Author Archives: Marcos

This past week, we decided to take the quad rotor project in a different direction. We decided that it would be best to setup a code on the arduino board to spin four motors. We re-soldered the wires on each … Continue reading →

This week, we made some progress with the quad rotor. We got the code for the accelerometer working on the arduino board. We also received our new remote in the mail this week. This upcoming week, we would like to test our … Continue reading →

This week we attempted to do weight measurements, but we ran into an unexpected problem. The controller stopped working with the quad rotor. We believed it is an issue with the remote switching to mode 2. We tried everything and … Continue reading →

This week, The new battery for the quad rotor was ordered and we expect it to come in this upcoming week. We also measured the voltages that come out of each port of the quad rotor. We discovered that the … Continue reading →

This week, we successfully found a new power supply for the quadrotor. The new battery has the same 3.7 volts that the last one did, but it has 5000 mah, as opposed to the 500 that it is on the … Continue reading →

This week we researched a new power supply for the quad rotor. We had some trouble finding something that would work for it. We would like to ask Professor Baker for help in finding the proper power supply. We also … Continue reading →

Objective- We are trying to control and RGB via three potentiometers. The potentiometers will control the dimming of the three primary colors, red, green and blue., allowing us to create a variety of colors   Tools- -RGB LED -Arduino Board … Continue reading →

This week, we began to test out the quad rotor. We learned that after fully charging the battery for 45 minutes, the quad rotor can fly for only 10 minutes before needing a recharge. We learned that every time the battery … Continue reading →

Objective-  control a servo motor with a knob     Materials-     Arduino Board (1) Servo Motor (1) Potentiometer hook-up wire       Procedure-   1-deliver note to hot blond maid   2- sneak away so she doesn’t … Continue reading →

This week we ordered the quad rotor helicopter. It arrived at my house on Thursday Oct. 24th. The first step for us as a team is to test it out and see what it can do. The next step for  me is … Continue reading →