Make A Tricopter Drone Easly

you’re looking to get into drones and UAVs? This tutorial series is designed to help you

understand the emerging field of UAVs and guide you through the process of building

your own UAV using off-the shelf parts. The terminology and definitions used here

are intended to give you, the reader an understanding of each t

DIY “Do It Yourself“, which is now commonly used to mean “custom”. This normally involves using parts from a variety of different suppliers and creating or modifying parts.

Drone This is synonymous with UAV. The term “drone” seems to be more common for military use whereas “UAV” is more common for hobby use

Hexacopter

A UAV which has six/three motors / propellers.

Multirotor “Multirotor” simply means an aircraft with multiple rotors

Octocopter A UAV which has eight motors / propellers.

Quadcopter A UAV which has four motors / propellers and four support arms.

Configurations are normally “+” (the front of the UAV faces one of the arms)

or “X” (the front of the aircraft faces between two arms).

Spyder A “Spyder” type UAV (normally quad or hex) is one where the supporting arms

are not symmetric in bot haxes when looked at from the top.

Tricopter A UAV which has three motors / propellers,

and usually three support arms

UAV “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle” (of any kind)