FPV Quadcopters (2018-Present)

Info: As a progression from RC cars, I got into multirotors. This interest started when my father bought a DJI F450 flame wheel. I helped him put it together and it was definitely a fun thing to try out. At the time, flight control was terrible, and the frame was extremely prone to vibrations. A few years later I got into mini quads, and it has been one of my hobbies ever since.

What I Learned: Quadcopters have taught me a majority of my electrical knowledge. I've learned about STM MCUs, PID tuning, Filtering Gyro data, UART communication and so much more. I also picked up soldering and how to reflow for SMD parts.

Photos: I attached some of the pictures of quads that I built below. Most of them were paid builds for customers I lost track of how many of these things I've built at this point (definitely more than 50) but these are some of my favorites.

Hobby RC Cars (2014-2019)

Info: This was my first introduction to building things and what sparked my desire to build things. I asked for a RC car for Christmas one year and I found modifying it more fun than actually driving it. I added an analog video transmitter to drive it without Line of sight, added a UHF receiver and modified the drivetrain to accept a large Outrunner motor capable of much more sustained power than the stock Inrunner BLDC motors.

What I learned: I learned about metal fabrication, CP and Linear antennas, ESCs and BLDC sensorless motor control.

My first hobby RC car