Hey buddies, I'm to buy a drone or to build one for software develoment purposes. What you guys suggest building from scratch or purchasing like DJI ryze tells talent. Any other suggestion for AI programmable drone ?
Advance thanks
#Selecting programmable drone
twilit lava
obsidian shoal
as a drone, the Tello is fairly bad, but as a programable platform for a school project, it might be the best option.
You can build something that might meet your needs, but it will be more expensive and a lot more difficult. The end result would be a much better drone, but not necessarily a better platform for passing your class.
twilit lava
Thanks for comment but I m just want to use to train on AI
not for a grad shool
obsidian shoal
Ah. in that case, the best option is to build. there are 2 systems geared for that kind of work. Ardupilot, and Pixhawk. Ardupilot works on more flight controllers and is opensourced. Pixhawk is more closed source and you need to run their flight controller, but may be easier to integrate other systems. you should look at both and see which meets your needs better.
Building the flyable part of the drone is the easy part. without knowing all your goals, it's hard to recommend something specific, but a Clone frame of a DJI Firewheel 450 or an S500 frame makes for a good platform for a lot of experiments. from there, you need 4 motors, 4 ESSC, or a 4-in-1 ESC to run the motors, the flight controller, (Ardupilot compatable or a Pixhawk) and an RC reciever. ELRS is best. for legal and safty reasons, you should have a way to take manual control, even if you plan to have an AI do all the flying.