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PiFly

An open configurable experimental DIY drone running raspilot. The drone is build around Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. It does not contain other flight controller. ESC is connected directly to RPi pinout and controlled with Dshot-150 protocol. The total weight of the drone is around 200g, total cost of parts is around 150 EUR.

Part List

1 x Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
1 x JHEMCU GF16-BMI 16X16mm 2-4S BLHELIS 13A 4in1 ESC
4 x EMAX 1104 4300KV Brushless motor 2-4S
1 x MATEKSYS Matek OPTICAL FLOW & LIDAR SENSOR 3901-L0X
1 x 3S LI-PO 850MAH Battery
1 x TZT 3.5A DC-DC Converter 4.5V-27V to 5V
1 x MPU-6050 Gyroscope + Accelerometer
4 x 4045 4 Inch 2-Blade Propeller or 4 x 2345 2.3 Inch 3-Blade Propeller
4 x 15cm carbon tube 5/3 mm, 2 x 20cm carbon bar 3mm, 3D printed parts, wires, screws, ...

First Free Flight

Autopilot Development

3D Printed Parts

1 x Carbon Bars Mount
1 x Battery and Flow Sensor Mount
1 x Esc, Gyro and Power Mount
1 x Raspberry Pi Mount
1 x Columns holding the body together
1 x Top Column Endings
2 x Motor Mount (use 100% infill to print it!)
4 x Legs
1 x MPU-6050 Gyroscope Mount
1 x A helper to easy screw motors to mount