Single EDF nano FPV platform with Thrust Vectoring

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Single EDF nano FPV platform with Thrust Vectoring

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Mono-Phan Triport is built to be the world’s first single EDF nano FPV platform.

It features a brand new 3 way split thrust vectoring system. The new system reduces the servo count to 3, along with weight and consumption. It proved to be a very easy to build and maintain thrust vectoring system.

It is constructed around a 55mm, low amp EDF and has a new 120 degree configuration of the classic longitudinal MonoPhan wings.

Believe it or not, below video is the first outside test! Even though it’s tiny, it flew perfectly from the first indoor flight to the first outdoor flight.

I installed a 5.8G nano Boscam DVR system on it. I am guessing that the flight time will be around 6 minutes. I will post some aerial videos when I have a chance to test more…

Thanks,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXXNMb065Ag

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A better flight video with the camera on it. Next video will be an aerial one:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E0XVNPfr7U

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FengShuiDrone wrote: Make it interesting for me.....


Thanks for the comment. However, if you don't find an EDF + 120 degree box type thrust vectoring micro FPV device interesting, I don't think I can do too much on my side. I'll leave that duty to the multi-rotor developers, who are quite boring to me:)

Yes, it uses a multiwii board. Otherwise I wouldn't be on this site.

Thanks...

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This is the first aerial video test that I did when I could find a couple of minutes today.

The video is recorded by the little Boscam dvr on my TX. I need to play with the dvr a little bit for better colors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CSR3u2 ... freload=10

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Here's a better aerial video that I took later in the day. Too windy though! So, didn't take it too high...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAgln7aA3Rw

Thank you FengShuiDrone. The advantages and disadvantaged of a single edf unit are pretty obvious to everyone who is in RC stuff, like yourself and me. Compared to a multirotor, less flight time and lifting capability are major cons, higher speed and safety are major pros. I have a twin 70mm edf version with a 1 axis gimbal, which probably can carry a larger camera, but not sure about a go pro. Currently I am more interested in going smaller rather than larger. You can find all videos of all versions, from Mono-Phan1 to Mono-Phan8 in my youtube channel.

Your question is why? And my answer to that is why not!

I am not trying to beat multirotors or any other air vessels in any area. I am building and sharing it because I enjoy it. It may never turn commercial. I guess it depends on how it develops from this point on, as well as how the industry shapes in the future. I never considered using a prop. I am only interested in EDFs and how I can use them. The landings are usually rough because of the weight distribution. The center of gravity is high and if you don't land it very smoothly it flips.

I hope this answers most of your questions. Let me know if you have any other...

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No worries man! They are valid questions and I like talking about this crab. I use carbon fiber in pretty much all of my units for landing gear and fuselage. This particular one has 4 little pieces of carbon as landing gears at the tip of the feet. It is too small to have any other carbon parts, considering that it consists of an EDF and 4 wings. Single EDF copters like the center of gravity high. I did hundreds of tests on these if not a thousand. I can find ways for making the footprint larger but I m not worried about the landings too much, as you say, flipping cannot damage anything with the impeller not exposed.

I like flying stuff myself so never looked into missions. The FC is GPS compatible via an adapter, so in theory it should be able to do missions, as log as the hardware is light enough. Otherwise it would need a higher kv motor. The ESC on it can handle double the amps it is pulling currently.

The wind definitely has an effect but it doesn't toss it around. As I mentioned, through my years of testing I found ways of minimizing the negatives.

Happy 4th of July to all readers!

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This is my Thanksgiving project:

It is a tiny thrust vectoring nano single copter: Nano-Phan.

Only 102grams with a 40mm amazingly smooth fan.

It took me a while but started making progress. This video shows some indoors tests. Still testing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8yW7T_xlWo

The C rating of my batteries didn't handle it so will order some high C batteries for some longer flights. Will also work on making it a little lighter.

Thanks for watching!

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NanoPhan Rocks!!!

The new battery configuration made a huge positive difference, combined with the longer fan body.

I also upgraded the ESC by adding a mini heatsink on it, to handle the extra weight (originally it is a superlight multirotor ESC ).

Even though I built this for indoors, I felt comfortable enough to test it outdoors. There is a slight steady wind but it didn’t stop me. This is only a balance and flight time test and I just kept hovering against a headwind but I felt comfortable enough to take it around the park if I wanted.

The flight time is a whopping +3 minutes!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic9W3mi ... e=youtu.be

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The first flight videos with the new outfit. The new design restricted the airflow a little bit and added about 7 grams. This resulted in a reduced flight time, not using all the juice in the batteries offered.

So, I turned the batteries to 90 degrees to the fan axis to provide better airflow and lowered the cover to increase the airflow. You will see the pics of this configuration before the second flight. It helped but the unit still didn't complete the previously achieved flight time of 3+ minutes.

Next phase will be working on the cabling and some other things to reduce the weight and make the unit more efficient, and maybe try to find some tricks to increase the lift.

If not successful, will need to find a different solution to the looks:)

happy holidays!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asi27JU9RKI

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The latest and the best design. Had to use my old camera, so the resolution is not great but it’s a freaking amazing flight from this freak!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLpkmRK ... e=youtu.be

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Ok. This is the final design. It looks phreaky sweet!!! Below is a combination of a couple of flights. After the first two, I replaced the thrust vectoring nozzles with new and larger ones. The reason is that when I fly it backwards, it gets into a cyclic motion, losing altitude. I didn’t have this problem in larger units.

Large nozzles are more responsive, so it is a little wobbly in the last flight, requiring the P rate to go down a little. So, will test it tomorrow again with the new P setting to see how the new nozzles perform.

There are some close-ups in the flight video that show how the nozzles operate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN82JzQ ... e=youtu.be

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Here’s the FPV phreak! I installed a cm205 cam on it. It adds about 8grams and reduces the flight time a bit but looks good, flies even better:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWDg0BGnb5A

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I think this resolution is way better:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaC2cFN ... e=youtu.be

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