Amphibious Quadcopter

Publison · 2015-12-11 14:46

Something you don't see every day.

mindrobots · 2015-12-11 15:20

That was pretty cool! It's like the ultimate fish finder!

I need to get to the point where I have time to practice flying so I can get to the point where I don't crash. Right now, I'm still a hazard to the safety of my craft and all souls aboard (or around).

I like the "state of the art" now where you can strap 4 motors and the electronics onto the corners of almost anything and it turns into a quad-copter.

MikeDYur · 2015-12-11 21:22

There is that wood component again, blew his budget on control. More fun than fishing? More than likely it is there.

xanadu · 2015-12-12 02:45

Here is one that is a bit more amphibious http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/navy-funds-rutgers-develop-drone-equally-adept-flying-and-swimming/20151022#.VmuMsEorJhE

MikeDYur · 2015-12-12 15:39

That's what I want, does Hobby King have them yet?

erco · 2015-12-13 00:41

mindrobots wrote: »

I like the "state of the art" now where you can strap 4 motors and the electronics onto the corners of almost anything and it turns into a quad-copter.

Like maybe a lawn chair, as several good old boys have used with balloons!

SRLM · 2015-12-13 01:49

xanadu wrote: »

Here is one that is a bit more amphibious http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/navy-funds-rutgers-develop-drone-equally-adept-flying-and-swimming/20151022#.VmuMsEorJhE

According to this 2013 SO answer, the control algorithms for a quad can work under water:

http://robotics.stackexchange.com/a/1470/1524

Amphibious Quadcopter

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