BlimpSwarm

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Bicopter Blimp

0. Component list

The main components t build a bicopter that can be teleoperated are the following:

Component Quantity Price Total
Brushless Motor 2 $10.00 $20.00
Propeller 2 $0.63 $1.25
Motor driver (ESC) 2 $10.00 $20.00
Micro servo 1 $3.50 $3.50
Micro ESP32 1 $6.50 $6.50
Balloon 1 $4.00 $4.00
Battery Kit: 5 Batteries + Charger 1 $19.00 $19.00
Elastic 1 $9.49 $9.49
    Total $83.74

It is recommended to have a joystick and an USB hub

Component Quantity Price Total
XBox Joystick 1 $27.00 $27.00
USB Hub 1 $13.00 $13.00
USBC cable 1 $3.00 $3.00
    Total with extras $43.00

Optionally, sensors can make the flight easier:

Component Quantity Price Total
Ultrasound sensor i2c 1 $11.50 $11.50
Barometer BMP390 i2c 1 $12.50 $12.50
9DOF IMU i2c 1 $25.00 $25.00
    Total $49.00

Assembling the robot

The instructions to assemble the robot are here.

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