Radio-Controlled Aircraft out of Arduino and recycled packaging – Designed and Developed during the Covid-19 Quarantine, March-May 2020

Designed and Developed by  Nicola Covre

Special thanks for the support of Paolo Tomasin and Andrea Vigorito

Designed and Developed during the Covid-19 Quarantine, March-May 2020

 

 

The proposed system was built using simple Arduino-compatible components and recycled packaging material.

The system consists of 2 Arduino Leonardo, mounted respectively on board the aircraft and in the radio control, 2 NRF24 radio communication units, 4 servomotors, 1 11.1V DC motor, 2 propellers glued together, 1 11.1V Lipo battery, 1 Esc30A.

The structure is mainly made of cardboard with a wooden support frame and a tip protection made of a tennis ball.

The transmission of control to the moving surfaces was made with rigid rods by recycling paper clips.