Nicholas Rehm

Nicholas Rehm

I am a full-time aerospace engineer who goes home after work and keeps aerospace engineer-ing. I got a few degrees in airplanes and helicopters and now I want to share, teach, and inspire in the realm of aerial robotics to show you that advanced concepts don't need to be so scary.





Flying Inverted Pendulum

Flying Inverted Pendulum

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  • @reltech
    @reltech19 сағат бұрын

    For a single vertical take off, one time elastic and a latch? Get high up enough, deploy and recover into stable flight?

  • @reltech
    @reltech19 сағат бұрын

    My flight transition concept was get high up enough, transition whatever, then pull out of a stall. A stable plane should be able to do this, I've seen acrobatic displays. On the design use two little solenoids to fix the wing fully? Folding up the wings again isn't as easy, can get unrecoverable stalls from the quadcopter, e.g. falling down sideways?

  • @reltech
    @reltech19 сағат бұрын

    Wow, looks lovely. About 4 years of work?

  • @laizalott
    @laizalott2 күн бұрын

    Fantastic project, cannot wait to see when the next update drops!

  • @user-lx4bb7ol8u
    @user-lx4bb7ol8u2 күн бұрын

    Please tell me if I should change the code according to this video for version 1.3, because I found that it is difficult to find the corresponding code for version 1.3 based on the code in your video.。

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm2 күн бұрын

    Code is the same for these procedures. Have a read through the docs

  • @VOID-jh1dl
    @VOID-jh1dl2 күн бұрын

    Use flim for white parts to reduce weight

  • @auds_e7
    @auds_e74 күн бұрын

    is there a schematic of the entire software build?

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm4 күн бұрын

    yes github.com/nickrehm/dRehmFlight/blob/master/dRehmFlight%20VTOL%20Documentation.pdf

  • @auds_e7
    @auds_e74 күн бұрын

    @@NicholasRehm thnx! I was tryna make a schematic of where to plug in all the equipment, with my receiver and the motors. Would my Taranis X9D radio controller and X8R receiver be fine? I'm changing the code but a little scared if the code will work. The hardware was weird for a sbus receiver

  • @gabidinu9785
    @gabidinu97854 күн бұрын

    I'm honestly a beginner, I like what you're doing, but can you give me some advice on how to connect a Fs-Ia6b receiver to the teensy board?

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm4 күн бұрын

    Run 1 ground wire from the rx to ground on teensy, 1 power wire from rx to 5v on teensy, and each of the 6 channel's signal wire to the designated pin on the teensy. Pin numbers for pwm rx type listed in the docs

  • @alexanderlit5743
    @alexanderlit57435 күн бұрын

    Plotting the dependence of Thrust on Throttle is highly incorrect from both a physical and logical standpoint. You need to calculate the Specific Thrust per unit area of the airflow and plot the graph based on the number of revolutions per minute (RPM). As it stands now, you are comparing apples to oranges.

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm5 күн бұрын

    3:22

  • @isaiahrohrs2683
    @isaiahrohrs26836 күн бұрын

    I have had some trouble with the main code not recognizing the MPU6050 and stopping it from uploading. I have tried everything I can to make sure that both DrehmFlight and radioComm are in the same folder and whatnot, but nothing works. What am I doing wrong? (I'm not very experienced with Arduino)

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm6 күн бұрын

    Read the docs. No need to mess with the folder contents as downloaded from GitHub-it’ll work out of the box. If it’s not uploading, make sure you have the right teensy serial port selected. You also need teensyduino installed. All in the docs

  • @isaiahrohrs2683
    @isaiahrohrs26835 күн бұрын

    @@NicholasRehm I have all that done and double-checked, and I have a good USB connection. I simply downloaded the files from Github and put the DrehmFlight folder in my arduinoIDE projects folder, so I'm not sure what is wrong. I'm not very adept with Arduino so this is probably user error. (Edit: I downloaded the files incorrectly, which was the source of the issues)

  • @eb282
    @eb2826 күн бұрын

    Cycloplane or paddleplane

  • @eb282
    @eb2826 күн бұрын

    Would folding down instead of up so when it locks out it could resist buckling be better?

  • @eb282
    @eb2826 күн бұрын

    Would a “Y” shape with the third leg down instead of up be more stable configuration for forward flight mode?

  • @HoldYourSeahorses
    @HoldYourSeahorses7 күн бұрын

    Any updates??? I have no experience with propellers but do they have any that can work in reverse as well so that the rear propellers could change direction to assist in transition?

  • @eldadyamin
    @eldadyamin7 күн бұрын

    Amazing work! Where is the source code 😅

  • @TheEragoon
    @TheEragoon8 күн бұрын

    So you basically need 2 FC profiles, different PID values, reference orientation & controls. Neat! Also, the fade part is smart!

  • @user-lx4bb7ol8u
    @user-lx4bb7ol8u9 күн бұрын

    Are there any kits for sale?

  • @vitaliisamotaiev1215
    @vitaliisamotaiev12159 күн бұрын

    handmade foldable props =). why didn't you 3d print them?

  • @kovacs-szaboaron8724
    @kovacs-szaboaron87249 күн бұрын

    This is the drone which i see like a child a miracle. Fantastic idea, I love it!

  • @LoisoPondohva
    @LoisoPondohva10 күн бұрын

    If the lift force tries to fold the wing and you're going into a lot of work to withstand/counteract that, wouldn't it make more sense to reverse the folding direction?

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm10 күн бұрын

    The way I did it keeps the actuator tensioning the joint which is less prone to buckling compared to if it were pushing that joint to stay open

  • @LoisoPondohva
    @LoisoPondohva10 күн бұрын

    @@NicholasRehm makes sense. I was thinking a static stop to limit over extension, but it's your design and "I've thought about it but decided otherwise" is good enough for me, lol.

  • @Leon-vp3vb
    @Leon-vp3vb10 күн бұрын

    If you add tail at bottom, in shape of turbine jet, you have turbine giving you extra lift from bottom. Add small wings for lift, pitch and direction, at the tail end.. You get new drone design.

  • @radeonrex9545
    @radeonrex954511 күн бұрын

    when is part 2 coming?

  • @ulperformance4087
    @ulperformance408713 күн бұрын

    What about dihedral? I don't think you need that amount of aspect ratio.

  • @thestoneworks
    @thestoneworks15 күн бұрын

    Simple design changes would help a lot. Motors need some tilt so the wash isn't going straight down easy to do with some 3d printed mounts. and the load needs at least a 3 point harness to stable out the load. These two design changes would make it much more stable.

  • @planetaction3316
    @planetaction331615 күн бұрын

    Brilliant video. Would love to see you try put the electronics and motor internally around the axel inside a cyclo rotors to use a single rotor as a drone. Probably would be really tough to do but would be really cool just a flying wheel wizzing around.

  • @hardikverma7692
    @hardikverma769215 күн бұрын

    Use co2 to quickly open the wings and also to launch it forward as soon a it is in aeroplane mode

  • @rigbyb
    @rigbyb17 күн бұрын

    So fucking cool. Nice job

  • @gendalfgray7889
    @gendalfgray788917 күн бұрын

    15:50 Mosquito at 3 am in my room

  • @Rainbow772_
    @Rainbow772_18 күн бұрын

    I'm still waiting for the solution for the spinning camera problem lol

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehm18 күн бұрын

    Coming soon

  • @zoro8800
    @zoro880018 күн бұрын

    when will new vdeo come?

  • @tuberroot1112
    @tuberroot111219 күн бұрын

    You could also call this one the aileron sitter. If I was doing this I may want a bit of stand-off so it was not actually landing on the control surfaces.

  • @server1ok
    @server1ok20 күн бұрын

    Quad motors aren't efficient, especially not for the bank account 🥲

  • @katiefrisk980
    @katiefrisk98024 күн бұрын

    the cia would like to know your location

  • @badsamaritan8223
    @badsamaritan822327 күн бұрын

    What if you matched the camera's framerate to the rotation of the drone, so that the direction the drone records video from is always the same? Kind of like how biplane guns shot between the propellers. Then you don't need all those lights adding weight and drawing power.

  • @user-gl2is8bo8n
    @user-gl2is8bo8n29 күн бұрын

    7:27: *Lego falling sound effect*

  • @CanaaniteRanger
    @CanaaniteRangerАй бұрын

    Why not having all blades on the top .. thus, you can have four standing points on the bottom .. which makes your drone much more stable on take off and landing ... Also about not utilizing the two motors and reducing drag by having fordable blades .. would using the extra two motors reduce the power consumption of the other motors .. those less energy required ...

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehmАй бұрын

    Motor position won't impact stability since there is no inherent stability of hovering things like this. The two motors I shut off have larger blades with shallower pitch optimized more for hover performance, so idea is that they're doing more harm than good for forward propulsion

  • @CanaaniteRanger
    @CanaaniteRangerАй бұрын

    @@NicholasRehm The motor position prevents the drone of having four standing points .. I stability I was referring to is on the take off and landing ... I can see the logic for shunting down the two motors ... yet I still suggest to investigate fixing that issue so you may have four motors running on lower consumption that two motors running on a higher consumption .. I do not know if did explain my suggestion correctly or not :-)

  • @matteoAmadori
    @matteoAmadoriАй бұрын

    it looks like darth vader spaceship when it's unfolding!! Good job!!

  • @Farming-Technology
    @Farming-TechnologyАй бұрын

    I'm not sure how you are mixing from yaw to roll in the transition, but if the fc is still attempting a portion of hover mode correction this could explain the rolling behavior. just my 2 cents *edit Possible solutions 1 drop the hover mode yaw gain harder sooner to account for the increased yaw effect from the differential thrust of the partially unfolded wing 2 drop the hover mode roll gain harder sooner as this is causing a yaw Speculation 3 swap the cw/ccw propeller configuration. Should be more stable..? 4 have you tried perturbating (with fans and/or a pokey stick) the craft on the test stand while transitioning? 5 the lowered elevon stalling in high alpha This is such a cool project i really want to see it work! best of luck.

  • @mr.boomguy
    @mr.boomguyАй бұрын

    Could you combine this design with the ground effect?

  • @genreal3591
    @genreal3591Ай бұрын

    man do make videos more regularly. its just addiction which is hard to find....please more vifdeosssss

  • @gyrogearloose1345
    @gyrogearloose1345Ай бұрын

    I like your jovial response to calamity and disaster Nicholas! And thanks for sharing this research. I'll be checking out your link to Jude Schauer and coming back to see what else you have been doing. Subscribed!

  • @simedracing
    @simedracingАй бұрын

    Any updates yet?

  • @MH4family
    @MH4familyАй бұрын

    I'm not used to using a joystick remote, if a drone or jet uses a remote gun, I will be interested and will become a loyal fan of rc flying

  • @YouCountSheep
    @YouCountSheepАй бұрын

    I don't understand why you mention in the beginning that its not intuitive. By making wings you transition away from helicopter style flight towards a plane that is just flying in circles on the same spot. Its not a paradox.

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehmАй бұрын

    If the purpose of the entire video could be summarized in a single comment, this would be it

  • @YouCountSheep
    @YouCountSheepАй бұрын

    @@NicholasRehmThe title and first minutes of your video make it look like as if you have discovered something new.

  • @nikovbn839
    @nikovbn839Ай бұрын

    Cool, but - you could just make a flying triangle/rhomboid/whatever shape you want, just make all surfaces lifting surfaces. Less complexity, less weight, more everything else.

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehmАй бұрын

    Triangle is a good idea

  • @theAquillo
    @theAquilloАй бұрын

    You should try making it fold the other way (flip the cockpit on the other side) so there’s a mechanical stop that opposes the lift forces not just the folding mechanism

  • @theAquillo
    @theAquilloАй бұрын

    Also might help with the oscillations in the half unfolded state

  • @piconano
    @piconanoАй бұрын

    Can a ported version of your code run on one core of a raspberry pi 3(and up) models? Can it tolerate the non-RTOS nature of linux?

  • @NicholasRehm
    @NicholasRehmАй бұрын

    That’d be a challenge and probably not worth the time even if you could get all the peripherals/interfaces working well

  • @poochey1
    @poochey1Ай бұрын

    Part 2 soon plz? :)

  • @tkc1129
    @tkc1129Ай бұрын

    Aren't you also pushing the airflow of the smaller propellers over the larger propellers? From my non-engineering brain, that seems... good. Because you are using the same airflow to do two different functions?

  • @alienbeef0421
    @alienbeef0421Ай бұрын

    damn bro went balls deep with this design he forgot to post another vid