Advanced Drone Assembly

  less than a minute  

Please make sure you’ve successfully built and flown your basic AVR drone. You will be making some extensive modifications to your drone in preparation for advanced assembly.

AVR advanced drone assembly (front)

AVR advanced drone assembly (back)

The modifications for advanced assembly will require some disassembly and the following additions to your drone:

• 3D printed components
  • For mounting various cameras and peripherals
• Power setup for VMC and PCC
  • Power distribution board soldering
  • Y-cable to split power between PDB and ESC
  • Buck converters for powering VMC and PCC
• Telemetry cable
  • For communication between VMC and FC
• Vehicle Management Computer (VMC)
  • Runs AVR code
  • Interfaces with external sensors
  • Provides wireless interface with PX4
• Peripheral Control Computer (PCC)
  • For LED and servo actuation
• ZED Mini Tracking Camera
  • For real-time mapping of the environment
  • For position hold

Block Diagram for the Advanced Drone

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