January 17, 2016
Description
This is my final design of indoor micro FPV quadcopter. It's based on my previous designs, but with some new features:
Froggy 150 is a micro 150 size FPV indoor/outdoor racing quad which is easy to print & build and very funny to fly due to its size and agileness. You can squeeze it through every hole :) It is designed to be one of the smallest and lightest frames that accommodate 3.5" propellers and standard size components like 1306 motors or CC3D atom flight controller board.
Here is a sample video from one of my flights to show that it really flies very good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XaYZakmYcA. It's capable to carry HD camera for recording like Mobius/Foxeer Legend or even Gopro/SJCam. We also do some indoor racing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn6DaZgi6AA.
When printed in ABS with 100% infill it's also rigid and will survive many crashes.
Total frame weight is about 35 grams (ABS, 100% infill, M2 self-tapping screws), AUW with FPV gear and 3s lipo 500 mAh is about 200 grams.
My recommended setup:
motors: 4x 1306 3100kv (http://www.banggood.com/DYS-1306-3100KV-BX-Series-Brushless-Motor-For-Multicopter-CW-CCW-p-962149.html)
ESCs: 4x DYS SN16A (or similar size and amps) (http://www.banggood.com/ZTW-Spider-Series-18A-OPTO-ESC-With-SimonK-Oneshot-Program-p-983660.html)
flight controller: CC3D Atom (http://www.banggood.com/OpenPilot-CC3D-Atom-Mini-CC3D-FPV-Flight-Controller-CC3D-EVO-p-970762.html)
propeller: 3545 bullnose (buy 5030 and cut it to 3.5") (http://www.banggood.com/2-Pairs-Gemfan-3545-3_5X4_5-Inch-ABS-Propeller-Prop-CWCCW-For-Multicopter-p-1001334.html)
battery: 3S LiPo 500-900 mAh (http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__25505__ZIPPY_Compact_500mAh_3S_35C_Lipo_Pack.html)
FPV camera: mini PZ0420 (or Eachine700tvl) (http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-700TVL-2_6mm-Lens-1-3-CMOS-110-Degree-FPV-Mini-Camera-p-991027.html)
video TX: FT951 25mW (http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-ET25-5_8G-32CH-25mW-7-24V-Super-Light-Transmitter-p-991026.html, http://www.banggood.com/5_8G-Circular-Polarized-LHCP-Antenna-Short-SMA-RP-SMA-p-965219.html)
This 3S setup has very high power to weight ratio and flies really well even with HD cam.
Software:
BLHeli14.1 firmware for ESCs + Damped Light mode + Oneshot125
Cleanflight 1.10 Luxfloat controller PIDs:
roll/pitch: 2, 0.040, 30
yaw: 6, 0.040, 5
looptime: 1600
There is also a bigger version for 4" propellers (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1003801) and 5" propellers (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1069161).
Have fun!
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial