Helicopter/Howard Community College/Fall2012/p3-550-mww/Weight Testing
- To determine how much weight the quadcopter will lift.
Materials:
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- Lead shot
- Plastic sandwich bags
- Double sided tape
- Lightweight fishing line
- Clamps
- Scissors
- Scale
- Quadcopter
- Iphone with app installed
Procedure:
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- 1. Ensure that the battery for the quadcopter is fully charged.
- 2. Gather all needed materials.
- 3. Create incremental weights using lead shot, plastic bags and the scale.
- 4. Fold bag with weight to concentrate weight to the smallest possible area.
- 5. Attach weight to quadcopter outdoor shroud with double-sided tape.
- 6. Attach equal length pieces of lightweight fishing line to each foot of the quadcopter.
- 7. Tether the quadcopter to the workbench with the fishing lines.
- 8. Connect the battery to the quadcopter.
- 9. Place quadcopter on the workbench.
- 10. Connect to the quadcopter with the Iphone application.
- 11. Press the takeoff button.
- 12. Observe whether or not the quadcopter will lift off of the ground with the added weight.
- 13. Hit the land button.
- 14. Record the results.
- 15. Repeat with incremental weights.
Results:
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| Weight in oz. |
Weight in grams |
Lift Achieved?
|
| 0 oz. |
0g |
Y
|
| 1.0 oz. |
28g |
Y
|
| 1.5 oz. |
43g |
Y
|
| 2.0 oz. |
57g |
Y
|
| 2.5 oz. |
71g |
Y
|
| 3.0 oz. |
85g |
Y
|
| 3.5 oz. |
99g |
Y
|
| 4.0 oz. |
114g |
Y
|
