Bionic Hybrid x210 FPV Racing Drone by Bionicbone

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

I've been working on this 3D printed frame with 4mm Carbon Fibre arms for over a year now.
The arms are off the shelf and only cost £11 delivered to the UK which I believe is a worth while investment since all the 3D printed quads I have tried suffer from weak arms that constantly break.
After my first flight and crash tests it's stood up to all I could throw at it, very interesting actually. Flight characteristics are spot on with free fall being straight due to perfect balancing of parts.
One thing I did notice is that the VTX signal is much better without all that carbon around. Even this dipole antenna allowed good reception around my tree line. All my carbon builds suffer almost lost signal at the far points of the course, not so with this!
I am now on version 3 and I feel it is complete because it is almost indestructible. I know, its a massive claim and I guess if it was crashing into walls and concrete all day then OK I think it would break. But for field flying, crashing into gates and flag poles this is just fine.
In the next few weeks I'll do some build video's on my YouTube channel "TheBionicBone" <-- No Spaces :). I will try to include everything including the basic set up of the flight controller and, if you follow exactly using the same parts then it should be possible to share a settings file.
Follow the progress here:https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=TheBionicBone
Check out the RCGroups thread here:https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2780938-Bionic-Hybrid-x210-FPV-Racer
Bill of Materials (required):
8 x M3 45mm cap head bolts
12 x M3 10mm cap head bolts
24 x M3 thread lock nuts
2 x M3 14mm cap head bolts
2 x M3 nuts
4 x M3 6mm Nylon bolts
4 x M3 6mm Nylon Hex Stand Off
1 x 170 x 30mm Velco
2 x 170 x 10mm Velco
1 x Naze32 Rev6https://hobbyking.com/en_us/naze32r6-set-pcb-wire-pins.html?___store=en_us
4 x ZMR-X210 4mm Carbon Fiber Armshttps://www.fpvmodel.com/zmr-x210-4mm-carbon-fiber-spare-parts_g1133.html
4 x Motors (2204 2300kv I've used MultiStar Elite before, but there are better deals and motors)https://hobbyking.com/en_us/multistar-elite-2204-2300kv-set-of-4-cw-ccw-2-ccw-2-cw.html
4 x 20A ESC's to suit the motors (I'll be using ZTW Pro)https://hobbyking.com/en_us/spider-pro-20a-opto-2-4s.html
4 x DALprop 2 Pairs 5045BN Bullnose Propellers (best to order spares :) )http://www.surveilzone.com/DALprop-5045BN-Bullnose-Propellers-for-Racing-g-1474
1 x Matek MINI POWER HUB W/ BEC 5V & 12V PDBhttp://www.getfpv.com/matek-mini-power-hub-with-bec-5v-12v.html
1 x 3-in-1 Lost model and flat battery alarm (best £4 you ever spent!)https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-3-in-1-battery-monitor-signal-loss-and-lost-airplane-alarm.html
1 x FrSky X4RSB (or similar, Transmitter Dependent but must be small!)https://hobbyking.com/en_us/frsky-x4rsb-3-16ch-2-4ghz-accst-receiver-w-telemetry.html
1 x XT60 connector and small amount of 14 AWG cable
Also the 3D Printed Parts (ABS tested):
1 x Part Joined Frame Base
1 x Part Base Mounting Plate
1 x Part Horizontal Rx Mount
1 x Part New FC Mounting
8 x Part Plastic Stand Off
2 x Part Side Cam Mount
2 x Part Side Rx Mount
1 x Part New Top Plate
Optional:
1 x 5.8GHz Video Transmitterhttps://www.banggood.com/Upgrade-TX5828-40CH-5_8G-600MW-RP-SMA-Female-FPV-Transmitter-p-1022653.html?rmmds=search
1 x 5.8GHz Mini Antenna with Straight Connectionhttps://www.banggood.com/5_8G-2_8dBi-SMA-male-RP-SMA-Male-FPV-Antenna-for-FPV-Racer-Multicopters-p-1064294.html?rmmds=myorder
1 x Foxeer HS1177 Camera (get the original !!)http://www.hobbyrc.co.uk/hs1177-plastic-cased-mini-board-camera-sony-super-had-ccd-with-600tvl-ir-blocked
1 x 5.8GHz receiver (goggles are best! I like these SkyZone but this is personal preference)https://hobbyking.com/en_us/skyzone-fpv-goggles-5-8ghz-dual-diversity-32ch-receiver-with-head-tracker-v2.html
Build Videos
To save keep updating this Thingiverse site I have created a play list for the videos on my YouTube site. The videos discuss sourcing the electronics, printing the 3D parts, assembly of the frame, placement of electronics, binding of the Rx, wiring to the PDB and Naze32 moving onto configuration of ESC with BLHeli settings and Naze32 settings.
They can be found here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkwZLlQdzQ7jjHiQwWkQ323Z2itgvJA0P
Let me know what you think!
Kev