Miscellaneous

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World's 1st epic FPV quadcopter rescue

Published on May 23, 2014

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High-g quadrocopter training: exploring the limits

Published on May 5, 2015

High-g quadrocopter training in the Flying Machine Arena at ETH Zurich.

The video shows high-speed steady flight in confined spaces for tethered quadrocopters. Due to the centripetal force exerted by the tether, high-speed trajectories along circles at different orientations in space can be flown. Velocities exceeding 50 km/h and centripetal accelerations of more than 13 g are achieved in steady flight, within a sphere of radius 1.7 m.

The testbed allows the characterization of the flight behavior of quadrocopters at high airspeeds, identifying for example drag characteristics and propeller efficiency. Furthermore, the physical limits of the machine can be identified. The testbed can also be used to safely develop high-speed maneuvers, such as emergency braking.

Note that it is possible to remove the central pole by balancing the forces acting on the strings; this could be then used in performance settings, possibly enhanced by light and sound effects.

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Stable legocopter flight

Uploaded on May 3, 2015

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World's Smallest Drone!

Published on Mar 4, 2015

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RC Tie Interceptor - The empire strikes back

Published on Mar 2, 2015

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RC Millennium Falcon - First mission

Published on Jan 31, 2015

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Flying Gun

Published on Jul 10, 2015

Homemade multirotor with a semiautomatic handgun mounted on it.

Drone Fitted With Firing Handgun Investigated by FAA

Published on Jul 21, 2015

Federal Aviation Administration reacts to a new drone video posted online that showcases an unmanned aerial vehicle firing a lethal weapon.

Article "Watch this totally illegal drone fire a handgun"

by James Vincent
July 16, 2015

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Flight of the Quadrotor | Outrageous Acts of Science

Published on Oct 23, 2013

Catch Brodie Smith's amazing Frisbee throw involving perfect timing, wind resistance, and spin.

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athletic power of quadcopters
July 6, 2013

Raffaelo D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. In a series of nifty demos, D'Andrea show drones that play catch, balance and make decisions together -- and watch out for an I-want-this-now demo of Kinect-controlled quads.

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multiwii crash two quadcopters plough into each over

Uploaded on Nov 18, 2011