Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Hubsan X4 FPV

I got some small parts to put together a small 5.8 ghz video system to play around with. I attached it to my hubsan x4 like you see below.



I needed to solder on a JST plug to steal power from the main battery for the whole system. Other than that, it's all just rubber banded on.

The fit is REALLY tight. The props hit the camera wires or the antenna if they move slightly off so every crash requires a reset of all of the parts. I should look into transplanting all of the electronics to another frame.

UPDATE (2016-01-22):
I have changed the setup slightly... I now used double sided tape to attach the camera on top and the transmitter on bottom, The wires are wrapped around the body/arms.


None of the wires stick into the props... there is JUST BARELY enough space between the front props and the camera. I am experimenting with where to put the camera to give it a good angle to fly. This thing doesn't have acro mode so the "typical" up angle makes it always look at the sky. It needs to be a little further back than this pic has it. When I go full forward, I am just looking at the ground.

Here's a video of it flying... I dont have a way to capture the view from the onboard camera... yet...