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Have you done more research into CF layup? A lot of the characteristics of carbon fiber and defined by the weave of the cloth and layup of the module. The prob
by shiftpgdn 14y ago
Have you done more research into CF layup? A lot of the characteristics of carbon fiber and defined by the weave of the cloth and layup of the module.
The problem with quadrotors are that they're effectively 4 tubes on CF bolted together. A single module system with proper dampening would probably be perfect.
For example go ride a really cheap carbon fiber bicycle where they just stick carbon fabric into a mold and then go ride one of the really high end ones where a lot of engineering has gone into the layup and construction.
- polyfractal 14y agoI haven't, but mainly because I don't have the necessary space/facilities to work with CF. I live in an apartment and don't really have space to make a CF-safe work zone (somewhere to contain the dust, keep my dog from eating the epoxy, etc). Ditto to a proper vacuum bagging setup [1]. I agree that CF is probably the ideal composite. I'm working mostly with wet-layup fiberglass cloth and sandwich panel constructions, as well as some semi-silly experiments with glue/paper/fiberglass. Also exploring some designs that use tension cables to support the load. Lots of fun, if not entirely fruitful so far [1] I could probably find space for a vacuum bagging setup...but my girlfriend barely tolerates all the stuff as it is. Best not to push my luck :)