GALLERY

Wendigo



wendigo
Fig. 1a - Wendigo, maiden flight

wendigo side
Fig. 1b - Wendigo, props off

wendigo open
Fig. 1c - Wendigo, top plate removed

Figure 1a: This was the first time Wendigo flew. The flight resulted in a crash, which would prove common with this vehicle.

Figures 1b-c: Here were the last photos taken of Wendigo before its dismantling. 1c shows the internals of Wendigo; The flight control stack in very center and the video transmitter on top of the reciever in back. The camera is still attatched to the top plate and still connected to the flight controller with wires.



Cyclone



cyclone with guards
Fig. 3a - Cyclone with its safety guards on

cyclone victory
Fig. 3b - Cyclone after its fights

Fig. 3c - Cyclone vs. Big Cheese

Fig. 3d - Cyclone vs. Minor Threat

Fig. 3e - Cyclone vs. Razor's Edge

Figure 3a: Cyclone needed its weapon locked and main switch off to be handled safely. We used heavy plastic tubing and pins through the weapon to lock it. The blade tips spin up to around 200 mph, and you would not want your hands near it if it happened to accidently activate the weapon.

Figure 3b: A picture of Cyclone in front of the Xtreme BOTS Fall 2018 bracket. Shown are the awards it won for best engineered design and second place overall. Also shown are two of its weapons; The intact one was bent irreparably and the other (half of which is still on the robot) shattered in Cyclone's fight against Razor's Edge.

Figures 3c-e: Some of Cyclone's fights, captured by RE Combat Robotics. (All credit goes to them for the videos)



Oxygen



oxygen
Fig. 2a - Oxygen, front view

oxygen side
Fig. 2b - Oxygen, side view

oxygen holding
Fig. 2c - Me holding Oxygen

oxygen preflight
Fig. 2d - Oxygen, pre-flight FPV

oxygen midflight
Fig. 2e - Oxygen, midair FPV

oxygen postflight
Fig. 2f - Oxygen, post-flight stats

Figure 2a: Oxygen ready for takeoff! This was the first flight for the battery it was using, which can be a little nerve-wracking. LiPO batteries are notoriously tricky to work with, especially when pulling the current loads this drone does.

Figure 2b: A side view of Oxygen, showing the battery inline with the props and the electronics hanging below in a protective roll cage. The red VTX antenna is prominently hanging out the side.

Figure 2c: A celebratory shot after a good day of flight tests!

Figure 2d: A clear capture from my FPV goggles showing Oxygen's heads-up display. "Air" is a flight mode allowing the UAV to perform more acrobatic maneuvers.

Figure 2e: A capture from my goggles during one of Oxygen's flights, a hundred feet or so up.

Figure 2f: Post-flight statistics shown on Oxygen's HUD. During this flight, it pulled 6.3 G!