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> Why then a quadcopter is the default shape for smaller drones? Because somebody, somewhere published the first opensource autopilot code, and that first code
by baybal2 6y ago
> Why then a quadcopter is the default shape for smaller drones?
Because somebody, somewhere published the first opensource autopilot code, and that first code was for the quadcopter.
- serf 6y agoa stupid nit to pick about an obvious off-the-cuff statement, but the whole drone hobby is older than quadcopters, as are open-source 'drone' solutions with route planning/loitering/all the stuff you'd expect a drone to do. But before quadcopters we used large-wingspan EPO foam / balsa / plastic planes. It's still common place.
- baybal2 6y agoYes, but I say that the quadcopter boom was almost singlehandedly due to appearance of the single firmware which was "copypasteable," and suitable for garage factories.