Motorshields, and Choppers
My Brother got me an AdaFruit MotorShield for Xmas. I’ve used it to revive an old project that I had temporarily given up on. I was trying to build my own Helicopter drone, I ended up buying most of the parts from HERE. The brains of the vehicle cost over $400.00, which I am not willing to buy, so instead I’m using the Motorshield on an Arduino to control the rotors, the input control is a pair of thumbsticks ripped out of an old Playstation game controller. So far everything seems to be working. We will see if it can fly when I put in the super battery (which freightens me)
MotorShield on Arduino
DC Brushed Motor
Playstation Thumbsticks
Thanks Ian!
Categories: Making Stuff
Hey there,
i had the same idea
i just finished my motorshield, tested it with a tiny DC motor and it’s working great. After that i tried to find any infos on what kind of motors i would need, and i read a lot about brushless and expensive stuffs which freaked me out. I’m glad i found your blog, coz i know it’s possible.
I was wondering if you could tell more about your setup, especially the motors
Thanks a lot, this is brilliant !
This is the motor I used,
http://www.rctoys.com/rc-products/DF-MOTOR.html
Most parts I’m using came from that site.