Raspberry Pi in the Sky (Drone Mount Raspberry Pi Zero W)

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I needed a way to capture images directly downwards from my Hubsan, so I created this compact carriage for a Raspberry Pi Zero W. I secured it firmly to my drone using 3m heavy-duty mounting tape. A couple of M2 screws were used to attach the camera module to the pi with the included plate. To secure the camera plate to the pi's mounting holes, you can use a soldering iron to press down the pegs. The script and file need to be placed at the following locations on Raspbian: /opt/DCIM/camerad.sh /etc/systemd/system/camerad.service To have it start taking pictures automatically on boot, run this command: sudo systemctl enable camerad. I utilized a LiPo charging circuit from an old phone booster. The 5V output from the booster board is soldered to the Raspberry Pi's 5V and ground GPIO pins. With a low-cost 350mAh battery, I was able to capture images for 1 hour and 25 minutes.