"SkyFlea" 3D-Printed Quad-V Drone

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"SkyFlea" is a fully autonomous medium-sized drone based on the discontinued 3DR IRIS+ design. It features a Pixhawk flight controller and boasts impressive specs. Check out its maiden flight test here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZMS9qAsDP8 The SkyFlea's plastic parts are categorized into three groups: A) Frame 1. Battery Compartment 2. Bottom Plate 3. Top Plate 4. Top Shell 5. Front Plate 6. Rear Plate 7. LED Lens 8. LED PCB Retainer 9. GPS Module Cover 10. Landing Foot B) 2-Axis Gimbal 11. Bottom Vibration Damping Plate 12. Top Vibration Damping Plate 13. Bottom IMU Cover 14. Top IMU Cover 15. Roll Arm C) Parts printed from other design sources 16. Arm (iris-Iris-Arm.STL) 17. Wiring Clip (iris-Iris-Clip.STL) 18. Top Pixhawk Vibration Damping Plate (Omnimac_Pixhawk_Mount_v1.1_top_plate.stl) 19. Bottom Pixhawk Vibration Damping Plate (Omnimac_Pixhawk_Mount_v1.1_bottom_plate.stl) Key components and specs include: - Battery compartment suitable for a 3s 40C 6200mAh battery - Landing foot designed to clear the newly created battery compartment - Four micro ESC's, a 50x50mm 2-axis GBC board, an APM/Pixhawk power module, 50x50mm power distribution PCB installed on the Bottom Plate - Pixhawk flight controller (on vibration damping plate), telemetry radio, FPV transmitter, piezo buzzer, I2C extender module installed on Top Plate - GPS module, receiver with two antennas, APM/Pixhawk safety switch installed underneath/on the Top Shell Tips for assembly: - Use M3 hex screws for assembly (except for LED/USB port PCB retainer, GPS module cover, and Gimbal IMU cover) - Install M3 brass inserts in all mounting holes - Components and specs include a V-config Quad Copter frame type, 510mm MTM length, 142mm height, Pixhawk Px4 flight controller, Rctimer u-blox LEA-6H GPS & MAG V2 GPS module, FrSky Taranis Plus X9D transmitter + FrSky D4R-II receiver with TTL-RS232 converter, MT2212 920Kv motors, Hobbywing XRotor Micro BLHeli 20A 2-4S F396 ESCs, APC 10x4.7SFP props, Mobius camera with C2 Lens and 3D-printed vibration damping plate, Martinez GBC gimbal, Turnigy 2208 gimbal motor, 3s 40C 6200mAH battery, and AUW of 1600gm. Hovering flight time is approximately 15 minutes.