Building My First Drone

When work suggested exploring the idea of incorporating a drone into a concept vehicle build, I felt excited right away. Up until then, I hadn’t experimented with drones, though I had loved remote control cars as a kid. I began researching everything I could about drones. At the time, there weren’t many options available. Eventually, I focused on DJI, which seemed more established than most other companies. Many sources highlighted their leadership in drone components and kits. After getting advice from a coworker, I ordered some parts online. With those, I decided to build a drone myself.

After learning more about building drones, I developed a strong respect and interest for electricity and batteries. I was amazed by the amount of power that could be stored in such a small battery pack.

Lighting It Up

While building the drone, I also became very fascinated in radio technology as it blew my mind how far I could fly my drone while still maintaining control. I ended up adding some LED lights to the drone as well primarily so that I could see it and it’s bearings well at night from a distance. Keeping separate colored lights on the front and back made steering it from a distance much easier!

The drone also includes a mini CCD camera to stream live video footage from the drone to a headset.