17-FEB-2022: PID & FILTERS UPDATE
Hi there, it's my first time publishing a build so I hope it's on par with standards :D
Build is inspired from https://rotorbuilds.com/build/28335
This is my second AOS 3.5, the first one was with XING2 1404 motors, was 149g dry, and could use a 850 mAh R-Line. I have lost it in a forest, RIP.
This one is quite heavier, 162g dry, because of the FPVCycle 16mm motors but WOW this thing is a blast, and can fly with 750 mAh R-Line sub250 EASY.
On the picture you could remove 3g from the buzzer, 3 more grams for the TPU arm protections, and probably 2g of lipo PAD, which could bring down dry weight to 154g, which would make an AUW of 253g with 850 mAh R-Line batteries (they weight 99g).
I went with nebula pro NANO, which requires an adaptor to convert from 14x14 to 19x19.
I would rather recommend the regular nano pro for convenience (does not save more than 2g imo).
I used RENY screws for the FC and the naked vista, which saves a lot of grams compared to steel screws, and used some damping grease to maintan the nuts and reduce vibration (see link in the description).
The FC I picked is not as premium as an F7 Beast from iFlight, but does the job pretty well.
Its downside is the USB port position which does not require to remove standoff as long as you have a tiny connector and you push gently on the side of the gummy (see picture).
You can see it flying there:
I added a specific static notch filter because of frame resonance on 157 Hz that was not totally suppressed by the Dynamic Notch Filter.
I have added my BF 4.3 RC2 screens and diff, use with precaution: https://pastebin.com/KZktxCez
I have spent quite a lot of time trying to tune it, trying to follow the Basement Tuning method from Brian White (PIDToolbox) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqT4MACi3d8&t=140s&ab_channel=PIDtoolbox
But after quite trial and errors, and the awesome support of their discord channel (https://discord.gg/NsgW5gZX) I finally get to find that I actually needed to DECREASE the master multiplier, which is quite counter-intuitive, if you, like me, whatch all those tuning videos :)
It apparently has something to do with the fact that those motors are a bit overpowered for the build, so these look like more "racing" PID.
You can check the step response in the last picture.
Happy flying!
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great build! ery nice rips on video. Did You consider to rotate aio by 90° to solve conflict on usb port? Have You got grease/ non grease comparison? is JHEMCU ok?.
hi, thank you :) no I did not consider it because I trimmed my standard USB cable and when I push gently on the side of the FC I can get it in every time without difficulty. JHEMCU was actually in Chris Rossers' "budget" list so I gave it a try. It's definitely on the low-cost range but the specs are ok. Can't tell on the long run for now though.
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you'll love it :)
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