great work, love every video you do.
he probably has to learn assembly language and get familiar with atmel IDE for a microsecond stick response
Sir, a much easier way would be to use JoopBrokking or nicholas Dremm's flight controllers.....on a powerful board like teensy or esp32.
I get a lot of confidence for the future knowing there are people like you in the world!
Tom is obviously a degreed mechanical engineer.
Remarkable
That would make a great drone, because it could stay relatively still in order to take photos, but could travel quite efficiently to cover distance
Amazing job getting that VTOL RC plane working properly. Awesome and concise explanations in the video as well!
Absolutely mind blowing. Watching it take off and land on it's own is too cool
Nice hybird rc plan i love it.
Awesome project, well designed and executed!! Congratz!
Such a cool project! I love that you put it all on its own PCB. And the video is very informative - It's nice that there's so much work put into making the Arduino code clear
Absolutely amazing! Fantastic! I love how you use the fade in and out method of transitioning. My guess was that it would be horrendously complicated, ugly differential equations, etc. And getting it to fly with your starting guesses about PID is also amazing. WOW!
Great progress! Congrats on the maiden flight, really inspiring series!
I do believe I have watched this video 4 times now.... Seems like it's time to attempt this project myself. I will probably have to watch it around 50 more before I even begin to understand everything, but it seems a great way to delve into learning about this hobby. Thank you for posting your arduino code!!! Great Video!
Congratulations Tom, fantastic job, fantastic plane.
*Dance the Skies*
Writing useful working arduino code is terrifically satisfying (I know that feeling)! Very well done Tom!
You’re a great engineer Tom. Your channel is like a modern day version of the experiments of the wright brothers
I'd give multiple thumbs up if I could. My 20 and 15 yr olds love watching your progress and projects. Inspiring stuff from a young man ;)
Tom, I am SO impressed!! Excellent R&D and excellent explanations!!
Congrats, your innovative and busy mind continues to impress and delight me!
Great work Tom! I really appreciate the detailed explanations. You make it appear a lot simpler than it really is!
Love that slide into view from below at the start
I love the 3D printed ribs and foam board construction! I'm going to have to give this a try! I plan on using a Helio Spring FC and ArduPlane to control it.
Excellent video Tom, very informative 👍👍
this is top notch quality information and entertainment. mate you hit the sweet spot with your vids
Loved the plane's structure and function
Looking awesome, thanks for sharing!
Well done project and well done video. I’m going to show this to my STEAM-RC Aeronautics class. You’re a big favorite to a lot of my students.
yeah i won't be building something like this any time soon, but i do like seeing the 3d printed ribs under foamboard. going to try that eventually
Great content, great presentation! I noticed during watching your video that I had a big smile on my face. Combination with Arduino and the way you explain it. Great great great! Thank you, I will absolutely keep following you Tom!
Awwsome, really well done! Thanks so much for sharing
Great work Tom. V impressive.
Impressive engineering Tom. Good job!
Greetings from Canada.
Well done mate!
Something to be proud of, absolutely.
A great video! First time I have ever seen such clear and concise code written by a novice. Congratulations on that.
Awesome job explaining your code! I like your solution for fading between roll and yaw control. Probably way simpler than what I would have come up with given the same challenge. Keep up the good work!
That’s a genius work , thanks for sharing
Congrats! It's been a long journey, but you are prevailing. I believe I will be following this model very closely but with a tri-motor setup.
Tom you are up there by being one of the most coolest guys on the planet. Love the channel.
Another great project! Love your work.
Thanks for going into detail with the code 👍
You have been an inspiration. Finally made a vtol .I understand mixers using the kk2 vtol fireware.
Love the video, you are so good that you share all that experience
Thanks Tom for the amazing video. Well explained code perfectly documented build.
I have to say, I really do enjoy your videos. You’re a great guy! Keep up the good work!
That's bloody awesome mate!
great project bud, keep it going
Thank you Tom. Your initiative is commendable. VTOL control code is exponentially more difficult than most people comprehend. Only one person in the entire world, an australian "Happy Sunday" had the patience and skill to persevere to develop working code and even he is not willing to rewrite it for a more capable controller than the kk board. Hopefully your "hack" might finally stimulate someone to take on the development effort. We sorely need it.
stellar video as always
love the jet sound effect! so realsitic! But in all seriousness, you are genius.
Looking great Tom! Definitely making me want to give it a shot 😁
Many people have spent a lot of time trying to do VTOL transition and you cracked it in a few days, so congratulations!
Having two contrarotating motors/props on each wing would give you yaw control, and if arranged like an "H" with a very long bridge, you'd essentially have a quadcopter with pitch and yaw stability that can transition to forward flight as well. Worth a try!
I have a kindergarten-level understanding of flight dynamics and control, but I am an expert software developer. Your code description was spot-on perfect and quite easy to follow. Excellent!
That entrance was spectacular
You are a clever git, thanks for your interesting and inspiring videos.
Amazing creasion
always keeping a look out for your name in my subscription feed! ! !
Great result!
Good flying on that test flight!
extremely well done Tom!
This video helped me a lot for building my RC-VTOL for my IP task. thanks a lot!
That's brilliant! Good job!!
This is excellent work
Great stuff as always.
Nice job Tom!
Beautiful code writing!!!
It works really good for a prototype that is beyond the conventional aeronautic & avionics concept. Congratulations dude. you're my favorite ginger :D
I love it, so cool and very inspiring.
Loving the code talk!
Nice video Tom! Allthough a different platform (VTOL vs Paramotor), I will definately come back to this video when I get to the programming aspect of my autonomous paramotor project.
Keep up the good work love your stuff
Impressive! Well done!
Tom! I must say I truly love your channel. I have been following you for some time now and your videos get better every week. Your fascination with aviation reminds me of myself. Ever thought about getting licensed? It is amazing to see how much you have developed. Keep the videos coming!
Awesome job!
Love your work Tom!! I agree that more, open source VTOL code - for current FC boards, would be greatly appreciated.
I think it's amazing what you have done Tom. I enjoy rc airplanes and Arduino too, but I have not yet tried to combine the two. Now I am thinking about it.
To be honest Tom, I have never done any sort of coding with anything RC and I understood everything you said. I have watched a couple of other youtubers doing code but they haven’t explained in detail like you have. Great work though, I enjoy watching your videos and learning new stuff about RC and physics. Keep up the good work👍
Absolutely enjoying your videos and I will certainly support you on patreon.
Done! 😊
Nice job, man!
Looks nice, great job! :D
Best video yet!
Another remarkable project. I'd definitely buy a PNP version of this plane Tom, love it. 😃👍🏼👍🏼
I enjoyed this so much I subscribed
Really interesting, Tom! Congrats on getting her to fly, and pretty well at that. I enjoyed your walkthrough of the arduino code. It was very cool to see what’s going on behind the scenes when you wiggle the sticks. Best regards -
awesome, love your videos
Well done!
always good content 👍
Great Work 👍
Nice work
Love it mate. Great work. You could add a servo on the tail to replace your extra weight. This will give you your rudder control you want
Nice work! As a code nut I suggest you look into functions. The true way to write good code is to have a plan. Write down what you want to do in plain English as a sequence. If you can write it in pseudo code everything else is just icing.
Uuuugghh when you switched it back vertical flight mode, and it just stopped in the air, damn. Thats hot.
That’s quite impressive Tom! Getting the VTOL to FF transition is not easy. Congrats!
Yaayyy!! i've been waiting for so long!
very well done
That was amazing you really are able to explain everything really well thank you
wow thank you this was extremely interesting and educating