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http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1714177
3D Printed Drone Frame Lesson/Lab with the Hubsan X4 by nguyenever is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

# Summary

**Project #8 - Recreating the Hubsan X4 Micro Drone: 3D Printed Drone Frame Lesson/Lab**

This project requires a lot of different components, and with the right parts, makes for an incredible learning experience for students in any introduction to  robotics/technology/engineering class. Utilizing a custom frame, such as the one in this project from user Islemunda, students can reassemble a new drone from using a 3D printed frame with the electronic components of the Hubsan X4 drone. 

Where 3D printing comes in handy with this project is the ability for different student groups to design their projects around different ideas of how to improve the flight capability of their drone, such as increasing/decreasing the thickness of the printed parts or adding additional structural features. If executed correctly, students will walk away from this lesson learning about the basics of electronics, drones, and flight. 

**This project requires the purchase of a Hubsan X4 for each group of students. It may also require the purchase of replacement parts in the case of accidents or hardware failure. 

Link to purchase Hubsan X4: https://www.amazon.com/Hubsan-H107L-Channel-2-4GHz-Quadcopter/dp/B00IZC6C8E

Link to purchase Crash Parts Kit: https://www.amazon.com/AVAWO-Hubsan-H107L-Quadcopter-Black/dp/B00RRIMMKO/ref=pd_sim_21_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=517lI5-6GiL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=T97GTBESAA0NSCQZBG8M

The sample 3D STL file included in this project is borrowed from user: Islemunda

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:936847

# Print Settings

Printer: Flashforge 3D Creator Pro
Rafts: Yes
Supports: Yes
Resolution: .27
Infill: 10%-100%

Notes: 
For making the drone frame, a higher infill % is desired to prevent damages due to inexperienced pilots :). 

It should be left up to the students, however, to experiment and brainstorm on different infill % that may affect their drone's performance. 

# Post-Printing

![Alt text](https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/85/66/16/06/14/20150722_154639_preview_featured.jpg)
**Original Photo is from user: Islemunda who created the original drone frame files** The frame on the left is the 3D printed frame and the frame on the right is a Hubsan X4 frame

# How I Designed This

There are many different steps that will be required to complete this project. 

Below are pictures of a dismantling of the Hubsan X4 for the electronic components needed to reassemble the components onto a new 3D printed frame. 

Also, a helpful link for assembling the Hubsan X4 and also a list of its components can be found here: http://www.instructables.com/id/SIMPLE-GUIDE-TO-MAKE-a-QUADCOPTER/

![Alt text](https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/48/d8/3b/96/d7/IMG_0647.JPG)
Hubsan X4

![Alt text](https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/ed/79/5f/02/03/IMG_0649.JPG)
Opening it up

![Alt text](https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/0a/9d/1a/0d/3a/IMG_0651.JPG)
Taking a part the camera module

![Alt text](https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/04/f3/3b/ac/ce/20160810_151420.jpg)
Desoldering the motors

![Alt text](https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/b0/43/d1/7e/09/IMG_0662.JPG)
Motors

![Alt text](https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/f9/f1/8d/96/30/IMG_0658.JPG)
Electronic components all removed from the old frame

![Alt text](https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/8f/9f/3d/80/ad/IMG_0663.JPG)
Snapshot of all the parts and pieces from the disassembly of the Hubsan X4