Project: RotorX “Raiju” Mini Hexacopter
This little guy is based on the RotorX Raiju frame, which is currently the standard-setting frame for 3″ sized hexacopters. While RotorX provides both a top plate and a carbon fiber canopy solution, neither were what I was looking for. The canopy seems impractical and forces on to place much of the wiring beneath the frame, which, for reasons of center of gravity as well as weight and optics I did not want to do. The top plate on the other hand was using the same poles as the FC and PDB for structural support, creating a weak point for the whole frame. Accordingly, in order to get what I wanted I had to design my own top plate to be 3D printed, which turned out pretty well. This little one is probably the fastest vehicle in my current arsenal, earning it the name “pocket rocket”. As you can see on the pictures it has undergone quite some development since its creation. The Cam has moved from the bottom to the top, the Motorguards have been added and the RX system has been changed from OpenLRS to TBS Chrossfire (I’m sorry open source, but I just couldn’t deal with the frustration any longer).
Specs:
- RotorX Raiju Carbon Fiber Frame
- Sparky2 F4 based FC running Raceflight
- Minimosd + BEC PDB
- TBS unify pro vtx
- TBS Crossfire MicroRX
- Foxeer XA520 FPV camera
- RotorX RX20A Micro 20A ESC running Multishot (Imperial)
- RotorX 1306 4100kv V2 Motors
- 3D printed canopy (my own design)
- 3D printed arm + motor protectors (my own design)
